Bug bounty payouts double in 2018; India reports the most bugs while U.S. wins highest payouts

Some of the biggest players in various industries have turned to the crowdsourced security model – white hat-driven bug bounty programs – in a race to identify emerging vulnerabilities before the black hats do. The crowdsourced security mod… Continue reading Bug bounty payouts double in 2018; India reports the most bugs while U.S. wins highest payouts

Severe Bug Discovered in Signal Messaging App for Windows and Linux

Security researchers have discovered a severe vulnerability in the popular end-to-end encrypted Signal messaging app for Windows and Linux desktops which could allow remote attackers to execute malicious code on recipients system just by sending a mess… Continue reading Severe Bug Discovered in Signal Messaging App for Windows and Linux

Another Critical Flaw Found In Drupal Core—Patch Your Sites Immediately

It’s time to update your Drupal websites, once again.

For the second time within a month, Drupal has been found vulnerable to another critical vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to pull off advanced attacks including cookie theft, keylogg… Continue reading Another Critical Flaw Found In Drupal Core—Patch Your Sites Immediately

HTML5 Storage Exfil via XSS – Tradecraft Security Weekly #23

It is fairly common for pentesters to discover Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities on web application assessments. Exploiting these issues potentially allow access to a user’s session tokens enabling attackers to navigate a site as the vic… Continue reading HTML5 Storage Exfil via XSS – Tradecraft Security Weekly #23

Hackers Infect Magento Shops With Malware Through Extension Flaw

Attackers are breaking into online shops built with Magento by exploiting a known cross-site scripting vulnerability within a popular extension used by merchants for customer support. A successful compromise results in malware being installed on the we… Continue reading Hackers Infect Magento Shops With Malware Through Extension Flaw