Galaxy S9, iPhone X, Xiaomi Mi6 Devices Hacked at Pwn2Own Contest

Two teams of hackers managed to break into the iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9 and Xiaomi Mi6 mobile devices at the mobile Pwn2Own contest held in Tokyo this week by using multiple types of exploits—moves that earned them more than $300,000. The first day… Continue reading Galaxy S9, iPhone X, Xiaomi Mi6 Devices Hacked at Pwn2Own Contest

Hackers Exploit Critical Flaw in WordPress GDPR Compliance Plug-in

Hackers are breaking into WordPress websites by exploiting a recently patched privilege escalation vulnerability in a popular plug-in that allows site owners to conform to the GDPR user data collection requirements. The vulnerability was discovered la… Continue reading Hackers Exploit Critical Flaw in WordPress GDPR Compliance Plug-in

Oracle Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in PeopleSoft Applications

Oracle has released out-of-band security patches for a component used by multiple ERP applications from its PeopleSoft suite. The updates fix five vulnerabilities, including two critical ones that can be exploited to access data from or completely comp… Continue reading Oracle Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in PeopleSoft Applications