Twitter Draws Data Privacy Concerns with Two New Bugs

Two recently-patched flaws in Twitter’s platform have reignited concerns about user data-privacy issues. On Monday, the social-media giant revealed a hole that accidentally enabled bad actors to pull the country codes of accounts’ phone numbers – and revealed that several IP addresses located in...

CVE-2018-20154

The WP Maintenance Mode plugin before 2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to discover all subscriber e-mail addresses...

CVE-2018-20151

In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, the user-activation page could be read by a search engine's web crawler if an unusual configuration were chosen. The search engine could then index and display a user's e-mail address and rarely the password that was generated by default...

CVE-2018-20151

CVE-2018-20151 affects WordPress prior to 4.9.9 and 5.x prior to 5.0.1. The vulnerability allows a search-engine crawler to access the user activation page under certain configurations, enabling indexing/display of a user’s email address and, rarely, the default-generated password. CVSS data from...

Facebook Exposed 6.8 Million Users' Photos to Cap Off a Terrible 2018

In the latest in its long string of 2018 incidents, Facebook let developers access the private photos of millions of users...

At a New York Privacy Pop-Up, Facebook Sells Itself

The one-day pop-up kiosk is meant to show that Facebook takes users’ privacy concerns seriously. It also was an opportunity to gather more data...

WordPress Releases Security Update

WordPress 5.0 and prior versions are affected by multiple vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center NCCIC, part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...

Medtronic 9790, 2090 CareLink, and 29901 Encore Programmers

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 4.6 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit Vendor: Medtronic Equipment: 9790 CareLink Programmer, 2090 CareLink Programmer, 29901 Encore Programmer Vulnerability: Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data 2. RISK EVALUATION As part of the intended functionality of this...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome Version 71.0.3578.98 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses a vulnerability that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center NCCIC, part of the Cybersecurity and...

Facebook Fined $11.3M for Privacy Violations

Facebook faces its second privacy-related fine in Europe, with the most recent action taken by the Italian Competition Authority. On Friday, Facebook was hit with two fines, totaling 10 million Euros about $11.3 million, for violating Italy’s Consumer Code. The Italian Competition Authority ICA...

Data Privacy Issues Trigger Soul Searching in Tech Industry

NEW YORK – For the tech industry, Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal has led to a wave of self-examination when it comes to the culture around data collection and utilization – and what the price is for bad data privacy policies. While regulatory efforts, fines and consumer public sentiment...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center NCCIC, part of the Cybersecurity and...

Microsoft Releases December 2018 Security Updates

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to obtain access to sensitive information. The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center NCCIC, part of the Cybersecurity and...

Google Accelerates Google+ Shutdown After New Bug Discovered

The discovery of a new API bug in Google+ has led Google to hasten the shuttering of its consumer version of the social-networking platform, the tech giant said Monday. Google was already in the process of shutting down Google+ after a different API software bug in the platform, disclosed in...

CVE-2018-3988

Signal Messenger for Android 4.24.8 is affected by an information-disclosure vulnerability when using the “disappearing messages” feature and the photo option in the Attach File menu. The issue arises because Signal stores the photo in its own cache directory, which can be accessed by other appli...

CVE-2018-3988

Signal Messenger for Android 4.24.8 may expose private information when using "disappearing messages." If a user uses the photo feature available in the "attach file" menu, then Signal will leave the picture in its own cache directory, which is available to any application on the system...

in(Secure) messaging apps — How side-channel attacks can compromise privacy in WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal

This blog post is authored by Vitor Ventura. Executive summary Messaging applications have been around since the inception of the internet. But recently, due to the increased awareness around mass surveillance in some countries, more users are installing end-to-end encrypted apps dubbed "secure...

Australia Anti-Encryption Law Triggers Sweeping Backlash

A controversial Australian bill, which could give the government access to data protected by end-to-end encryption, was passed Thursday. The bill, called the Assistance and Access Act, empowers Australian police to essentially force companies that are operating in the country to help the governme...

Australia's Encryption-Busting Law Could Impact Global Privacy

Australia has passed a law that would require companies to weaken their encryption, a move that could reverberate globally...

Microsoft Calls For Facial Recognition Tech Regulation

As facial recognition continues to gain traction in public use cases, Microsoft on Thursday called for regulation of the technology, citing heightened concerns around privacy and consent. Over the past year, facial recognition technology has started to pop up in various government-related...