January 27, 2020 Weekly Security News Roundup: GDPR Fines Imposed Total €114M Thus Far 3 min read - A survey found that regulators have thus far imposed 114 million euros in fines for a variety of GDPR infringements including data breaches. Learn what else happened last week in security news.
May 31, 2017 Windows Bug Crashes All Versions Before 10 2 min read - An old Windows bug has resurfaced, causing newer systems to crash or display the blue screen of death. Here's what you need to know.
January 31, 2017 Google’s JavaScript Ban Boosts SVG Image Misuse 2 min read - Cybercriminals have responded to Google's impending JavaScript ban by launching phishing attacks that seek to spread via infected SVG image files instead.
December 13, 2016 Microsoft Edge Is Spoofalicious 2 min read - A security researcher learned how to trick SmartScreen, a subprogram within Microsoft Edge designed to block malicious content, to display spoofed messages
Malware October 30, 2015 The Changing Browser Add-on Security Model 3 min read - The old model of the browser add-on is being replaced with more secure ways to surf the Internet, but this brings a lot of change for security teams.
October 23, 2015 Microsoft Will Pay up to $15,000 for Security Flaws in Bug Bounty Program 2 min read - Security experts and developers have just under three months to potentially earn up to $15,000 in Microsoft's latest bug bounty program.
October 16, 2015 Brolux Trojan Targets Japanese Users, Shows How Online Banking Attacks Are Evolving 2 min read - The Brolux Trojan is targeting online banking users in Japan, and it's doing so with the help of previously discovered vulnerabilities and exploits.
Software Vulnerabilities August 3, 2015 MemGC: Use-After-Free Exploit Mitigation in Edge and IE on Windows 10 3 min read - When used effectively, MemGC could help reduce the number of use-after-free vulnerabilities that plague Edge and Internet Explorer in Windows.
April 9, 2015 Security Flaw Pushes Mozilla to Disable Firefox Opportunistic Encryption Capability 2 min read - According to Mozilla, it has disabled its Firefox opportunistic encryption capability after a security flaw that allowed for MitM attacks was discovered.
March 25, 2015 All Four Major Browsers Hacked in Pwn2Own Competition 3 min read - All four major browsers were hacked by security researchers at the Pwn2Own competition, which is designed to encourage responsible bug disclosures.