Hackers took down Apple Safari and Adobe Flash earning $282,500 in prizes on Wednesday, the first day of the annual Pwn2Own hacking challenge in Vancouver.
Tag Archives: Web Security
APT Attackers Flying More False Flags Than Ever
Investigators continue to focus on attack attribution, but Kaspersky researchers speaking at CanSecWest 2016 caution that attackers are manipulating data used to tie attacks to perpetrators.
Massive Malvertising Campaign Lands On Top Websites
Malvertisers tricked ad networks to run ads which link to Angler EK on major websites such as Answers.com.
Typosquatters Target Mac Users With New ‘.om’ Domain Scam
Typosquaters are targeting Mac users with malware delivered as part of a .om typosquatting scam.
OpenSSH Patches Information Leak Flaw
OpenSSH patched a vulnerability that affects all versions of OpenSSH prior to 7.2p2 with X11Forwarding enabled, and could expose files to theft and manipulation.
Broken 2013 Java Patch Leads to Sandbox Bypass
A patch for a critical 2013 Java vulnerability is incomplete, and exposes Java servers and clients to a sandbox bypass, researchers at Security Explorations of Poland said.
Flash Player Update Patches 18 Remote Code Execution Flaws
Adobe today released a new version of Flash Player that patches 18 vulnerabilities, all of which can result in remote code execution attacks.
DROWN Vulnerability Remains ‘High’ Risk, Firms Say
Two cloud security vendors publish reports that say hundreds of hosted apps and services remain vulnerable to the DROWN TLS flaw.
Caution Urged over Patched Windows USB Driver Flaw
Experts urge caution over a vulnerability patched by Microsoft in the Windows USB Master Storage Class Driver that could be exploited remotely.
Firefox 45 Fixes 40 Vulnerabilities, 22 Critical
Mozilla released a new version of Firefox on Tuesday, fixing 40 vulnerabilities across the browser.