Security News

Facebook Privacy Glitch Gave 5K Developers Access to ‘Expired’ Data
2020-07-02 16:06

The social media giant said that it recently discovered that 5,000 developers received data from Facebook users - long after their access to that data should have expired. In 2018, on the heels of the Cambridge Analytica privacy incident, Facebook debuted stricter controls over data collection by third-party app developers.

Google suspends Xiaomi from Home Hub over camera privacy glitch
2020-01-07 12:51

Google has temporarily disconnected Xiaomi's IP cameras from its Home Hub service after a user reported that he was seeing images from other people's devices. Reddit user u/Dio-V found that Xiaomi's Mijia 1080p IP camera was sending still images from other peoples' homes when he accessed it via his Google Home Hub.

Samsung Rolls Out Fix For Galaxy S10 Fingerprint Sensor Glitch
2019-10-24 15:44

Samsung is reportedly rolling out fixes for a glitch that allowed anyone to dupe its Galaxy S10 fingerprint authentication sensor.

Another rewrite for 737 Max software as cosmic bit-flipping tests glitch out systems – report
2019-08-02 15:54

Third time's a charm? Further details have emerged on the 737 Max flight control software bug discovered at the end of June, with reports suggesting that belated tests by a US regulator found the...

Two pentesters, one glitch: Firefox browser menaced by ancient file-snaffling bug, er, feature
2019-07-09 11:00

Forgive the sins of the fathers: Mozilla to have another go at tackling teenage flaw Mozilla has been sitting on a new variant of an age-old flaw for almost a year, even with public disclosure...

Fingerprint glitch in passports swapped left and right hands
2019-04-26 10:37

And just who, exactly, is going to pay for new passports if it's necessary? Danish police are chatting with Kube Data about that.

Apple Disables Group FaceTime Following Major Privacy Glitch
2019-01-29 14:05

The bug allows iPhone users to FaceTime other iOS users and eavesdrop on their conversations - even when the other end of the line doesn't pick up.

Twitter Android Glitch Exposed Private Tweets for Years
2019-01-18 14:42

Twitter has fixed the issue, which has been ongoing since 2014.

Skype Glitch Allowed Android Authentication Bypass
2019-01-07 15:13

A glitch allowed hackers to access contacts, photos and more on Android devices - simply by answering a Skype call.

Gmail Glitch Enables Anonymous Messages in Phishing Attacks
2018-11-20 19:59

A glitch in the UX in Gmail allows the “from” field to be forged so there is no sender listed in the email's header.