vulnerability
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US Government Researchers Say It’s Only A ‘Matter Of Time’ Until A Commercial Airline Is Hacked
Here’s a fun thing to think about as you plan your next holiday: Researchers at a number of US government agencies including the Department of Homeland Security believe that a cyberattack against an aeroplane is inevitable and could lead to a “catastrophic disaster”. Have a nice trip!
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Researcher Found Another Twitter Vulnerability That Allowed Tweeting From Any Account
A bug in a Twitter product could have allowed attackers to send tweets from any account and delete photos and videos from published tweets, according to a recent blog post by the security researcher who discovered it. It’s the second broad vulnerability in the product, called Studio, that’s come to light recently, raising questions about how…
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How Yesterday’s Huge TweetDeck Vulnerability Happened
If you use TweetDeck in any capacity, you’re probably aware of a nasty little bug that was running rampant around TweetDeck’s hallowed columns yesterday afternoon. But what, exactly, was causing all the retweeted trouble? Computerphile’s Tom Scott breaks it down.
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How To Safely Continue Using Tor On Windows
An attack against Tor Browser users on Windows machines was discovered this Sunday, and there is speculation that the uncovered malware was used by a law enforcement agency to harvest the IP addresses of users of several hidden services hosted by Freedom Hosting. The malware exploits a serious JavaScript security vulnerability affecting Firefox and other…