Bugs in Stagefright series continue to haunt Android and the recently revealed pair of bugs leave over a billion devices vulnerable to remote code execution vulnerability and possibly complete hijack of the…
Tag: Vulnerability
xHamster, top adult sites targeted in malvertising campaign
A number of top adult sites including xHamster have been targeted in a malvertising campaign that targeted Yahoo.com, MSN.com among others a few weeks back suggesting that the campaign hasn’t ended and…
Apple iOS 9.0.1 fixes slide-to-upgrade, several others bug
Just a week after the general release of iOS 9 and seven days worth of frustration, Apple has released the first update to iOS 9 – iOS 9.0.1 – with quite a…
WhatsApp fixes web client vulnerability that could have affected 200000 users
WhatsApp has fixed the vulnerability in its web client that could have affected over 200,000 users globally potentially exposing their computers to hackers, malicious activity and more. Security company CheckPoint revealed that…
Security researchers discover software flaw in WhatsApp web version
Security researchers have found a flaw in WhatsApp’s web interface that puts up to 200 million users at risk. The vulnerability allows hackers to distribute malware, including ransomware, which demands victims pay…
Fiat Chrysler recalls nearly 8,000 cars citing hacking threats
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has issued a voluntary recall of nearly 8000 cars in the US citing software vulnerabilities that may lead to hacking and remote manipulation. Out of the 7,810 cars…
Microsoft pushes out IE patch to address critical flaw; Windows 10 affected as well
Microsoft has released an “out-of-band” patch to address a critical vulnerability in all versions of Internet Explorer on all flavours of currently supported Windows operating systems. According to Microsoft, the patch fixes…
Microsoft rolls out emergency patch for major Windows bug
Microsoft has rolled out an emergency patch for a security flaw present in all supported Windows versions, including even Windows 10 Technical Preview, which if exploited will let hackers take remote control…
WordPress releases fix to tackle cross-site scripting vulnerability
WordPress has patched a cross-site scripting vulnerability which otherwise would have resulted in hackers gaining full access to any WordPress website. The security flaw was first spotted by security firm Sucuri. The…
Security researchers uncovers new Microsoft Windows security flaw
Computer security researchers have uncovered a new flaw in Microsoft Windows operating system dubbed ‘Redirect to SMB,’ which could be exploited by hackers to steal sensitive login credentials from any device running…
Dropbox fixes security flaw ‘DroppedIn’
Dropbox has claimed to have fixed a security flaw, which might have otherwise let hackers exploit users’ data stored via the cloud storage service’s Android app using compromised third-party apps. The vulnerability…
Google discloses two more Microsoft Windows bugs
Google has disclosed a pair of new security flaws present in Microsoft’s Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 OS. The search giant has publicly revealed two more Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 bugs…
Microsoft details December Patch Tuesday fixes; includes Exchange update
Microsoft has revealed details about the upcoming fixes in December Patch Tuesday covering seven security bulletins through an advance notice yesterday. December’s Patch Tuesday contains half the number of updates as compared…
Adobe outs emergency Flash Player patch to plug a remote-code execution bug
Adobe has released an emergency patch for a remote-code execution hole, which is assigned the ID CVE-2014-8439. This particular update comes as an update to an already existing advisory dated October 14….
US gov issues warning over iOS 8 vulnerability that could lead to data theft
The US government has issued a warning over an iOS 8 vulnerability that could be exploited by hackers to gain access to private and sensitive user data stored on iPhones, iPads and…