GitHub Increases Bug Bounty Program Rewards, Expands Scope
After paying out $250,000 in bug bounties in 2018, GitHub has decided to increase rewards and expand the scope of its bug bounty program....
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Kali Linux 2019.1 Released, with Many Bug Fixes and Updates
Kali Linux 2019.1 has been released, with numerous bug fixes and many updated packages included. Kali Linux 2019.1, which is the latest version of...
Cisco’s warning: Patch this default Network Assurance Engine password bug
Cisco is urging customers to install an update that fixes a high-severity issue affecting its Network Assurance Engine (NAE) for managing data-center networks. The...
Android and Chrome bug bounty: Google reveals how much it paid out in 2018
Last year Google paid out $1.7m to security researchers who discovered bugs in Android and Chrome, and the same sum again to coders who...
A Programmer Exploits a Crazy Bug in ATMs and Withdraws Over A Million
on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | Qin Qisheng, a 43-year-old programmer discovered and exploited a loophole in ATMs being operated by his employer Huaxia...
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Switzerland Launches Bug Bounty Program for E-Voting Systems
The Swiss government last week announced the launch of a public bug bounty program for its electronic voting systems, with rewards of up to...
Apple releases iOS 12.1.4, fixes iPhone FaceTime spying bug
Apple has released iOS 12.1.4. It’s a patch that fixes a bug that allowed users to spy on others by activating a group FaceTime...
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Lawmakers Concerned About Apple’s Handling of FaceTime Spying Bug
Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives want to know more about how Apple has handled the recently disclosed bug that made it...
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Critical Zcash Bug Could Have Allowed ‘Infinite Counterfeit’ Cryptocurrency
The developers behind the privacy-minded Zcash cryptocurrency have recently discovered and patched a highly dangerous vulnerability in the most secretive way that could have...
iOS 12.1.4 is coming to fix the worst iPhone and iPad bug to date
If you’re running iOS 12.1 or later on your iPhone, then the iOS 12.1.4 patch that’s coming next week is a must-have because it...