Microsoft fixes web server DDoS bug
Overzealous use of HTTP/2 flow control settings in IIS could have brought servers to their knees. Continue reading Microsoft fixes web server DDoS bug
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Hacker Lauri Love denied bid to get computers back
Hacker Lauri Love has failed to get his computers back six years after UK’s National Crime Agency took them as part of a criminal investigation. Continue reading Hacker Lauri Love denied bid to get computers back
Virus attack! Hackers unleash social media worm after bug report ignored
Is it ok to launch a benign proof of concept that you know will go wide, to bring a flaw to people’s attention, or should you stay quiet? Continue reading Virus attack! Hackers unleash social media worm after bug report ignored
Fake text generator is so good its creators don’t want to release full version
OpenAI has created what amounts to a text version of a deepfake – and it’s too scared for humanity to release the full version. Continue reading Fake text generator is so good its creators don’t want to release full version
Chinese facial recognition database exposes 2.5m people
A company operating a facial recognition system in China has exposed millions of residents’ personal information online. Continue reading Chinese facial recognition database exposes 2.5m people
What’s behind this 1,000-character phishing URL?
Bleeping Computer learned of a strange phishing campaign which uses an unusually long URL – but why? Continue reading What’s behind this 1,000-character phishing URL?
Security firm beats Adobe by patching reader flaw first
Adobe has patched a flaw that enabled attackers to slurp a user’s network authentication details – but not before someone else patched it first. Continue reading Security firm beats Adobe by patching reader flaw first
Brave browser explains Facebook whitelist to concerned users
Brave is playing down fears after the revelation of what looked like a whitelist in its code allowing it to communicate with Facebook. Continue reading Brave browser explains Facebook whitelist to concerned users
McDonalds app users hatin’ it after being hacked by hungry hamburglars
At least two users of the McDonalds mobile app aren’t lovin’ it after thieves hijacked their accounts and ordered hundreds of dollars of food for themselves. Continue reading McDonalds app users hatin’ it after being hacked by hungry hamburglars
Student gets creative with data accidentally blasted out by university
A university employee accidentally emailed a spreadsheet containing personal information on every one of the college’s 4,557 students. Continue reading Student gets creative with data accidentally blasted out by university