$1m grabbed for iOS 9.1 bug that will be kept from Apple
Zero-day broker Zerodium claims to have awarded $1 million to an unnamed hacking team that found a remotely exploitable bug in iOS 9.1 that it almost certainly will not share with Apple.
Zero-day broker Zerodium claims to have awarded $1 million to an unnamed hacking team that found a remotely exploitable bug in iOS 9.1 that it almost certainly will not share with Apple.
In the wake of the Stagefright bug, Google, LG and Samsung vowed to deliver monthly Android security updates, but HTC says the schedule is “unrealistic” due to carriers.
Wesfarmers-owned retailer Kmart has confirmed that hackers breached its online ordering system and stole customers’ personal information.
A vulnerability in OS X Yosemite that went public last month is being used by cyber criminals to plant adware on Macs, a security researcher said today.
Gregg Keizer | 06 Aug | Read more
A security expert who recently demonstrated he could hack into a Jeep and control its most vital functions said the same could be done with hundreds of thousands of other vehicles on the road today.
Lucas Mearian | 24 Jul | Read more
System76, a PC maker that ships systems with Linux distribution Ubuntu, has abandoned pre-installed Flash Player because of security concerns.
Symantec has identified a group of cybercriminals, whom they've named "Morpho," as targeting corporate intellectual property for financial gains, with Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft among those hit.
Maria Korolov | 14 Jul | Read more
The hackers that targeted Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft developers two years ago have escalated their economic espionage efforts as they seek confidential business information and intellectual property they can profit from.
Lucian Constantin | 09 Jul | Read more
Medium is doing its best to stay password-free by letting users log in with a secure email link.
Jared Newman | 01 Jul | Read more
Pressure is mounting in the European Union to subject companies including Google, Twitter, eBay and Facebook to the same critical IT infrastructure security requirements as banks or energy networks.
Loek Essers, Peter Sayer | 25 Jun | Read more
LOT Polish Airlines cancelled 10 flights and delayed 12 others on Sunday, saying its ground computer systems had been attacked. The attack kept the airline from creating flight plans for outbound planes, effectively grounding around 1,400 passengers at Warsaw Chopin Airport.
Ken Mingis | 23 Jun | Read more
The Electronic Frontier Foundation released the latest version of its annual "Who Has Your Back" report on tech companies' data disclosure policies Wednesday afternoon, giving perfect five-star ratings to companies including Apple, Adobe, Dropbox and Yahoo.
Blair Hanley Frank | 18 Jun | Read more
When we get complacent, we get bad about security. The more we're prompted by something irritating that can be dismissed only by entering a password again, the more likely we are to not pay attention to what's asking. I speak, of course, of Apple's seemingly random and sometimes frequent iCloud login popup messages in iOS.
Glenn Fleishman | 13 Jun | Read more
Twitter CEO Costolo steps down...Oculus shows consumer Rift...Amazon's e-books deals get an antitrust look...and more tech news.
IDG News Service staff | 12 Jun | Read more
Twitter, to reduce abusive content on its site, is letting users share lists of the people they block, so they can more easily silence those account holders on their own profiles.
Zach Miners | 11 Jun | Read more