SHAttered: SHA-1 Proved Insecure
Headline: SHAttered: SHA-1 Proved Insecure SHA-1, a cryptologic hash function still widely in use, is proven to be insecure after security researchers documented a successful collision attack this ...
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CloudBleed: Cloudflare Parser Bug Causes Memory Leak
Headline: CloudBleed: Cloudflare Parser Bug Causes Memory Leak A vulnerability affecting Cloudflare, a popular Content Delivery Network (CDN), could cause a buffer overrun which could result in ...
D.C. CCTV system targeted by ransomware
HEADLINE: D.C. CCTV system targeted by ransomware before inauguration day, U.K. arrests two in connection to attack Washington D.C. city officials say that 123 out of 187 video recorders in the ...
1.5 million WordPress Sites Defaced
A security flaw has led to the defacement of more than 1.5 million WordPress sites within the last ten days. WordPress update 4.7.2, released on January 26, quietly included a security fix for a ...
Cellebrite’s Stolen Mobile Phone Hacking Tools Released Publicly
On February 2nd, a hacker publicly released what appear to be mobile phone hacking tools taken from Cellebrite, the mobile forensics company reportedly hired by the FBI to unlock the San Bernadino ...
Obama Pardons Gen. Cartwright, Commutes Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
During his last week in presidential office, Barack Obama pardoned Gen. James Cartwright and granted clemency to Chelsea Manning, two high-profile figures involved leaking classified U.S. information ...
OAuth 2.0 Protocol Exposes 1 Billion Mobile Applications To Account Hacking
Source: https://threatpost.com/oauth-2-0-hack-exposes-1-billion-mobile-apps-to-account-hijacking/121889/, http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/53081/hacking/oauth-2-0-attack.html (SecurityWeek, ...
The U.S. Army is Launching Its First Bug Bounty Program
Source: http://www.securityweek.com/us-army-launch-first-bug-bounty-program, https://threatpost.com/army-bug-bounty-building-new-relationships-with-hackers/121924/ (SecurityWeek, ...
DDoS Attacks on DYN Take Down Tech Giants: Github, Twitter, Netflix, and More
Source: John McAfee: North Korea behind Dyn DDoS assault, larger attacks on the way, DYN CONFIRMS DDOS ATTACK AFFECTING TWITTER, GITHUB, MANY OTHERS (TECHSPOT, Threatpost) On Friday October 21, ...