Archives

Issue 58

• Meltdown and Spectre: Every modern processor has unfixable security flaws
• MacOS local privilage escalation exploit (LPE) found

4th Jan 2018

Issue 57

• Flaw found in LastPass’ Authenticator app
• Ancestry.com related RootsWeb service exposed user data

29th Dec 2017

Issue 56

• Personal details on almost all American households found in unsecured s3 bucket
• Malware found that targets industrial control systems in Middle East

22nd Dec 2017

Issue 55

• Hackers behind Mirai botnet & DYN DDoS attacks plead guilty
• NiceHash cryptomining exchange hacked; everything’s gone

14th Dec 2017

Issue 54

• Andromeda botnet dismantled in international operation
• EU sponsors bug bounty program for VLC Media Player

7th Dec 2017

Issue 53

• MacOS bug lets you bypass password pop-up with 'root' and an empty password
• Imgur 2014 breach of 1.7 million e-mails and passwords

30th Nov 2017

Issue 52

• Uber covered up data breach containing personal information on 57 million people
• Intel releases firmware updates fixing several vulnerabilities in its Management Engine

23rd Nov 2017

Issue 51

Apple's FaceID under scrutiny. 700+ apps with exposed Twilio tokens. Github introduces security alerts.

17th Nov 2017

Issue 50

Fake Whatsapp reached 1 million downloads before being taken offline. Malware authors doing SEO. New security features for S3.

10th Nov 2017

Issue 49

Domain used by Dell hijacked for a month. Severe vulnerability in Google's bug tracker fixed. Lot's of important patches to apply.

3rd Nov 2017