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Facebook Paid $880,000 in Bug Bounties in 2017
2018-01-12 15:54

Facebook received over 12,000 vulnerability submissions in 2017 and ended up paying $880,000 in bug bounties to security researchers. read more

US House Passes Crucial Spying Law
2018-01-12 15:49

The US House of Representatives passed a crucial surveillance law Thursday that reinforced the ability of the country's spy agencies to intercept and make use of Americans' private communications....

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FireEye Acquires Big Data Firm X15 Software
2018-01-12 15:40

Cyber threat protection firm FireEye said on Friday that it has acquired privately held big data platform provider X15 Software in a deal valued at roughly $20 million. read more

Tool Detects Squatted Accounts on Social Networks, Code Repos
2018-01-12 15:12

Web security company High-Tech Bridge has improved its Trademark Monitoring Radar service with a feature designed to help organizations identify squatted or fraudulent accounts created on social...

Simple Attack Allows Full Remote Access to Most Corporate Laptops
2018-01-12 14:52

Attack is Simple to Exploit, Has Incredible Destructive Potential read more

Apps Exposing Children to Porn Ads Booted From Google Play
2018-01-12 14:36

Researchers identified 60 apps on Google Play infected with AdultSwine malware that in some cases displayed graphic adult-themed ads on apps intended for children.

New Intel AMT Vulnerability Lets Hackers Gain Full Control of Laptops in 30 Seconds
2018-01-12 14:33

It's been a terrible new-year-starting for Intel. Researchers warn of a new attack which can be carried out in less than 30 seconds and potentially affects millions of laptops globally. As Intel...

New infosec products of the week​: January 12, 2018
2018-01-12 14:00

Code42 enhances data security and recovery solution Code42 announced enhancements to its data security solution. The Security Center helps detect and mitigate insider threat incidents and data...

ICS Vendors Assessing Impact of Meltdown, Spectre Flaws
2018-01-12 13:56

Organizations that provide solutions for critical infrastructure sectors, including medical device and industrial control systems (ICS) manufacturers, have started assessing the impact of the...

Spectre Reversal: AMD Confirms Chips Have Flaws
2018-01-12 13:48

Also, Intel Confirms Stability Problems For Some CPUs Following Firmware UpdateIn a reversal, chipmaker AMD is now warning that its chips are susceptible to the speculative execution flaws in...