Update [08/10/2013 18:55 GMT] According to latest reports, it seems that DNS hijacking was indeed the culprit which led to defacement of both the sites. Hackers would have likely exploited some security…
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Microsoft hands out $28k in first-ever bug bounty rewards
Microsoft paid out over $28,000 in rewards under its first ever bug-bounty program that went on for a month during the preview release of Internet Explorer 11 (IE11). The preview bug bounty…
Yahoo ups bug bounty ante from $12.50 to $15,000 after policy review
Yahoo has quickly revamped its vulnerability reporting and handling mechanism after it was ridiculed for handing out $12.50 per XSS vulnerability just a couple of days back. Explaining its stand and on…
Bitcointalk.org hacked, site currently down
Update 1 Theymos has posted on a Reddit thread that he is willing to give 50 BTC as reward to anyone who finds out how Bitcointalk was hacked. Theymos notes that chances…
Yahoo pays measly $12.50 for single XSS flaw under its reward program
Security researchers have revealed that Yahoo pays out peltry $12.50 for each cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw that is discovered on one of its domains, no matter how dangerous they can be if…
Alleged 16-year old Spamhaus attacker arrested in UK 5 months back
Britain’s National Cyber Crime Unit (BNCCU) reportedly arrested a teenager back in April on suspicion that he was involved in the attack on Spamhaus which slowed down the internet in March. The…
Ruby on Rails 2.0 – 4.0 vulnerable to account hijacks
A security researcher has warned that all versions of Ruby on Rails from 2.0 through 4.0 suffer from a vulnerability that allows hackers to hijack user accounts through the use of session…