A security researcher was able to breach the internal systems of over 35 major companies, including Apple, Microsoft, and PayPal, using a software supply chain attack (via Bleeping Computer). Security researcher Alex Birsan was able to exploit a unique design flaw in some open-source ecosystems called “dependency confusion” to attack the systems of companies such […]
Read MoreA group of hackers has been awarded over $50,000 by Apple for discovering 55 vulnerabilities in the company’s systems. Sam Curry, Brett Buerhaus, Ben Sadeghipour, Samuel Erb, and Tanner Barnes spent three months hacking Apple platforms and services to discover a range of weaknesses. The 55 vulnerabilities the team discovered were of varying severity, with […]
Read MoreApple paid out $75,000 to a hacker for identifying multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in its software, some of which could be used to hijack the camera on a MacBook or an iPhone, according to Forbes. A zero-day vulnerability refers to a security hole in software that is unknown to the software developer and the public, although […]
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