BleepingComputer’s most popular tech stories of 2020
It was a big year for technology and cybersecurity with massive cyberattacks, worldwide outages, privacy concerns, and new features added to Windows. In this article, we list the ten most popular stories at BleepingComputer during 2020 with a summary of each. […]
Bouncy Castle crypto authentication bypass vulnerability revealed
A severe authentication bypass vulnerability has been reported in Bouncy Castle, a popular open-source cryptography library. When exploited, the vulnerability (CVE-2020-28052) can allow an attacker to gain access to user and administrator accounts due to a cryptographic weakness in the manner passwords are checked. […]
Critical Golang XML parser bugs can cause SAML authentication bypass
This week, Mattermost, in coordination with Golang has disclosed 3 critical vulnerabilities within Go language’s XML parser. If exploited, these vulnerabilities, also impacting multiple Go-based SAML implementations, can lead to a complete bypass of SAML authentication which powers prominent web applications today. […]
