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Ensure your Magento software security is up-to-date before security risk is publicized

Magento sent an email today to all accounts registered on it’s official website regarding a security update. If you’re using Magento Community Edition you are exposed to remote code execution. So please read the message below and go to Magento’s Official Website and download a security patch

Github under DDOS attack

Github is under massive DDOS attack coming from China. This attack started on 26 March 2015, and the main attacker is Baidu. On it’s service status page, Github posted on 26 March this message: We’ve identified and mitigated a DoS attack that was impacting service. Service is

Uber database breach exposed 50000 drivers

Uber released a statement on Friday announcing that it suffered a data breach in 2014 that affected 50 000 Uber drivers across the United States. The Uber’s database was accessed by an unauthorized third party. Uber says that 50 000 driver partner names and driver’s license numbers

The Carbanak hacking group stole $1 billion from the accounts of several banks

A group of hackers called Carbanak stole about $1 billion from the accounts of several banks and financial sector companies around the world from 2013 to the present, in a unprecedented banking hack, said the cyber security company from Russia, Kaspersky Lab. The group, called “Carbanak” by

How to get $12500 from Facebook

Two days ago I posted an article about a Facebook vulnerability that allows deleting any photo. The person who discovered the vulnerability said on it’s personal blog that Facebook payed him $12500 for reporting this vulnerability. If you want to read about the vulnerability that Laxman Muthiyah

Facebook vulnerability allows deleting any photo

This vulnerability allowed (it was fixed recently) malicious users to delete any photo album available on Facebook. This exploit of the Facebook Graph API allowed hackers to delete any photo album owned by a user or a page or group from Facebook. The main utility of the

HHVM vs PHP 5 battle. HHVM is much faster

HHVM vs PHP is a battle that you should consider. Which one is more faster. Is HHVM more performant than PHP? Does HHVM consume less CPU than PHP? Which one is more stable and which one could be used in production? These are questions that might get

2014 Security News Review

In this article you’ll find the hottest hacking news from 2014. Below you’ll find the most important security news for each month of 2014. All titles are selected from our hacking news blog. We hope you enjoyed reading these news and we assure you that better quality

GHOST glibc vulnerability (CVE-2015-0235) affects Linux Machines

A critical vulnerability has been found in glibc, the GNU C library, that affects almost all Linux systems dating back to 2000. Attackers can use this flaw to execute code and remotely gain control of Linux machines. The Red Hat Product Security has been made aware of

Blackhat 2015 – a new Hacking Movie Trailer

Storyline – A furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. Written by Morgan Davis Foehl and Michael Mann from a project Mann has been developing with Legendary for over a year,