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Facebook has patched two high-severity vulnerabilities in its server application that could have allowed remote attackers to unauthorisedly obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service just by uploading a maliciously constructed JPEG image… Continue reading Facebook Patches “Memory Disclosure Using JPEG Images” Flaws in HHVM Servers
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The DDoS attack on Wikipedia is first of its kind. The popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia has suffered a DDoS attack over the weekend that crippled its service preventing millions of users from accessing the platform. On Friday according to… Continue reading Wikipedia suffers DDoS attack causing worldwide service disruption
An anonymous reader quotes the website of Ireland’s national public service broadcasting:
Popular online reference website Wikipedia went down in several countries after the website was targeted by what it described as a “malicious attack”. The server… Continue reading Parts of Wikipedia Went Offline After ‘Malicious’ DDoS Attack
An anonymous reader shares a report: When you first start planning a big trip, step one will likely happen at the Google search bar. Step two might be clicking onto the images of your target destination. The North Face, in a campaign with agency Leo Bu… Continue reading The North Face Used Wikipedia To Climb To the Top of Google Search Results
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales said this week that the free online encyclopedia is in good financial shape, although increasing mobile phone use may cut into future donations. From a report: “We are doing very well financially,” Wales told AFP ahead … Continue reading Wikipedia Is ‘Doing Very Well Financially’, Says Co-Founder Jimmy Wales
Wikipedia editors are battling to tell the story of Brexit as it happens. And on such a hotly-debated page, every edit is controversial and suspicions run wild. From a report: Editors are parrying death threats, doxxing attempts and accusations of bias… Continue reading A Bitter Turf War is Raging on the Brexit Wikipedia Page
Cosko, 27, pleaded guilty to five counts including making public restricted personal information, computer fraud, witness tampering and obstruction of justice, Continue reading Fired sysadmin pleads guilty to doxxing five senators on Wikipedia
Jackson Cosko, a former employee of Senator Maggie Hassan, has “admitted to breaking into Hassan’s office after being fired, stealing data that included personal contact information, then posting that information online during Supreme Court Justice Bre… Continue reading Former Senate Staffer Admits To Doxxing Five Senators On Wikipedia
Thelasko shares a report from CBS News: Steven Pruitt has made nearly 3 million edits on Wikipedia and written 35,000 original articles. It’s earned him not only accolades but almost legendary status on the internet. The online encyclopedia now boasts … Continue reading Meet the Man Behind a Third of What’s On Wikipedia
This week, Wikipedia celebrates its 18th birthday. If the massive crowdsourced encyclopedia project were human, then in most countries, it would just now be considered a legal adult. But in truth, the free online encyclopedia has long played the role o… Continue reading Happy 18th Birthday, Wikipedia