Google disclosed the bug “in order to score cheap PR points”, said Epic CEO and founder Tim Sweeney,
Tag Archives: Security threats
NSA leaker Reality Winner gets 63 months in jail
Reality Leigh Winner, the NSA contractor who leaked sensitive information to the Intercept last year, was sentenced to 63 months in prison last week along with three years of supervised release.
DNC ‘spearphishing attack’ was actually a test
A fake login page turned out to be a test phishing attack from the Michigan Democratic Party, which hadn’t told the DNC or the ISP about it.
Babysitting app suffers ‘temporary data breach’ of 93,000 users
Babysitting-booking app Sitter “temporarily” exposed the personal data of 93,000 account holders, according to a researcher who recently discovered the trove of data using the Shodan Internet of Things (IoT) search engine.
Netflix, HBO GO, Hulu passwords found for sale on the Dark Web
On average, they’re fetching $8.71 (about £6.60) for one-time use, though some sellers are also selling bundles of accounts at higher prices.
Microsoft disrupts Fancy Bear election meddlers
In a new skirmish, Microsoft took control of six internet domains that were about to be used by the group to spoof US political organisations.
Twitch admits exposing user messages after archiving error
Games streaming giant Twitch has admitted accidentally exposing some users’ messages to other users as it shut down its legacy in-house messaging system in May.
Firefox axes add-ons, developer pushes back
Mozilla has wiped 23 extensions from its directory of Firefox browser add-ons after finding what it says were inappropriate functions in the code.
Apple gets cored: 90GB of ‘secure files’ stolen by high schooler
An Aussie high schooler pleaded guilty on Thursday to hacking Apple servers multiple times.
US rolls back cyberwarfare rules
The Trump administration has rolled back Obama-era rules that outlined how to launch cyberattacks on other nations.