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Continuous news on hardware and software vulnerabilities from proof of concept to zero day, the dangerous to the novel. Follow the patching topic to narrow your news to emerging fixes.

US govt HR office suspends system after finding new flaw

US govt HR office suspends system after finding new flaw

Authorities now think 10 million affected in data breach.
Staff Writers Jun 30 2015 2:24PM Security
MIT tech squashes bugs without needing source code

MIT tech squashes bugs without needing source code

Tool aims to cut down on "grunt work".
Allie Coyne Jun 30 2015 9:53AM Software
Flaw puts 600 million Samsung Galaxy phones at risk

Flaw puts 600 million Samsung Galaxy phones at risk

New S6 and older devices affected by unsecure update vulnerability.
Allie Coyne Jun 17 2015 9:08AM Security
Code audit finds over 25,000 vulnerable apps in iTunes

Code audit finds over 25,000 vulnerable apps in iTunes

Bug in SSL library makes eavesdropping easy.
Juha Saarinen Apr 27 2015 6:19AM Security
OpenSSL patches denial of service vulnerabilities

OpenSSL patches denial of service vulnerabilities

FREAK bug reclassified as high severity.
Juha Saarinen Mar 20 2015 6:35AM Security
Apple, Google users at risk from FREAK flaw

Apple, Google users at risk from FREAK flaw

US govt intervention in cryptography bites today's users.
Allie Coyne Mar 4 2015 8:40AM Security
Google softens controversial vulnerability disclosure policy

Google softens controversial vulnerability disclosure policy

Grace periods introduced.
Juha Saarinen Feb 15 2015 10:07AM Security
Microsoft patches critical JASBUG Windows flaw

Microsoft patches critical JASBUG Windows flaw

Vulnerability affects millions of Active Directory-connected systems.
Juha Saarinen Feb 11 2015 6:25AM Security
Adobe tackles Flash zero-days with mega patch

Adobe tackles Flash zero-days with mega patch

Eighteen vulnerabilities addressed.
Juha Saarinen Feb 6 2015 7:22AM Security
BMW patches in-car software security flaw

BMW patches in-car software security flaw

Up to 2.2 million cars affected.
Staff Writers Feb 3 2015 11:06AM Security
Hackers target third new zero-day for Adobe Flash

Hackers target third new zero-day for Adobe Flash

Patch promised this week.
Juha Saarinen Feb 3 2015 9:40AM Security
Google pays up front for bug hunting

Google pays up front for bug hunting

Introduces vulnerability research grants.
Juha Saarinen Feb 2 2015 11:41AM Security
Linux distros quickly patch critical 'Ghost' vulnerability

Linux distros quickly patch critical 'Ghost' vulnerability

Big bad buffer overflow discovered.
Allie Coyne Jan 28 2015 12:31PM Security
Adobe issues second emergency patch for exploited zero-day

Adobe issues second emergency patch for exploited zero-day

CVE-2015-0311 used to spread ransomware, researcher said.
Juha Saarinen Jan 28 2015 9:07AM Security
Google outs three Apple zero-day vulnerabilities

Google outs three Apple zero-day vulnerabilities

Lets loose after 90-day grace period.
Allie Coyne Jan 23 2015 2:42PM Security
Adobe issues fresh patches for Flash Player

Adobe issues fresh patches for Flash Player

Latest zero-day under investigation.
Juha Saarinen Jan 23 2015 6:21AM Security
Mozilla patches critical security flaws

Mozilla patches critical security flaws

Firefox, SeaMonkey and Thunderbird affected.
Juha Saarinen Jan 16 2015 8:39AM Security
Microsoft accuses Google of early bug publication

Microsoft accuses Google of early bug publication

Windows 8.1 flaw revealed before Patch Tuesday fix.
Staff Writers Jan 13 2015 6:54AM Security
OpenSSL update targets eight vulnerabilities

OpenSSL update targets eight vulnerabilities

Analysts recommend upgrading 'within days'.
Adam Greenberg Jan 9 2015 9:51AM Security
PayPal patches account hijacking flaw

PayPal patches account hijacking flaw

Bug bounty program unearths serious vulnerability.
Allie Coyne Dec 4 2014 3:07PM Security

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