Security News > 2018 > July

From the Linux distro hacked on GitHub and Facebook and Google's manipulation of us with “dark patterns” to the security camera footage sent to the wrong person, and more!

Facebook has admitted that the company gave dozens of tech companies and app developers special access to its users' data after publicly saying it had restricted outside companies to access such...

VMware informed customers last week that it patched several vulnerabilities that can lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or information disclosure in its ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion...

Ancient protocol's key vulnerability is fixable Among the many problems that exist in the venerable Network Time Protocol is its vulnerability to timing attacks: turning servers into...

Typeform, a Spain-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that specializes in online forms and surveys, has suffered a security breach that resulted in the data collected by its customers...

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: How Facebook and Google nudge users to make anti-privacy choices Facebook, Google and Microsoft use design techniques...

Voter data in Australian state of Tasmania among the casualties Spanish Web form and survey company Typeform has announced a data breach dating back to May, when someone gained access to one of...

More companies – particularly social media firms – may follow Facebook’s footsteps in turning to bug bounty programs to scout out any data privacy abuse on their platforms, experts say.

New macOS malware targets crypto community via chat networks Slack and Discord.