Bug bounties play a huge role in finding out security threats that make vendor applications more stable and at the same time researchers get monetary benefits, so we can say it’s a win-win situation for everyone. Google has also realized the importance and thus increased the payment of bug bounty Continue Reading
As far as Apple TouchID fingerprint security scanner is concerned it is pretty much the same as what we had in iPhone 5s. Apple iPhone 6 TouchID is still prone to hacking like last year’s TouchID. It plays a vital part in the company’s upcoming mobile payment service. According to Continue Reading
Bash is a Unix shell used to control the command prompt. Recently discovered Bash flaw put computers running on Linux and Mac platforms at risk. Security researchers considered Bash command flaw as a bigger threat when comparing with the Heartbleed bug which made the headlines in April. According to experts Continue Reading
Apple has released the latest version of iOS 8, fixing 53 vulnerabilities. Among these vulnerabilities, the most sever security threats allow code execution with root privileges. Similarly other flaws can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with kernel or system privileges. Most vulnerabilities affect the Webkit browser engine that can Continue Reading
According to security researcher Rafay Baloch, Android versions prior to 4.4 are prone to security bypass issue that allows intruders to gain control of a user’s sessions on other sites. The issue is actually related to XSS flaw due to improper handling of javascript: strings preceded by a null byte Continue Reading
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