Security News

Week in review: iOS malware compromising Apple accounts, and fake recruiters on LinkedIn targeting infosec pros (Help Net Security)
2015-09-07 06:50

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news and articles: Over 225,000 Apple accounts compromised via iOS malware Researchers from Palo Alto Networks and China-based WeipTech...

Fake recruiters on LinkedIn are targeting infosec pros (Help Net Security)
2015-09-04 09:46

"There's a group of fake recruiters on LinkedIn mapping infosec people's networks. Not sure what their goal is yet, just a heads-up to others," Yonathan Klijnsma, a threat intelligence analyst working...

Users force LinkedIn to bring back connections download tool used by scrapers (Help Net Security)
2015-07-29 07:15

LinkedIn users have rejected a new data export process set up by the company, which would allow them to export their connections' information with a delay of 24 or, occasionally, even 72 hours. The...

Why LinkedIn chose to keep its bug bounty program private (Help Net Security)
2015-06-18 11:10

Bug bounty programs have become de rigueur for tech and Internet companies that want to improve the security of their products by (partly) outsourcing bug discovery. But while most companies opt for p...

LinkedIn Goes Public with Its Private Bug Bounty (Threatpost)
2015-06-17 17:00

LinkedIn today announced that since October it has been running a private bug bounty, and to date has patched 65 bugs and paid out $65,000 in rewards.