FTC Slams Children’s App Developer for COPPA Violations

Children’s app developer HyperBeard has agreed to pay $150,000 after being accused by the Federal Trade Commission FTC of illegally collecting children’s data without parental consent. HyperBeard‘s website says it’s the largest mobile game developer and publisher in Mexico, with various games suc...

Microsoft Build brings new innovations and capabilities to keep developers and customers secure

As both organizations and developers adapt to the new reality of working and collaborating in a remote environment, it’s more important than ever to ensure that their experiences are secure and trusted. As part of this week’s Build virtual event, we’re introducing new Identity innovation to help...

TikTok Violated Children’s Privacy Law, FTC Complaint Says

The popular video sharing app TikTok has landed in hot water again over privacy issues. On Thursday, a group of privacy advocates filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission FTC alleging the platform failed to adequately protect children’s privacy. The complaint alleged that TikTok violat...

Google and Apple Plan to Turn Phones into COVID-19 Contact-Tracking Devices

Tech giants Apple and Google have joined forces to develop an interoperable contact-tracing tool that will help individuals determine if they have come in contact with someone infected with COVID-19. As part of this new initiative, the companies are expected to release an API that public agencies...

Google and Apple Plan to Turn Phones into COVID-19 Contact-Tracking Devices

Tech giants Apple and Google have joined forces to develop an interoperable contact-tracing tool that will help individuals determine if they have come in contact with someone infected with COVID-19. As part of this new initiative, the companies are expected to release an API that public agencies...

Apple, Google Team on Coronavirus Tracking – Sparking Privacy Fears

Apple and Google are teaming up to launch technology that traces the spread of the coronavirus, via apps for iOS and Android users. Despite the companies’ insistence that privacy will be “of utmost importance,” some in the security space remain wary of data privacy concerns around the newly...

CVE-2018-21081

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N7.x software. In Dual Messenger, the second app can use the runtime permissions of the first app without a user's consent. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-11018 March 2018...

CVE-2018-21081

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N7.x software. In Dual Messenger, the second app can use the runtime permissions of the first app without a user's consent. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-11018 March 2018...

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...

South Korean Data Protection Laws

I am a Senior CIAM Solution Engineer. While doing research to prepare for a client conversation, I discovered a number of International Data Protection laws that are less talked about than GDPR or CCPA, but are important considerations for global brands. To help you better navigate the complex...

WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin Cross Site Scripting

A cross site scripting vulnerability exists in WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject an arbitrary web script into the affected system...

commix

This is an automated tool for testing web-based applications to find command injection vulnerabilities. It is written in Python and can be used by web developers, penetration testers, or security researchers. The tool is designed to test web-based applications with the view to find bugs, errors, ...

GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin for WordPress < 1.8.3 Cross-Site Scripting

The WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin installed on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability due to improper access controls. Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number. No...

WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin < 1.8.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

The WordPress plugin Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the...

Critical WordPress Plugin Bug Afflicts 700K Sites

A popular WordPress plugin, which helps make websites compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR, has issued fixes for a critical flaw. If exploited, the vulnerability could enable attackers to modify content or inject malicious JavaScript code into victim websites. The plugin, GD...

WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent plugin <= 1.8.2 - Improper Access Controls vulnerability

Improper Access Controls vulnerability found by Jerome Bruandet in WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent plugin versions = 1.8.2. Solution Update the WordPress GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to the latest available version at least 1.8.3...

GDPR Cookie Consent < 1.8.3 - Improper Access Controls

Improper Access Controls issue in the clipolicygenerator AJAX call which could allow an authenticated user with low privileges such as a subscriber to: - Change the status of any post/page from published to draft, removing them from the frontend of the blog. - Put a payload in the content of one...

CVE-2018-12365

A compromised IPC child process can escape the content sandbox and list the names of arbitrary files on the file system without user consent or interaction. This could result in exposure of private local files. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird 60, Thunderbird 52.9, Firefox ESR 60.1, Firefox...

Contact Form Clean and Simple < 4.7.1 - Authenticated Stored XSS

The Contact Form Clean and Simple WordPress plugin was vulnerable to Authenticated stored XSS. When a user has admin capabilities, malicious code can be submitted through the plugin's options. This code will then be executed on every page with the contact form on the front-end. By checking the...