One week after launching a security bug bounty program, the new file-storage and sharing service Mega claims to have fixed seven vulnerabilities, none of which met its highest severity classification. Since Mega was launched three weeks ...
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Google today announced it would again host its Pwnium hacking contest at a March security conference, but boosted the maximum amount it will pay to $3.14 million and changed the target to its browser-based operating system, Chrome OS. ...
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Microsoft today shipped an emergency update for Internet Explorer (IE) to stymie attacks that have been occurring since at least Dec. 7. The "out-of-band" update -- the label for a security fix outside a vendor's normal schedule -- was ...
Oracle on Sunday issued an emergency Java update to patch two critical vulnerabilities, including one that had been exploited in ongoing and accelerating attacks. Also yesterday, a researcher noted for uncovering scores of Java bugs ...
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Google on Thursday upgraded Chrome, improving the browser's start-up performance and patching two dozen security vulnerabilities. Chrome 24 contained few major changes. That's typical, as Google usually refreshes its browser every six to ...
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Computerworld - Microsoft will issue an emergency update to patch a vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) in the next two weeks to fix a flaw criminals have been using for more than a month, researchers said Tuesday. The company will ...
Computerworld - Mozilla on Tuesday shipped its newest browser, Firefox 18, which sports a revamped JavaScript engine and support for Macs with Apple's higher-resolution Retina displays. The open-source developer also patched 28 security ...
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Computerworld - Google yesterday boosted payments to researchers for reporting bugs in Chrome, saying the move was prompted by a decline in vulnerabilities submitted by outsiders. "Recently, we've seen a significant drop-off in externally ...
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Mozilla Tuesday released Firefox 17, which debuts technology that lets developers integrate social networks -- for now, Facebook -- with the browser. The company also patched 29 security vulnerabilities, two-thirds of them marked ...
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Microsoft may have known about last week's Internet Explorer (IE) zero-day bug for some time, according to its security advisory. The vulnerability, which was patched Friday in an emergency, or "out-of-band," update, first became public ...
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Mozilla today launched Firefox 15, boasting that users will see "drastic improvements in performance" because of new code that stops add-ons from leaking memory. The open-source developer also patched 31 vulnerabilities, 23 of them dubbed ...
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