Five Chrome bug bounty hunters split $14,000 in rewards as Google patches nine security flaws in its browser, four are labeled “high”.
Tag Archives: Vulnerabilities
Scourge of Android Overlay Malware on Rise
The black market for malicious Android software is heating up thanks to a rise in popularity of overlay malware.
Firefox 46 Patches Critical Memory Vulnerabilities
Mozilla released Firefox 46, which includes patches for one critical and four high-severity vulnerabilities, all of which can lead to remote code execution.
Platinum APT Group Abuses Windows Hotpatching
Microsoft disclosed details on the Platinum APT group and its arsenal of backdoors, keyloggers and its abuse of Windows hotpatching to load malicious code on compromised computers.
Android Ransomware Attacks Using Towelroot, Hacking Team Exploits
Drive-by exploits install ransomware on outdated Android devices using a stolen Hacking Team exploit and the first weaponized Towelroot attack.
MIT Launches Experimental Bug Bounty Program
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced this week that it will launch its own experimental bug bounty program.
Experts Weigh-In Over FBI $1.3 Million iPhone Zero-Day Payout
Was the Federal Bureau of Investigation justified in paying over $1.3 million for a hacking tool that opened the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino terrorist?
Core Windows Utility Can Be Used to Bypass AppLocker
A researcher has discovered that Windows’ Regsvr32 can be used to download and run JavaScript and VBScript remotely from the Internet, bypassing AppLocker’s whitelisting protections.
PoS Attacks Net Crooks 20 Million Stolen Bank Cards
A report released Thursday shines a bright light on point-of-sales system attack targeting hospitality and retail businesses that could of given earned cyber crooks a $400 million payday.
Adobe Patches DOM-XSS Flaw in Analytics AppMeasurement for Flash Library
Adobe today patched a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Adobe Analytics AppMeasurement for Flash library.