Teenaged Fortnite player gets credit for finding the bug.
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Category Archives: Cybersecurity
4 Payment Security Trends for 2019
Visa’s chief risk officer anticipates some healthy changes ahead.
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Security Bugs in Video Chat Tools Enable Remote Attackers
Lifesize is issuing a hotfix to address vulnerabilities in its enterprise collaboration devices, which could give hackers a gateway into target organizations.
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Serious Security: Post-Quantum Cryptography (and why we’re getting it)
Traditional computers work with binary digits, or bits as they are called for short, that are either zero or one. Typically, zero and one are represented by some traditional physical property – a hole punched in a tape, or no hole; a metal disc tilted left or right by an electric current; an electronic capacitor […]
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When 911 Goes Down: Why Voice Network Security Must Be a Priority
When there’s a DDoS attack against your voice network, are you ready to fight against it?
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Mumsnet reports itself to regulator over data breach
Company apologises after bug meant users were able to log into accounts of strangers
Mumsnet has reported itself to the information commissioner after a data breach resulted in users accidentally logging into the accounts of strangers.
A botched upgrade to the software the forum runs on meant that for three days, if two users tried to log in at the same time, there was the possibility that their accounts would be switched. Each user was able to post as the other, see their account details, and read private messages.
Related: Mumsnet forums are a guilty pleasure, but there are truths, too
Related: Mumsnet brings in tougher forum rules after transgender row
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DDoS Mitigation Pioneer Launches Network Security Startup
Barrett Lyon is co-founder of Netography, which emerged today with $2.6M in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz.
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Master the Latest Exploits and Security Vulnerabilities at Black Hat Asia
In cybersecurity it pays to stay on top of the latest exploits, and there’s no better place to do that than Black Hat Asia in Singapore next month.
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KeySteal could allow someone to steal your Apple Keychain passwords
The researcher says it works without root or administrator privileges and without password prompts. But he’s not revealing how it works to Apple because there’s no money for him in its invite-only/iOS-only bounties.
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Anyone want to lay claim to the USB drive found in seal poo?
It still works, you know. And there are photos and videos on it.
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