Banks in Asia and Africa have been targeted with exploits for a zero-day vulnerability in InPage publishing software popular in Arabic-speaking nations.

Uber Portal Leaked Names, Phone Numbers, Email Addresses, Unique Identifiers
Vulnerabilities in UberCENTRAL, a portal used by businesses to facilitate rides, could have leaked the names, phone numbers, email addresses, and unique IDs.

DoD Publishes Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
In the wake of the Pentagon and Army bug bounties, the government continues to engage researchers with the publication of the DoD’s vulnerability disclosure program.

WordPress Plugins Leave Black Friday Shoppers Vulnerable
Researchers found a third of the top WordPress e-commerce plugins contain severe vulnerabilities tied to XSS cross-site scripting, SQL injection and file manipulation flaws.

Exploit Code Released for NTP Vulnerability
NTP 4.2.8p9 includes a patch for a vulnerability that could crash ntpd with a single malformed packet.

Microsoft Cutting Off SHA-1 Support in February for Edge, IE 11
Microsoft confirmed Feb. 14, 2017 is the cutoff date for SHA-1 support in its Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 browsers.

Credentials Accessible in Siemens-Branded CCTV Cameras
A firmware update is available for Siemens-branded IP-based CCTV cameras that patches a vulnerability that puts admin credentials at risk.

Backdoor Found in Firmware of Some Android Devices
Attackers could exploit over-the-air updates in three million Android devices to remotely execute commands with root privileges via a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack.

Qualcomm and HackerOne Partner on Bounty Program
Qualcomm and HackerOne are partnering for a bug bounty program that pays out up to $15,000 for vulnerabilities found in chipsets used in smartphones made by Samsung, LG and HTC.

Drupal Fixes ‘Moderately Critical’ Vulnerabilities in Core Engine
Drupal fixed a handful of issues in version 7 and 8 of the content management system core engine that could have led to cache poisoning, social engineering attacks, and a denial of service condition.