vulnerability
Oracle releases 87 security fixes
The Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) Advisory for July 2012 contains 87 security fixes for various products across their portfolio. This advisory is a bit of déjà vu …
Yahoo! closes security hole that led to huge password breach
Yahoo! has patched the security hole that allowed hackers to access some 450,000 email addresses and passwords associated with Yahoo! Contributor Network and ultimately …
Instagram “Friendship Vulnerability” patched
A flaw in the popular Instagram app that allows potential snoopers to add themselves as friends of any Instagram user and, consequently, to access his or hers private …
Microsoft releases nine security bulletins
The Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July 2012 contains nine security bulletins addressing 16 CVEs. Three of the bulletins are rated critical and the other six are …
Security vulnerabilities of DVB chipsets
This video from Hack in The Box Amsterdam 2012 focuses on the security of audio and video MPEG streams broadcasted to subscribers via their set-top-boxes by a digital …
Microsoft to release nine bulletins
The Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for July 2012 contains nine bulletins, with three listed as “critical” and six listed as …
Facebook API bug deletes contact info on users’ phones
If you thought that Facebook’s recent unannounced change of its users’ email address tied with their account to Facebook ones was bad, you’ll be livid if you …
Blackhole exploit kit got upgraded
Phoenix and Blackhole are the most popular and widely used exploit kits because their creators are always tinkering with them and pushing out update and improved attack …
Radical reduction in online vulnerabilities
WhiteHat Security reviewed serious vulnerabilities in websites during 2011, examining the severity and duration of the most critical vulnerabilities from 7,000 websites across …
PayPal sets up bug bounty program
Joining the likes of Google, Facebook, Mozilla and others, PayPal has announced that it will be offering money for information about security bugs that affect their site …
Smart TVs are vulnerable to attacks
Home entertainment has expanded beyond the traditional television. Modern TV sets are very similar to a desktop computer: they have a processor, memory, a hard disk and some …
Compromised website serving “state-sponsored” 0-day exploit
The still unpatched Microsoft XML Core Services vulnerability (CVE-2012-1889) that allows attackers to gain the same user rights as the logged on user and execute malicious …