December 18, 2018

Twitter fixes bug that lets unauthorized apps get access to DMs

"You authorise it - whereupon it promptly leaks to the world all your sexts, inappropriate jokes, and dank memes. Tragic!" said the researcher.

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December 12, 2018

Google+ to power down early after second security hole found

Google has disclosed the second security hole in its Google+ social network in three months.

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July 04, 2018

Facebook accidentally unblocks people

It's fixed now, thankfully: be it airheads who post baloney or stalkers, all blocked users deserve to STAY blocked.

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February 26, 2018

Facebook bug reveals identity of page admin via email

The autogenerated emails sent on behalf of a named Facebook page gave away more about the accounts behind the page than you’d expect.

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February 08, 2018

WordPress users – do an update now, and do it by hand!

The automatic update to WordPress 4.9.3 broke automatic updating, so the emergency update to 4.9.4 means you need to click a button.

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January 09, 2018

Facebook bug could have exposed your phone number to marketers

Self-service ad-targeting tools could have squeezed users' phone numbers from their email addresses... verrrrry sloooowly.

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December 12, 2017

HP leaves accidental keylogger in laptop keyboard driver

HP didnt beat around the bush - when a researcher found a left-over keylogger, the company fessed up and fixed it fast. Result!

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December 01, 2017

Microsoft defends Windows 10 against ASLR criticism

It’s one of the oldest debates in software: is it a bug or a feature?

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November 27, 2017

How one man could have deleted any image on Facebook

Pouya Darabi found how to embed other people's images in a Facebook poll so that deleting *his* poll also deleted *their* files.

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