Security News

Open-source 64-ish-bit serial number gen snafu sparks TLS security cert revoke runaround
2019-03-13 18:12

64 bits of cert ID on the wall, 64 bits of ID. Take the top bit down, don't pass it around, 63 bits of cert ID on the wall... A bunfight over a controversial UAE mobile security company led to the...

Open-source keygen snafu sparks 63-bit TLS cert revoke runaround
2019-03-13 18:12

What a difference a bit makes. 64 little flowers... brought the revokes and the scowls A mailing list bunfight over a controversial UAE mobile security company led to the discovery that millions...

Amazon Snafu Exposed Customers' Names and Email Addresses
2018-11-23 09:48

Scant Detail on Incident and Unusual Email Notification Raises EyebrowsAmazon has blamed a technical error for its inadvertent exposure of some customers' names and email addresses online. The...

Google+ Privacy Snafu Leaves a Cloud Over the Tech Landscape
2018-10-09 15:11

Google was caught not disclosing a potential data breach -- leaving questions as to whether a lack of transparency is the new normal.

Back up a minute: Veeam database config snafu exposed millions of customer records
2018-09-12 14:15

Firm helps self with own disaster recovery A misconfigured server at data recovery and backup firm Veeam exposed millions of email addresses.…

Apache's latest SNAFU – Struts normal, all fscked up: Web app framework needs urgent patching
2018-08-22 22:24

Paging Equifax: Time to update again, fellas Another critical security hole has been found in Apache Struts 2, requiring an immediate update.…

WhatsApp security snafu 'could allow message manipulation'
2018-08-09 09:18

You could put words in people's mouths, claim researchers Researchers have uncovered security shortcomings in WhatsApp that create a means for hackers to intercept and manipulate messages sent in...

Salesforce.com Warns Marketing Customers of Data Leakage SNAFU
2018-08-03 18:01

Potentially impacted customers include organizations like Aldo, Dunkin Donuts, GE, HauteLook, Nestle Waters, News Corp Australia and Sony.

800K Patient Records At Issue in ProCare Health Snafu
2018-07-17 21:32

IT companies allege that one of New Zealand’s largest networks of doctors and nurses has been storing hundreds of thousands of sensitive patient records, without express consent.

Single single-sign-on SNAFU threatens three Cisco products
2018-04-23 06:28

Firepower, AnyConnect and ASA appliances and clients need patches Cisco has announced a suite of patches against a bug in its Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) implementation.…