Is your hard drive exposed online?
Over 13,500 internet-connected storage devices have been exposed online by users who didn’t set passwords for them. Continue reading Is your hard drive exposed online?
Author Archives: Danny Bradbury
VMware patches critical vulnerabilities
VMware has released patches for several critical security vulnerabilities, days after two were unveiled at Pwn2Own. Continue reading VMware patches critical vulnerabilities
Politicians mistakenly vote the wrong way in controversial internet law
Members of the European Parliament appear to have materially affected the future of the internet by mistakenly voting the wrong way. Continue reading Politicians mistakenly vote the wrong way in controversial internet law
Companies will stop storing data in Australia, Microsoft warns
Australia’s controversial anti-encryption laws came under independent scrutiny this week as tech leaders criticized the proposed rules. Continue reading Companies will stop storing data in Australia, Microsoft warns
Spyware app exposes private photos, hosting provider steps in
A hosting company has taken down a database owned by a mobile spying app after it was found displaying phone owners’ intimate images online. Continue reading Spyware app exposes private photos, hosting provider steps in
Preinstalled Android apps are harvesting and sharing your data
New research reveals that the bloatware preinstalled on many new Android phones could do far more than simply chew up your storage. Continue reading Preinstalled Android apps are harvesting and sharing your data
Family tracking app spilled pics, names and real-time location data
A journalist/researcher team got a sensitive database taken down after the vendor responsible failed to acknowledge a problem. Continue reading Family tracking app spilled pics, names and real-time location data
Thousands of API and cryptographic keys leaking on GitHub every day
Researchers have found that one of the most popular source code repositories in the world is still housing thousands of publicly accessible user credentials. Continue reading Thousands of API and cryptographic keys leaking on GitHub every day
Microsoft Windows 7 patch warns of coming patchocalypse
Microsoft has issued a patch to remind Windows 7 users that they’ll soon have no patches. Continue reading Microsoft Windows 7 patch warns of coming patchocalypse
Flaw in popular PDF creation library enabled remote code execution
A researcher has discovered a high-severity bug in a popular PHP library used for creating PDFs. Continue reading Flaw in popular PDF creation library enabled remote code execution