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Security vulnerabilities stories

Vodafone NZ customer finds major loophone in 'My Vodafone' system

Members of a New Zealand online tech community discovered a potential vulnerability in Vodafone New Zealand's 'My Vodafone' platform yesterday.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Sep 2017

Oracle

Oracle's $60,000 gift to Kiwi bug researcher about sharing knowledge with the world

Traditionally organisations keep bug & vulnerability findings for themselves, but Oracle and Associate Professor Dietrich take a different approach.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Aug 2017

Global Stories

Security vulnerabilities stories

Google

'No evidence' to suggest user info was compromised by Grammarly flaw

A Grammarly vulnerability potentially exposed millions of user accounts and documents, though the company reports no evidence of any data leaks.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2018

Intel

Stop patching Spectre & Meltdown issues or risk reboot problems, Intel warns

Intel is warning all users to stop downloading patches for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities because they are causing system reboot issues.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2018

Intel

Corporate users warned Intel AMT flaw has 'destructive' potential

Anyone who gains physical access to a machine could create a backdoor in less than 30 seconds and use the backdoor to remotely monitor activities.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Jan 2018

Intel

Meltdown and Spectre fallout: patching problems persist

Patching difficulties persist as the tech industry grapples with the fallout from Meltdown and Spectre, highlighting flaws in nearly all modern processors.

By Jerome Boursier • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Jan 2018

Semiconductors

Intel CEO addresses Spectre and Meltdown bugs at CES keynote

Kraznich advised users to apply any updates from your operating system vendor and system manufacturer as soon as they become available.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Jan 2018

Semiconductors

Intel processor vulnerabilities: What you need to know about Meltdown and Spectre

Desktops, laptops, and smartphones running on vulnerable processors can be exposed to unauthorized access and information theft.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jan 2018

Privileged Access Management

Apple addresses serious root access vulnerability in latest MacOS High Sierra update

Apple has been quick to address the major CVE-2017-13872 security flaw in its macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 operating system.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2017

Marketing Technologies

GitHub to boost security tracking for developers' projects

GitHub has unveiled security improvements that will allow developers to track which dependencies are associated with public security vulnerabilities.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Oct 2017

Unified Communications

Security versus convenience? Don't trust everything 'UC'

So, if the proliferation of UC applications is a problem, what's the solution? Session border controllers, also known as SBCs.

By Daniel Kwan • 6 min read • Mon, 9th Oct 2017

Apple

Apple's EFI firmware updates leave systems vulnerable

Duo Security's study finds troubling gaps in Apple's EFI firmware updates, leaving many Macs exposed to potential sophisticated cyber threats.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Oct 2017

Supply Chain

Equifax and its 143m customers just the 'first known victims'

Equifax breach reveals well-known vulnerability, patch available long before attack, says Flexera. More hacks likely to come.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Sep 2017

AI Security

Experts comment: Behind the Bluetooth 'BlueBorne' zero-days

As news spreads of the Bluetooth zero-day that affects more than 5 billion devices, security experts are warning users to use Bluetooth with caution.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Sep 2017

Malware

Windows 10 security solutions powerless against 'bashware'

Every security solution on the market may be completely powerless to stop a vulnerability that could allow any malware to bypass Windows 10 systems.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Sep 2017

Cybersecurity

Samsung Mobile launches bug bounty program

Samsung is the latest vendor to jump into the world of bug bounties through the launch of Samsung Mobile Products Rewards Program.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Sep 2017

Security vulnerabilities

Android 'Toast' overlay vulnerability affects all versions prior to 8.0

Android users are being urged to apply any security patches for their devices, after security researchers discovered a 'high severity' vulnerability.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017

Elections

State-sponsored election hacks are acts of cyber warfare - survey

78% of respondents said they would deem an act as cyber war if a nation-state was behind a successful or attempted hack of another country's election.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017