Machine Learning Can Use Tweets to Automatically Spot Critical Security Flaws

Researchers built an AI engine that uses tweets to predict the severity of software vulnerabilities with 86 percent accuracy...

Smart Ski Helmet Headphone Flaws Leak Personal, GPS Data

Researchers have found a slew of vulnerabilities in a pair of smart headphones designed to fit under ski helmets. The flaws could allow a bad actor to view victims’ personal information, track them and even listen to their private conversations via the headphones’ walkie-talkie function, which us...

FreeBSD : Node.js -- multiple vulnerabilities (b71d7193-3c54-11e9-a3f9-00155d006b02)

Node.js reports : Updates are now available for all active Node.js release lines. In addition to fixes for security flaws in Node.js, they also include upgrades of Node.js 6 and 8 to OpenSSL 1.0.2r which contains a fix for a moderate severity security vulnerability. For these releases, we have...

Severe flaws in password managers let hackers extract clear-text passwords

By Waqas Password Managers aren’t as secure as you might assume - Security researchers claim that hackers can steal master passwords in PC memory. Password managers are considered as one of the most suitable options when it comes to keeping your online credentials safe from being hijacked and...

Vulnerability disclosure buzzword bingo!

Play Buzzword Bingo With Us! In the last 5 or so years of research we’ve found a substantial number of products with vulnerabilities in their supporting apps and infrastructure, as well as in the devices themselves. Some were low-impact, some were just curiosities, but many critical flaws exposin...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday — February 2019 Update Fixes 77 Flaws

Microsoft has issued its second Patch Tuesday for this year to address a total of 77 CVE-listed security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other products, 20 of which are rated critical, 54 important and 3 moderate in severity. February security update addresses flaws in Adobe...

Flaws in RDP protocols leaving machines prone to remote code execution

By Waqas Major Security Flaws Identified in RDP Protocols making Machines Prone to Remote Code Execution and Reverse RDP Attacks. Check Point researchers have identified that three remote desktop protocol RDP tools, which are probably the most popular ones for Windows, macOS, and Linux systems, a...

Flaws in Popular RDP Clients Allow Malicious Servers to Reverse Hack PCs

You've always been warned not to share remote access to your computer with any untrusted people for many reasons—it's basic cyber security advice, and common sense, right? But what if I say, you should not even trust anyone who invites or offers you full remote access to their computers? Security...

Super-systemic IoT flaws

IoT security flaws were always systemic: by that I mean that if I find a flaw in my smart thermostat, it affects ALL of those thermostats. A security problem with one connected car leads to problems with ALL the connected cars using that same system. That led to incidents such as the Mirai botnet...

Security Flaws in Children's Smart Watches

A year ago, the Norwegian Consumer Council published an excellent security analysis of children's GPS-connected smart watches. The security was terrible. Not only could parents track the children, anyone else could also track the children. A recent analysis checked if anything had improved after...

Attackers Can Track Kids' Locations via Connected Watches

Despite ongoing warnings about connected watches and toys endangering kids’ privacy and potentially their physical safety, makers of these Internet of Things gadgets continue to turn out products that do just that. The latest concern is a gamut of kids’ GPS-tracking watches, which were found to b...

Researchers Allege 'Systemic' Privacy, Security Flaws in Popular IoT Devices

Researchers are highlighting the insecure nature of Internet of Things devices in a report released Tuesday alleging a bevy of popular consumer connected devices sold at major retailers such as Walmart and Best Buy are riddled with security holes and privacy issues. In analyzing 12 different IoT...

Microsoft Windows RCE Flaw Gets Temporary Micropatch

Three unfixed Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities have been assigned unofficial, temporary micropatches – including a recently-disclosed high-severity remote code-execution flaw. The micropatches were released Tuesday by ACROS Security’s 0patch platform. 0patch, which is still in its beta stage,...

Microsoft Launches Azure DevOps Bug Bounty Program

Microsoft lifted the curtain on a new Azure DevOps bug bounty program, designed to sniff out flaws in its Azure DevOps online services and servers. Azure DevOps is a cloud service launched in 2018 that enables collaboration on code development across the breadth of a development lifecycle...

Fortnite Flaws Allowed Hackers to Takeover Gamers' Accounts

Check Point researchers have discovered multiple security vulnerabilities in Fortnite, a massively popular online battle game, one of which could have allowed remote attackers to completely takeover player accounts just by tricking users into clicking an unsuspectable link. The reported Fortnite...

Popular Web-Hosting Platform Bluehost Riddled with Flaws

UPDATE A researcher has uncovered several one-click client-side vulnerabilities in the popular Bluehost web hosting platform. These would allow cybercriminals to easily carry out complete account takeover, according to the analysis. Bluehost has acknowledged the issue, and told Threatpost, “We ar...

ZenPhoto 1.4.14 Cross Site Scripting

Multiple Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in ZenPhoto 1.4.14 Information -------------------- Advisory by Netsparker Name: Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in ZenPhoto 1.4.14 Affected Software: ZenPhoto Affected Versions: 1.4.14 Homepage: http://www.zenphoto.org/ Vulnerability:...

Webgalamb Information Disclosure / XSS / CSRF / SQL Injection

Summary ------- Vendor: E.N.S. Zrt www.ens.hu Product: Webgalamb www.webgalamb.hu, www.facebook.com/webgalamb Webgalamb is a commercial email marketing software for managing subscription lists and sending out bulk emails. It is not SaaS but a PHP based web application that is typically hosted nex...

Adobe Issues Emergency Patches for Two Critical Flaws in Acrobat and Reader

I hope you had biggest, happiest and craziest New Year celebration, but now it's time to come back at work and immediately update your systems to patch new security flaws that could exploit your computer just by opening a PDF file. Adobe has issued an out-of-band security update to patch two...

WordPress. org can be worm attack stored XSS vulnerability disclosure-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

WP GDPR Compliance is WordPress, a very popular plugin, it is found that the presence of privilege escalation vulnerabilities, the exploits, the attacker can easily hijack thousands of websites. Although a plug-in vulnerability represents only use it on the website of the security flaws, however,...