Hacking

Dropbox paid more than $1 Million via its bug bounty program

File hosting service company Dropbox paid out $1 million for vulnerabilities reported by researchers through its bug bounty program. Since…

6 years ago

Facebook fixed a WhatsApp bug that allowed hackers to access local file system

Facebook addressed a critical issue in WhatsApp that would have allowed attackers to read files from a user's local file…

6 years ago

Using 99 mobile phones to create a fake traffic jam in Google Maps

A German artist demonstrated how using a simple trick it is possible to deceive Google Maps and create a virtual…

6 years ago

Toll Group shuts down some online systems after ransomware attack

The Australian transportation and logistics giant Toll Group has suffered a ransomware attack that forced it to shut down part…

6 years ago

Hackers abused Twitter API to match usernames to phone numbers

Twitter discloses a security incident involving third-parties that exploited its official API to match phone numbers with Twitter usernames. On December 24,…

6 years ago

Sudo CVE-2019-18634 flaw allows Non-Privileged Linux and macOS Users run commands as Root

Apple researcher discovered an important vulnerability (CVE-2019-18634) in 'sudo' utility that allows non-privileged Linux and macOS users to run commands…

6 years ago

Police are warning crooks are using cleaners to compromise businesses

Cybercriminals are planting so-called “sleepers” in cleaning companies so that they can physically access IT infrastructure and hack them. The…

6 years ago

Ransomware brought down services of popular TV search engine TVEyes

TVEyes was brought down after its core server and engineering workstations were infected with a ransomware attack, company CEO confirmed.…

6 years ago

Attackers are hacking NSC Linear eMerge E3 building access systems to launch DDoS attacks

Hackers have already compromised more than 2,300 Linear eMerge E3 building access systems exploiting a severe vulnerability that has yet…

6 years ago

Microsoft announces the launch of a bug bounty program for Xbox

Microsoft announced the launch of an Xbox bug bounty program with rewards of up to $20,000 for critical remote code…

6 years ago

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