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Microsoft announces bug bounties for Spartan, Azure

As the official launch of Windows 10 approaches, Microsoft has launched a new bug bounty related to its Technical Preview version, and is asking bug hunters to analyze its new …

Hacktivists are targeting law enforcement personnel, warns FBI

The FBI has issued an alert for law enforcement personnel and public officials, warning them that they may be targeted by hacktivists.“Hacking collectives are effective …

Popular WordPress plugins vulnerable to XSS

At least 17 WordPress plugins – and likely even more of them – have been found vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws that could allow attackers to inject …

1,500 iOS apps sport flaw that allows interception of sensitive user data

A bug in an older version of AFNetworking, an open source library widely used for adding networking capabilities to iOS and OS X apps, can allow attackers to intercept and …

Apple’s fix didn’t close Rootpipe backdoor

When TrueSec researcher Emil Kvarnhammar discovered a privilege escalation bug affecting OS X that could allow attackers to gain complete control of the target’s Mac …

New fileless malware found in the wild

“Since the discovery of the Poweliks fileless Trojan in August 2014, researchers have been expecting other similar malware to pop up. The wait over: Phasebot malware, …

Valve tries to curb Steam scam accounts with new rule

Gaming corporation Valve is trying to make spammers’ and phishers’ lives more difficult and, consequently, their own users’ gaming experience more pleasant …

Upatre malware gets full SSL comms encryption

“The extremely popular Upatre Trojan downloader has undergone considerable changes that will make it and its communication more difficult to spot and block. The changes …

Attackers actively downing Microsoft’s IIS web servers

Attackers are actively exploiting a DoS vulnerability (CVE-2015-1635) affecting Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) extensible web server, SANS ISC CTO …

GitHub issues transparency report

GitHub has released its first ever transparency report. Of the 10 subpoenas for user data, GitHub has disclosed information in 7 of them, and has informed affected users about …

Exploit for crashing Minecraft servers made public

After nearly two years of waiting for Mojang to fix a security vulnerability that can be used to crash Minecraft servers, programmer Ammar Askar has released a proof of …

Pawn Storm cyberspies still at work, target NATO and the White House

Pawn Storm, the long-standing economic and political cyber-espionage operation that has been first detailed in October 2014, continues unabated. Aiming to compromise the …

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