Semiconductor and telecommunications giant Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI) announced on Thursday the launch of a bug bounty program with rewards of up to $15,000 for each vulnerability found in its products.
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Mirai Used STOMP Floods in Recent DDoS Attacks
The Mirai Internet of Things (IoT) botnet has been using STOMP (Simple Text Oriented Messaging Protocol) floods to hit targets, a protocol that isn’t normally associated with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
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U.S. Intelligence Chief James Clapper Resigns
US intelligence chief James Clapper, whose 2013 denial that the US collects personal communications data on millions of citizens led to the stunning Snowden spying expose, on Thursday announced his resignation.
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DHS Publishes Principles, Best Practices for Securing IoT
The Department of Homeland Security recently published (PDF) its Strategic Principles for Securing the Internet of Things. It comprises six non-binding principles designed to provide security across the design, manufacturing and deployment of connected devices.
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What Makes a Good Exploit Kit
Exploit kits, pre-packaged software that uses vulnerabilities in software applications to spread malware, are not new to the information security community. Since 2006, when threat research organizations began seriously tracking their growth and distribution on a global basis, their popularity has increased within the underground steadily.
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iOS Lockscreen Bypass Gives Access to Contacts, Photos
Apple’s upcoming updates for iOS will likely include a fix for a new lockscreen bypass technique that can be used to access contact information and photos on locked iPhones and iPads.
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Several Vulnerabilities Patched in Drupal 7, 8
Drupal developers have released updates for versions 7 and 8 to address security flaws that can lead to information disclosure, cache poisoning, redirection to third-party sites and a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
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Young Belgian Cyber-Patrollers Trained to Fight Online Hate
Belgium is training young people as cyber-patrollers in a government-backed campaign aimed at combating hate speech as Europe sees a surge in online abuse.
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Disgruntled Gamer ‘Likely’ Behind October US Hacking: Expert
The hacker who shut down large parts of the US internet last month was probably a disgruntled gamer, said an expert whose company closely monitored the attack Wednesday.
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Firefox 50 Patches 27 Vulnerabilities
Mozilla this week released Firefox 50 in the stable channel to patch 27 vulnerabilities and to provide users with improved Download Protection.
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