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Google Search Results Spoofed to Create Fake News
2019-01-10 15:45

The technique can be used to spread disinformation while leveraging the trust people have in Google's search results.

Facebook and Google Launch Asia-Pacific Bug Hunting Conference
2019-01-10 15:39

Facebook and Google have partnered to launch a new conference for the researchers interested on discovering and reporting vulnerabilities. read more

Google Secures Public DNS Queries With DNS-over-TLS
2019-01-10 15:33

Google this week announced that users can now secure queries between their devices and the Google Public DNS with DNS-over-TLS, which improves their privacy and integrity.  read more

Over 202 Million Chinese Job Seekers' Details Exposed On the Internet
2019-01-10 15:33

Cybersecurity researcher has discovered online a massive database containing records of more than 202 million Chinese citizens that remained accessible to anyone on the Internet without...

Hyatt Hotels Launches Public Bug Bounty Program
2019-01-10 15:33

Hyatt Hotels Corporation on Wednesday announced the launch of a public bug bounty program that covers its websites and mobile applications. read more

Update now! Microsoft and Adobe’s January 2019 Patch Tuesday is here
2019-01-10 14:40

After a busy sequence of updates in October, November, and December, the new year’s first Patch Tuesday promises a lighter workload.

Supreme Court refuses to hear Fiat Chrysler appeal in Jeep hacking case
2019-01-10 14:27

The court's action means that one of the first legal cases involving cyber security risks in cars will go to trial in October.

Germany's Mega-Leak Takeaway: Noisy Young Hacker Got Caught
2019-01-10 14:18

But Quiet Nation-State Hackers and Cybercrime Gangs Can Exploit the Same FlawsPolice in Germany say a 20-year-old student has confessed to stealing and leaking personal details from 1,000 German...

Baddies linked to Iran fingered for DNS hijacking to read Middle Eastern regimes' emails
2019-01-10 14:04

'Almost unprecedented' attacks use the old man-in-the-middle diddle – infoseccers Infosec biz FireEye has suggested Iran may be responsible for what it claims are DNS hijacking attacks aimed at...

Cisco Patches Serious DoS Flaws in Email Security Appliance
2019-01-10 13:51

Cisco this week patched two serious denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely without authentication in its Email Security Appliance (ESA) products. read more