Apple Safari Blocks Ad-Targeting Cookie Support

Apple has released an update to its Safari browser that blocks third-party cookies, following an announcement by Google that it would do the same for its Chrome browser. Through the release of Safari 13.1 on Tuesday, alongside some changes to Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention ITP in iOS and...

Adobe Releases Security Update for Creative Cloud Desktop Application

Adobe has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Creative Cloud Desktop Application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review Adobe...

Apple Releases Security Updates

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Apple...

Covid-19 Privacy Poll: Phone Tracking, Public Health and Surveillance

As the coronavirus pandemic accelerates, authorities worldwide are plotting ways to flatten the curve of infection rates using potentially privacy-busting measures such as phone tracking, facial recognition and other tech. In this Threatpost poll, we want your take on whether sacrificing personal...

CVE-2020-10941

Arm Mbed TLS before 2.16.5 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information an RSA private key by measuring cache usage during an import...

Design/Logic Flaw

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N7.x and O8.x software. Gallery leaks a thumbnail of Private Mode content. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-13563 March 2019...

proglottis/gpgme: Use-after-free in GPGME bindings during container image pull

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Go GPGME wrapper library, github.com/proglottis/gpgme. An attacker could use this flaw to crash or cause potential code execution in Go applications that use this library, under certain conditions, during GPG signature verification...

Simplifying the ISP Transition to DNS Encryption

New protocols to encrypt DNS traffic, DNS over HTTPS DoH and DNS over TLS DoT, have been a visible Internet topic for the past two years. Akamai participated in the definition of DoH/DoT standards and recently released support in the high-performance CacheServe resolver. Major features include:...

March 2020 -- Akamai Edge Security: Leader in Five Forrester Wave Reports

Forrester has named Akamai a Leader in five different Wave and New Wave reports. This significant achievement reflects the strength of Akamai's intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences across our entire security portfolio. Forrester Wave Leaders are the top vendor...

Microsoft RCE Vulnerabilities Affecting Windows, Windows Server

Microsoft has released a security advisory to address remote code execution vulnerabilities in Adobe Type Manager Library affecting all currently supported versions of Windows and Windows Server operating systems. A remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected...

Staging.every.org: Private account causes displayed through API

Summary: Any authenticated user can see which causes a private account user is interested in, by sending a GET request to the API, even though this information is not displayed anywhere on the profile page. In the profile settings, the following message is displayed for "Private Supporter" option...

How Surveillance Could Save Lives Amid a Public Health Crisis

Smartphones could be a powerful weapon against the novel coronavirus. But tracking people's movements would offend many Americans' sense of privacy...

News Wrap, Coronavirus Edition: WFH Security Woes, Pwn2Own

For the week ended March 20, Threatpost editors break down the top security stories, including: The various cybercriminal activities – malware, phishing and other scams – tapping into the coronavirus pandemic The security risks of businesses working from home due to the virus’ spread Privacy...

News Wrap, Coronavirus Edition: WFH Security Woes, Pwn2Own

For the week ended March 20, Threatpost editors break down the top security stories, including: The various cybercriminal activities – malware, phishing and other scams – tapping into the coronavirus pandemic The security risks of businesses working from home due to the virus’ spread Privacy...

Keeping Privacy Afloat During a Pandemic

The world is navigating uncharted digital waters and facing evolving challenges to maintain patient privacy. Protected Health Information PHI is a ship sailing in a sea of digital risks and vulnerabilities. Humans wreak havoc at every turn - not always intentionally - and actions during times of...

Covid-19 Spurs Facial Recognition Tracking, Privacy Fears

In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, facial recognition technology is being adopted globally as a way to track the virus’ spread. But privacy experts worry that, in the rush to implement COVID-19 tracking capabilities, important and deep rooted issues around data collection and...

Covid-19 Spurs Facial Recognition Tracking, Privacy Fears

In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, facial recognition technology is being adopted globally as a way to track the virus’ spread. But privacy experts worry that, in the rush to implement COVID-19 tracking capabilities, important and deep rooted issues around data collection and...

hurleyarchitects.co.nz Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-1121129 Security Researcher metamorfosec Helped patch 1965 vulnerabilities Received 9 Coordinated Disclosure badges Received 31 recommendations , a holder of 9 badges for responsible and coordinated disclosure, found a security vulnerability affecting hurleyarchitects.co.n...

The Best and Worst Browsers for Privacy, Ranked

A new study examines how Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Brave, Edge, and Yandex collect user data...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 80.0.3987.149 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the...