PT-2017-1995 · Linux +2 · Linux Kernel +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.19 Description: The issue is related to the regulator ena gpio free function in drivers/regulator/core.c, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service use-after-free via a crafted...

U.S. Nuclear Regulator Hacked Three Times in Three Years

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After Viber, Saudi Arabia threatens to block WhatsApp and Skype

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350,000 Epson Korea customers data breached

350,000 Epson Korea customers data breached Epson Korea Co., Ltd. said that hackers had breached the personal data of its 350,000 registered customers last week. An official at the South Korean affiliate of Seiko Epson Corp. said the company has reported the case to the communications regulator. ...