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Bizarre Chrome and Firefox flaw exposed Facebook details

Posted on June 5, 2018 by John E Dunn

Researchers have discovered a weakness in the way Chrome and Firefox interact with CSS3 that could have caused them to leak usernames, profile pictures and likes from sites such as Facebook. Continue reading Bizarre Chrome and Firefox flaw exposed Facebook details→

Posted in Chrome, css, CVE-2017-15417, Firefox, Google, Google Chrome, iframe, Mozilla, privacy, Vulnerability, Web Browsers

Cloudflare mistakes own 1.1.1.1 DNS for DDoS attack

Posted on June 4, 2018 by John E Dunn

When is a DDoS attack not a DDoS attack? When it’s caused by your own recently-launched DNS service. Continue reading Cloudflare mistakes own 1.1.1.1 DNS for DDoS attack→

Posted in 1.1.1.1, cloudflare, DDoS, Denial of Service, dns, Gatebot, privacy, Security threats

SpamCannibal comes back to life, starts spam-blocking everyone

Posted on June 1, 2018 by John E Dunn

SpamCannibal returns from the dead to fail all spam queries sent to it – essentially telling you to “block the world”. Continue reading SpamCannibal comes back to life, starts spam-blocking everyone→

Posted in cybersquatters, domain squatting, Spam

Acoustic attacks can blue-screen computers

Posted on May 31, 2018 by John E Dunn

New research has discovered hard drives can be vulnerable to sonic interference. Continue reading Acoustic attacks can blue-screen computers→

Posted in acoustic, acoustic attacks, Denial of Service, hard disk, HDDs, resonant acoustic attacks, Security threats, Ubuntu 16.04, Windows 10, Zhejiang University | Tagged University of Michigan

Despacito YouTube video hack – teenagers charged

Posted on May 30, 2018 by John E Dunn

Web defacement is supposed to be an old-fashioned type of hack, but it probably didn’t look that way to YouTube viewers on 10 April. Continue reading Despacito YouTube video hack – teenagers charged→

Posted in Data loss, Defacement, Despacito, France, Google, Law & order, LinkedIn, Phishing, Security threats, VEVO, Vevo hack, YouTube, youtube hack

Facebook battles tiny startup over privacy accusations

Posted on May 30, 2018 by John E Dunn

Is there no end to Facebook’s petty humiliations? It is now the turn of an obscure startup called Six4Three to cause the company trouble. Continue reading Facebook battles tiny startup over privacy accusations→

Posted in cambridge analytica, Facebook, Facebook privacy, Law & order, legal, Pikinis, privacy, Six4Three, Social networks

Does your BMW need a security patch?

Posted on May 25, 2018 by John E Dunn

Researchers have found 14 security vulnerabilities affecting BMW i Series, X Series, 3 Series, 5 Series and 7 Series. Continue reading Does your BMW need a security patch?→

Posted in car hacking, CVE-2018-9311, CVE-2018-9312, CVE-2018-9313, CVE-2018-9314, CVE-2018-9318, CVE-2018-9320, CVE-2018-9322, Keen Lab, security vulnerability, Vulnerability | Tagged BMW

Office 365 will automatically block Flash and Silverlight

Posted on May 24, 2018 by John E Dunn

If you are one of the small number of Office 365 users who enjoyed embedding Flash, Shockwave or Silverlight content inside files, time is about to run out on your unusual pastime. Continue reading Office 365 will automatically block Flash and Silverlight→

Posted in adobe, adobe flash, Microsoft, Office 365, Security threats, Shockwave, Silverlight, Vulnerability, Windows

Surprise! Student receives $36,000 Google bug bounty for RCE flaw

Posted on May 23, 2018 by John E Dunn

What’s the only thing better than a bug bounty reward? A bug bounty reward you weren’t expecting. Especially one that’s worth $36,337. Continue reading Surprise! Student receives $36,000 Google bug bounty for RCE flaw→

Posted in APIs, bug bounty, Google, remote code execution, Security threats

Server? What server? Site forgotten for 12 years attracts hacks, fines

Posted on May 22, 2018 by John E Dunn

The University of Greenwich might not have noticed the website but hackers did. Continue reading Server? What server? Site forgotten for 12 years attracts hacks, fines→

Posted in data breach, Data loss, privacy, Security threats, SQL Injection, University of Greenwich, Vulnerability

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