Google announced on Tuesday the launch of a new hacking contest that invites researchers to find serious vulnerabilities and exploit chains in the Android operating system. The search giant is prepared to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to the winners.
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Mac OS Malware, Web-based Threats Decline: Report
A new report from McAfee Labs shows that while malware overall continues to increase, web-based threats and Mac OS malware have declined in recent months.
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Apple Patches 7 Flaws With Release of iOS 10
Apple announced on Tuesday the release of iOS 10, Xcode 8 and watchOS 3. The new versions patch several vulnerabilities that can be exploited for information disclosure, arbitrary code execution and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.
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Email Is Forever – and It’s Not Private
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Continue readingZero-Day Patched by Microsoft Used for Malvertising Since 2014
A zero-day vulnerability patched by Microsoft this week in its Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers has been exploited by cybercriminals in malvertising campaigns since 2014.
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Russian Cyberspies Accused of Attack on Olympics Anti-Doping Agency
Hackers Leak Athlete Medical Data From Olympics Anti-Doping Agency
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Windows Trojan Targets Android, iOS Devices via USB Connection
A relatively new Windows Trojan is capable of loading malicious applications onto Android and iOS devices connected to the infected machine via USB.
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Microsoft Patches Browser Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
Microsoft announced on Tuesday the availability of 13 security bulletins that patch 50 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, Office and Exchange. The company said one of the browser flaws has been exploited in the wild.
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Claroty Emerges from Stealth Promising ‘Extreme Visibility’ into Industrial Networks
Claroty Makes Public Debut With $32 Million in Funding to Protect Critical Infrastructure
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Symantec Adds Machine Learning to Endpoint Security Lineup
Symantec on Tuesday launched its new Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEPC) security solution designed to marry old and new endpoint technologies in a single easy-to-use product primarily aimed at SMBs and mid-market companies of up to 1000 employees.
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