The security community often thrives on controversy, but when it comes to vulnerability disclosures in life-saving medical devices, ego and attention-grabbing must be put aside.
iOS 10 Passcode Bypass Can Access Photos, Contacts
A vulnerability in iOS 8, 9, 10, and even the most recent beta version, 10.2 beta 3, could allow an attacker to access photos and contacts on a locked iPhone.
Mozilla Patches 29 Vulnerabilities, Prevents MIME Confusion Attacks, in Firefox 50
Mozilla addressed 29 vulnerabilities, three critical, when it released the latest iteration of its flagship browser, Firefox 50 on Tuesday.
IBM Opens Attack Simulation Test Center
IBM introduced on Wednesday a new Cyber Range attack simulator during the opening of its global security headquarters in Cambridge, Mass.
VMware Patches VM Escape Vulnerability
VMware patched a vulnerability in Workstation and Fusion that could allow an attacker to run code on a host machine.
Cryptsetup Vulnerability Grants Root Shell Access on Some Linux Systems
A vulnerability in cryptsetup, a utility used to set up encrypted filesystems on Linux distributions, could allow an attacker to retrieve a root rescue shell on some systems.
Carbanak Attacks Shift to Hospitality Sector
The Carbanak cybercrime gang has shifted strategy and targets the hospitality and restaurant industries with new techniques and malware.
Army Bug Bounty Building New Relationships with Hackers
The government announced its second bug bounty program called Hack the Army, which will concentrate on finding bugs in recruiting websites and databases.
Adult FriendFinder Hack Exposes 400 Million Accounts
The FriendFinder Network has reportedly been hacked exposing 400 million user accounts of Adult FriendFinder, Penthouse.com and Stripshow.com.
OpenSSL Patches High-Severity Denial-of-Service Bug
An OpenSSL update released on Thursday patched three vulnerabilities included one rated high severity in TLS connections using the ChaCha20-Poly 1305 ciphersuite.