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Proton Mail disputed some of the content of the post originally published at this location. We will continue the discussion directly with Proton Mail, in particular at a meeting in …
Starting in 2007, Pwn2Own has evolved from a small demonstration with prizes averaging around $10,000 per exploit, to one of the most well-known security contests in the industry, with millions of dollars of cash and prizes made available to contestants over the years. The contest serves as more tha
Kaspersky researchers found malware in CamScanner, a text recognition app that was downloaded more than 100 million times from Google Play.
We’ve learned of suspicious Git activity on GitLab. Affected users have been notified.
KrebsOnSecurity ran a story this week that puzzled over Apple ‘s response to inquiries about a potential privacy leak in its new iPhone 11 line, in which the devices appear to intermittently seek the user’s location even when all applications and system services are individually set never to request this data. Today…
A team of researchers have examined the source code published as part of the SwissPost e-voting system, provided by Scytl, and discovered a cryptographic trapdoor.
Over the weekend, there was an attack on Stack Overflow. We have confirmed that some level of production access was gained on May 11. We discovered and investigated the extent of the access and are addressing all known vulnerabilities. We have not identified any breach of customer or user data. Our customers’ and…
The latest news from Google on open source releases, major projects, events, and outreach programs for early career developers.
Twilio posts cloud communications trends, customer stories, and tips for building scalable voice and SMS applications with Twilio's APIs.
Switch up your browser and search engine, add some plugins to block surveillance, and get a little technical with DNS servers.
After a while, I decided a write a short blog post about Linux binary reversing CTFs in general. How to approach a binary and solving for beginners. I personally am not a fan of Linux reverse engin…
Like a cat, the Test Pilot program has had many lives. It originally started as an Add-on before we relaunched it three years ago. Then in January, we anno
The US antitrust complaint against Google shows that the claim 'to improve speed with AMP' was false from the start. It is simply a measure to increase ad revenue.
This article is about how I found a vulnerability on Instagram that allowed me to hack any Instagram account without consent permission. Facebook and Instagram security team fixed the issue and rewarded me $30000 as a part of their bounty program. Facebook is working constantly to improve its security controls on all…
They had encountered significant turbulence in the product line over the preceding years, especially Macs. It was a rough time to be a pro Mac user.
The VPN industry looks just like the world of religion - everyone has their different beliefs on who to trust. However, even the diamond in the rough lied
Posted by Natalie Silvanovich, Project ZeroCVE-2019-8646 is a somewhat unusual vulnerability I re...
Many spam trends are cyclical: Spammers tend to switch tactics when one method of hijacking your time and attention stops working. But periodically they circle back to old tricks, and few spam trends are as perennial as calendar spam, in which invitations to click on dodgy links show up unbidden in your digital…
UPDATE (as of Sept 2021): This post seems to be the de facto clearing house for people receiving these threats from Fechner and crew all over the world. Here is everything you need to know: You can ignore it Nobody has actually been sued We recently received a copyright notice…
The drafters of the Constitution recognized that restricting the government from violating privacy is essential for a free society. That's why the Fourth Amendment exists. The StingRay clearly violates these standards.
