vulnerability

Database Exposes 419m Facebook Users Phone Numbers

Privacy lapse after a database containing millions of Facebook users phone numbers was left unprotected online

5 years ago

Google Warns Of ‘Sustained Effort’ To Hack Apple iPhones

Google's Project Zero warns of a 'sustained effort' to hack iPhones over past two years, via poisoned websites

5 years ago

Biometrics Database Breach Not So Big, Says Suprema

'Errr yes it was' security researchers insist, estimating that 'large amounts of biometrics data' has been exposed

5 years ago

Apple Patch Reopens Security Vulnerability

OS update for iPhone should not be installed as it reopens security flaw that was previously patched

5 years ago

Biometrics Database Used By Banks, Police Contains Major Flaw

Data risks highlighted after researchers uncover major breach in biometric database used by police, banks

5 years ago

DSLR Cameras Vulnerable To Ransomware – Check Point

Not such a pretty picture. Security researchers manage to hack Canon DSLR camera with ransomware

5 years ago

WhatsApp Flaw Unpatched For Over A Year, Says Check Point

Facebook was told about WhatsApp flaw over a year ago, but the vulnerability remain exploitable today

5 years ago

Apple Offers Up To $1m For iPhone Bug Bounty

Opens up bug bounty scheme to all researchers, and increases top financial rewards to $1m for most serious vulnerabilities

5 years ago

Apple Disables Watch Walkie-Talkie App

Vulnerability could have allowed people to listen in, so Apple takes decision to disable app

5 years ago

Zoom App Flaw Allows Mac Camera To Be Turned On Remotely

Zoom video conferencing app on Apple Macs contain zero-day vulnerability that allows for camera exploit

5 years ago

Cisco Warns Of Flaws In Data Centre Kit

Cisco warns of two critical flaws affecting its equipment commonly used in data centres

5 years ago

Firefox Users Urged To Update Browser

Mozilla advisory urges update after discovery of zero-day vulnerability being exploited in the wild

5 years ago

Bluekeep: NSA Warns Windows Users To Update And Upgrade

Cyber attack risk if you don't patch or upgrade to newer operating systems, warns American spy agency

5 years ago

UK ‘Particularly Vulnerable’ To Cyber Attack, MPs Warn

Public Accounts Committee report warns that the UK is extremely vulnerable due to its advanced digital economy

5 years ago

All Docker Versions Vulnerable To Unpatched Flaw – Report

All versions of Docker are vulnerable to serious flaw, but a patch is being reviewed

5 years ago

Most WhatsApp Users Have Still Not Patched

WhatsApp's vulnerability still not patched by most people Wandera warns, as Telegram boss attack the platform

6 years ago

SAP Flaw Leaves 50,000 Companies Vulnerable

New exploits targeting SAP business applications released in a public forum, warn security researchers

6 years ago

Vodafone Found Security Flaws In Huawei Kit

One of Huawei's biggest supporters admits it found security flaws in its telecom equipment a decade ago

6 years ago

Warning About Chrome Flaw In Address Bar

Researcher finds simple exploit in Chrome for mobile that could be used to launch phishing attacks

6 years ago

Windows 7 Users At Risk From ‘Serious Bug’, Google Warns

Millions of PCs still at risk from vulnerability that is being actively exploited by criminals

6 years ago

Critical ‘Magellan’ Bug Hits Google Chrome, SQLite

SQLite is broadly used in most mobile and desktop operating systems, browsers and other software, meaning the code execution flaw…

6 years ago

WhatsApp Fixes Video Call Flaw That Allowed Account Hijack

Facebook service fixes video call flaw that could allow hackers to hijack user accounts

6 years ago

Samsung S7 Smartphones Vulnerable To Meltdown Exploit

Researchers warn that Samsung smartphones are vulnerable due to the Meltdown flaw with Intel chips

6 years ago

Bluetooth Pairing Bug To Be Repaired

Update coming for Bluetooth after pairing vulnerability could see attacker intercept communications

6 years ago

Operating Systems Hit By Major Security Flaw

Windows, macOS, Linux, VMware, Xen, KVM and others are affected by issues caused by their misinterpretation of chip documentation

7 years ago

Serious Oracle Access Manager Vulnerability Patched

Oracle patches a serious vulnerability that could allow an attacker to impersonate arbitrary users (even admins)

7 years ago

TalkTalk Slated For Tardy Response To Website Flaw

How long? TalkTalk failed to fix cross-site scripting error until this week, despite being informed two years ago

7 years ago

Equifax Data Breach: Firm Confirms More Customer Data Stolen

Oh dear. Millions more customers have had their data compromised, Equifax confirms

7 years ago

Apple Releases iOS, macOS Fixes For Telugu ‘Text Bomb’ Bug

The issue meant a single character in the Indian language Telugu would cause applications on iPhones, iPads or Macs to…

7 years ago

Apple Works To Fix Telegu Character Bug That Crashes iPhones

Not again. Fix on the way to stop iPhones crashing due to an Indian language Telegu character

7 years ago