Windows Updates Start Rolling Out to Fix Visual Basic Issues
Microsoft has started to release new Windows updates that fix Visual Basic and VBScript issues that were introduced in recent updates. These updates are first rolling out for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 10 version 1709. […]
Steam Security Saga Continues with Vulnerability Fix Bypass
A bypass for a recent Steam vulnerability that could allow malware or a local attacker to gain admin privileges has been disclosed on Twitter. This new method allows an attacker to bypass the fix created by Steam and exploit the vulnerability again. […]
Mozilla Firefox Bug Let Third-Parties Access Saved Passwords
Mozilla patched a vulnerability in the Firefox web browser with the launch of the 68.0.2 release which would allow unauthorized users to copy passwords from the browser’s built-in Save Logins database even when protected with a master password. […]
Decade-Long Bank Account Hacking Scheme Gets Fraudster 57 Months
Brooklyn man Jason Mickel Elcock was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for a series of account hijacking attacks spanning more than a decade, having used stolen personal and financial information to pilfer over $1.1 million from banks and online retailers. […]
Google Has Started Removing FTP Support From Chrome
Google developers have wanted to remove FTP support from the Chrome browser for quite some time and have been slowly whittling away at its support. In a series of proposed code changes and an “Intent to Remove”, the end is near for the FTP protocol in Chrome. […]