Adobe has issued an urgent patch for a critical flaw in the ColdFusion web development platform it says is being exploited in the wild.
Monthly Archives: March 2019
Windows IoT Core exploitable via ethernet
Microsoft’s IoT version of Windows is vulnerable to an exploit that could give an attacker complete control of the system.
Apple gets bug for free, while world sees first $1m bug hunter
An Argentinian has garnered $1m in bug bounties, while a German researcher has given up on getting any bounty at all from Apple.
TikTok to pay record fine for collecting children’s data
It’s been a predator’s playground, where children’s photos have been public by default and trolling adults could message them.
Is a Facebookcoin in the works?
Facebook, Signal and Telegram are all planning cryptocurrencies. But why these companies, why now, and will they be successful?
YouTube disables comments on millions of videos of children
After big brands pulled ads, YouTube banned millions of comments, closed hundreds of accounts, and sped up development of a predator filter.
Anomaly in pen-test tool made malware servers visible
A security company was able to track command and control traffic generated by hacking groups thanks to an anomaly in a pen-testing tool.
The Momo Challenge urban legend – what on earth is going on?
Why you shouldn’t worry about the Momo Challenge, and what we can learn from it.
Data-tracking Chrome flaw triggered by viewing PDFs
Researchers have spotted an unusual ‘trackware’ attack triggered by a viewing a PDF inside the Chrome browser.
For sale: iPhone hacking tool, one previous (not very careful) owner
At $100, the old-gen iPhone encryption-cracking tools are a bargain to hackers looking to pick up leftover forensics or police Wi-Fi data.
