Oracle has released its Java SE critical patch update (CPU) for June 2013. A total of 40 vulnerabilities have been fixed, including 37 that can be remotely exploited without authentication.
In addition, 4 out of the 40 security fixes are applicable to server deployments of Java.
Among those credited for c... [read more >>] A few days ago, experts revealed that a clickjacking vulnerability in Flash Player, that was fixed by Adobe a long time ago, could still be leveraged in Chrome to hijack users’ webcams and microphones.
Google has addressed the issue with the release of the latest stable channel update for Chrome.
Ch... [read more >>] After his recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, many experts said they doubted that President Obama pressed his counterpart too much on the issue of cyber security.
However, in an interview with “The Charlie Rose Show,” broadcast on Monday, President Obama said he had very “bl... [read more >>] On Monday, the now notorious NSA leaker Edward Snowden answered questions on The Guardian’s website. He explained why he chose to go to Hong Kong and, more importantly, why he told China that the US was hacking into their universities and research facilities.
According to Snowden, he has left th... [read more >>] PayPal has recently made some changes to its official bug bounty program. The company hasn’t announced anything officially, but security researcher and CEO of Vulnerability Lab Benjamin Kunz Mejri has notified us of the changes.
Kunz Mejri believes the new model implemented by PayPal is more transpar... [read more >>] Hackers of the AnonGhost collective have published what they claim to be the email logins of Mozilla managers.
The hackers have published a list of 50 email addresses and 16-character strings which they claim to represent passwords.
On the other hand, Mozilla representatives say the 16-character cod... [read more >>] The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has officially released the OWASP Top 10 for 2013. The previous OWASP Top 10 was released back in 2010.
Take a look at the new OWASP Top 10:
A1 Injection
A2 Broken Authentication and Session Management
A3 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
A4 Insecure Direct Ob... [read more >>] A security hole has already been identified in Apple’s recently released iOS 7 beta. 36-year-old iPhone user Jose Rodriguez from Spain has found a way to bypass the lock screen and gain access to the phone’s camera.
Forbes reports that Rodriguez has managed to gain access to the calculator appl... [read more >>] Edward Snowden, the man who became known all over the world after leaking classified details on the US National Security Agency’s PRISM surveillance program, has reiterated the fact that the United States is “hacking everyone everywhere.”
In an interview he had with the South China Mornin... [read more >>] John Anthony Borell III, 22, known on the web as Anonymous hacker “ItsKahuna,” has pleaded guilty to five hacking-related charges.
According to The Associated Press, Borell agreed to admit hacking the websites of the LA County Canine Police Association, the Salt Lake City police, Syracuse polic... [read more >>] |
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