Security News

TLS developers should ditch 'pseudo constant time' crypto processing
2018-08-21 10:17

Fixes for Lucky 13-type bugs could still be vulnerable More than five years after cracks started showing in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) network crypto protocol, the author of the "Lucky 13"...

Firefox axes add-ons, developer pushes back
2018-08-20 11:12

Mozilla has wiped 23 extensions from its directory of Firefox browser add-ons after finding what it says were inappropriate functions in the code.

Microsoft: 5 tips for developers to reduce malware false positives
2018-08-17 18:27

Digitally signing files and keeping a good reputation are among the best practices Microsoft lays out for developers.

How one man could have hacked every Mac developer (73% of them, anyway)
2018-08-10 12:49

An inadvertently exposed login key could have spelled cybersecurity disaster for the Homebrew project, beloved of Mac developers everywhere.

Hashcat developer discovers simpler way to crack WPA2 wireless passwords
2018-08-07 18:43

While looking for ways to attack the new WPA3 security standard, Hashcat developer Jens “Atom” Steube found a simpler way to capture and crack access credentials protecting WPA and WPA2 wireless...

Steam Bans Developer After Outcry Over Cryptomining, Scam Items
2018-08-01 13:06

A simple, 2D game raised eyebrows after it was found to be consuming big amounts of processing power.

Twitter boots 143K bad apps, throttles developer access to API
2018-07-26 10:04

Devs now have to register and will be capped at 10 apps, and those apps are now on a diet: no more endless gorging on spam/bot-pestering/etc.

21-year-old spy tool developer faces prison
2018-07-18 13:01

Luminosity RAT sold for as little as $39.99 and could spy, steal passwords, mine cryptocurrency, and launch DDoSes.

LuminosityLink creepware developer cops plea in Kentucky
2018-07-17 22:28

Man admits to selling remote access malware for spying A US software developer has admitted to selling and supporting malware, after originally claiming the remote access tool was legitimate admin...

Cryptocurrency Exchange Developer Bancor Loses $23.5 Million
2018-07-11 13:03

A Wallet Used for Upgrading Smart Contracts Was CompromisedAttackers have stolen $23.5 million in cryptocurrency from Bancor, which is developing a decentralized exchange. The cause of the hack...