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Microsoft Adds Support for JavaScript in Excel—What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Microsoft Adds Support for JavaScript in Excel—What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

May 09, 2018Mohit Kumar
Shortly after Microsoft announced support for custom JavaScript functions in Excel, someone demonstrated what could possibly go wrong if...
Feedly Android App Javascript Injection vulnerability exposes Millions of Users to Hackers

Feedly Android App Javascript Injection vulnerability exposes Millions of Users to Hackers

April 20, 2014Swati Khandelwal
When it comes to Android apps, even the simplest app could greatly compromise your privacy and security. Injecting malicious JavaScript in...
Zerodium Offers $1 Million for Tor Browser 0-Days That It will Resell to Governments

Zerodium Offers $1 Million for Tor Browser 0-Days That It will Resell to Governments

September 13, 2017Swati Khandelwal
It seems like Tor Browser zero-day exploits are in high demand right now—so much so that someone is ready to pay ONE MILLION dollars. Z...
Firefox Zero-Day Exploit used by FBI to shutdown Child porn on Tor Network hosting; Tor Mail Compromised

Firefox Zero-Day Exploit used by FBI to shutdown Child porn on Tor Network hosting; Tor Mail Compromised

August 04, 2013Mohit Kumar
TOR is the dark side of the Internet, the so-called dark web, which provides a safe haven to privacy advocates but is also where drugs,...
A Simple JavaScript Exploit Bypasses ASLR Protection On 22 CPU Architectures

A Simple JavaScript Exploit Bypasses ASLR Protection On 22 CPU Architectures

February 16, 2017Swati Khandelwal
Security researchers have discovered a chip flaw that could nullify hacking protections for millions of devices regardless of their opera...
WebAssembly — New Standard for Powerful and Faster Web Apps

WebAssembly — New Standard for Powerful and Faster Web Apps

June 22, 2015Swati Khandelwal
Google, Apple, Microsoft , and Mozilla have joined hands to create code for use in the future web browsers that promises up to 20 times ...
CoinHive URL Shortener Abused to Secretly Mine Cryptocurrency Using Hacked Sites

CoinHive URL Shortener Abused to Secretly Mine Cryptocurrency Using Hacked Sites

July 03, 2018Wang Wei
Security researchers have been warning about a new malicious campaign that leverages an alternative scheme to mine cryptocurrencies witho...
Critical "Same Origin Policy" Bypass Flaw Found in Samsung Android Browser

Critical "Same Origin Policy" Bypass Flaw Found in Samsung Android Browser

December 29, 2017Mohit Kumar
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the browser app comes pre-installed on hundreds of millions of Samsung Android devices th...
Ransom32 — First JavaScript-powered Ransomware affecting Windows, Mac and Linux

Ransom32 — First JavaScript-powered Ransomware affecting Windows, Mac and Linux

January 04, 2016Swati Khandelwal
Here's New Year's first Ransomware: Ransom32 . A new Ransomware-as-a-service, dubbed Ransom32 , has been spotted that for th...
Chakra JavaScript Engine: Microsoft Open-Sources the Heart of Edge browser

Chakra JavaScript Engine: Microsoft Open-Sources the Heart of Edge browser

December 06, 2015Swati Khandelwal
Microsoft has announced the plans to open source the core components of its " Chakra " – the JavaScript engine behind the new ...
Hacker Finds a Simple Way to Bypass Google Password Alert

Hacker Finds a Simple Way to Bypass Google Password Alert

May 01, 2015Mohit Kumar
Less than 24 hours after Google launched the new Phishing alert extension Password Alert , a security researcher was able to bypass the ...
Hacking Millions of Routers by Craig Heffner

Hacking Millions of Routers by Craig Heffner

October 29, 2010Mohit Kumar
After having attended the past couple of DEFCONs, I'm really excited to be speaking at DEFCON 18 this year. In anticipation of my pres...
Learn How to Code: Get 10 Best Online Training Courses for Just $49

Learn How to Code: Get 10 Best Online Training Courses for Just $49

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Struggling to learn how to code? If you’re looking to 'learn how to code' and seeking a career as an expert-level programmer, you ...
Two Critical Zero-Day Flaws Disclosed in Foxit PDF Reader

Two Critical Zero-Day Flaws Disclosed in Foxit PDF Reader

August 17, 2017Wang Wei
Are you using Foxit PDF Reader? If yes, then you need to watch your back. Security researchers have discovered two critical zero-day se...
Warning — Popular 'Hot Patching' Technique Puts iOS Users At Risk

Warning — Popular 'Hot Patching' Technique Puts iOS Users At Risk

January 31, 2016Swati Khandelwal
Do you know?… Any iOS app downloaded from Apple’s official App Store has an ability to update itself from any 3rd-party server automatic...