Mozilla filed a motion asking the courts to compel the government to turn over details on a zero-day vulnerability in the Tor Browser used to hack visitors to a child pornography website.
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Yahoo Releases Second Wave of Unsealed FISC Documents
Yahoo releases a second wave of unsealed documents tied to its battle with the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Paint a canvas fingerprint and collect the Monet
Your portrait is likely being painted on an electronic canvas. It isn’t a private portrait.
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Identity Thieves Used Leaked PII to Steal ADP Payroll Info
Cybercriminals accessed a W-2 portal maintained by payroll company ADP recently to glean sensitive information about employees at a handful of companies.
10-Year-Old Instagram Bug Hunter Earns $10,000
Facebook says a 10-year-old is the youngest ever to earn a bug bounty for reporting Instagram API bug.
Google Expands Default HTTPS to Blogspot
On Tuesday Google flipped the switch on default HTTPS support for its blog publishing service Blogspot, upping the security ante for millions of its bloggers.
Microsoft SHA-1 Deprecation Final Countdown Begins
Microsoft said that with the release of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update this summer, its IE and Edge browsers would no longer display the lock icon for websites using SHA-1 signed certificates.
Privacy Watchdogs Vow to Fight ‘Dystopian’ Rule 41
Privacy watchdogs are blasting Rule 41, a proposed change to the federal criminal procedures, saying it would allow the government to hack into phones and seize computers remotely.
Slack Plugs Token Security Hole
Slack fixes a security loophole that opened hundreds of corporate Slack accounts to the public.
Unskilled Pro-ISIS Hackers A Growing Threat
Pro-ISIS hackers promote violence and are making strides with new tools, tactics and procedures, establishing themselves as a growing threat.