Bugs, Breaches, and More – Application Security Weekly #47

    In the News segment, Oracle patches 284 vulnerabilities, bug in Twitter Android app exposed protected tweets, 4 tips for better API Security in 2019, and more! Bugs, Breaches, and More! Oracle Patches 284 Vulnerabilities in January Critical Patch U… Continue reading Bugs, Breaches, and More – Application Security Weekly #47

Bugs on Epic Games Site Allowed Hackers to Login to Any ‘Fortnite’ Player’s Account

A security firm found that hackers could have logged into the accounts of any Fortnite player, potentially stealing their credit card information, or listening in on their conversations. Continue reading Bugs on Epic Games Site Allowed Hackers to Login to Any ‘Fortnite’ Player’s Account

You Can Now Get $1 Million for Hacking WhatsApp and iMessage

Companies that buy and sell exploits, or zero-days, are now willing to offer seven figures for hacks that allow spies and cops to steal WhatsApp, iMessage and other chat app messages. Continue reading You Can Now Get $1 Million for Hacking WhatsApp and iMessage

The Internet Has a Huge C/C++ Problem and Developers Don’t Want to Deal With It

What do Heartbleed, WannaCry, and million dollar iPhone bugs have in common? Continue reading The Internet Has a Huge C/C++ Problem and Developers Don’t Want to Deal With It

Infosec Problems For 2019 and Beyond: Patching, Bug Bounties and Hype

Details of a Virtual Box 0-day privilege escalation bug were disclosed on GitHub earlier this week. This was the work of independent Russian security researcher Sergey Zelenyuk, who revealed the vulnerability without any vendor coordination as a form o… Continue reading Infosec Problems For 2019 and Beyond: Patching, Bug Bounties and Hype