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Apple pays ethical hackers $288k for finding 55 vulnerabilities
News If exploited the bugs would have provided access to Apple's infrastructure and sensitive user data
By Sabina Weston Published
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Microsoft open-sources fuzzing tool used for bug-ridden Windows 10
News Developers can access the vulnerability detection tool through Github as Microsoft shifts away from its legacy scheme
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Windows 10 users complain of performance loss and hardware errors after latest update
News Dozens of complaints are flooding online forums, many of which are from Lenovo device owners
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Microsoft tripled bug bounty payouts to $13.7m last year
News The figure is more than double Google’s payout for 2019 and was divided among 327 security researchers
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Windows 10 bug is causing internet connection problems
News False network status reporting is causing some apps like Cortana and the Feedback Hub to fail to establish connections
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Windows 10 May 2020 Update is causing major Chrome issues
News Microsoft's latest upgrade continues to cause problems, with users also complaining of incompatibility with USB printers
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Lenovo devices hit by Windows 10 May 2020 Update issues
News The manufacturer identifies five compatibility issues specifically affecting a string of ThinkPad machines
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Edison Mail flaw granted users access to other people's inboxes
News The third-party email client has rolled back a faulty update after major privacy concerns were raised
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Microsoft AI can detect security flaws with 99% accuracy
News Developers can use the mechanism to establish whether bugs are security-related and assign a severity rating
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Businesses brace for second 'Fujiwhara effect' of 2020 as Patch Tuesday looms
News Organisations set for a day of chaos on 14 April as vendors plan to fix 500-plus software vulnerabilities at once
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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HPE warns of 'critical' bug that destroys SSDs after 40,000 hours
News Firm urges customers to upgrade firmware as soon as possible
By Carly Page Published
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Google’s Project Zero rolls out automatic 90-day disclosures
News A raft of policy tweaks are aimed at instigating more thorough patch development and better patch adoption
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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