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- August 10, 2018
10 Aug'18
WhatsApp vulnerabilities let hackers alter messages
News roundup: New WhatsApp vulnerabilities enabled hackers to alter messages sent in the app. Plus, the PGA was hit with a ransomware attack, and more.
- August 09, 2018
09 Aug'18
Irregularities discovered in WinVote voting machines
At Black Hat 2018, security researcher Carsten Schuermann unveiled the results of a forensic analysis of eight WinVote voting machines that had been used in Virginia elections.
- August 09, 2018
09 Aug'18
Risk & Repeat: Can Disclose.io help protect vulnerability researchers?
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss the Disclose.io project and what it could mean for the future of security research and vulnerability disclosure.
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- August 09, 2018
09 Aug'18
Meltdown and Spectre disclosure suffered "extraordinary miscommunication"
During a panel discussion at Black Hat 2018 on Meltdown and Spectre, Google explained how miscommunication left the company's incident response out of the early disclosure process.
- August 08, 2018
08 Aug'18
Parisa Tabriz's Black Hat 2018 keynote challenges infosec's status quo
In her Black Hat 2018 keynote, Google's Parisa Tabriz celebrated the unrecognized, long-term work that can cause real change in security and challenge the status quo.
- August 07, 2018
07 Aug'18
Bugcrowd CTO explains crowdsourced security benefits and challenges
In part two of this interview, Bugcrowd founder and CTO Casey Ellis discusses the value of crowdsourced vulnerability research, as well as some of the challenges.
- August 06, 2018
06 Aug'18
BGP hijacking attacks target payment systems
Researchers discovered a wave of BGP hijacking attacks aimed at DNS servers related to payment-processing systems in an apparent effort to steal money from unsuspecting users.
- August 06, 2018
06 Aug'18
Coinhive malware infects tens of thousands of MikroTik routers
The cryptominer Coinhive malware has infected tens of thousands of MikroTik routers around the world, as malicious actors take advantage of poor patching habits by users.
- August 03, 2018
03 Aug'18
Disclose.io launches vulnerability disclosure 'safe harbor'
News roundup: Disclose.io offers legal bug bounty framework to give researchers safe harbor from legal action for vulnerability disclosures. Plus, Stamos exits Facebook, and more.
- August 03, 2018
03 Aug'18
Five things to watch for at Black Hat USA this year
As Black Hat USA 2018 approaches, we take a quick look at trends in the conference agenda and sessions not to miss.
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- August 03, 2018
03 Aug'18
Reddit breach sparks debate over SMS 2FA
Using two-factor authentication with one-time passwords sent via SMS has come under question again after a Reddit breach was blamed on the faulty 2FA method.
- August 02, 2018
02 Aug'18
Risk & Repeat: A deep dive on SamSam ransomware
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors talk about the SamSam ransomware campaign, which may be the work of a single hacker who's made nearly $6 million.
- August 02, 2018
02 Aug'18
Black Hat 2018 survey: Cybersecurity staffing, budgets still lacking
According to a survey of Black Hat 2018 attendees, organizations are still struggling with insufficient cybersecurity staff and budgets to meet the current and emerging threats.
- August 02, 2018
02 Aug'18
FIN7 members arrested after stealing 15 million credit card records
The FBI arrested three members of the FIN7 cybercrime gang -- also known as the Carbanak Group -- for targeting more than 100 businesses and stealing 15 million credit card records.
- August 02, 2018
02 Aug'18
Black Hat 2018 conference coverage
The SearchSecurity team covers the latest threats and vulnerabilities featured at this year's Black Hat USA with news, interviews and more from Las Vegas.