Microsoft never disclosed 2013 hack of secret vulnerability database

Enlarge / Microsoft in Dublin, Ireland. (credit: Red Agenda / Flickr) Hackers broke into Microsoft’s secret, internal bug-tracking database and stole information related to vulnerabilities that were exploited in later attacks. But the software developer never disclosed the breach, Reuters reported, citing former company employees. In an article published Tuesday, Reuters said Microsoft’s decision not […]

UK defence secretary insists nuclear subs safe despite concerns over #WannaCry vulnerability

Published time: 14 May, 2017 14:34 British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon insists he has “complete confidence” in the safety of Britain’s nuclear submarines, but refused to deny that they run on the Windows XP operating system that has been exploited in a major global cyberattack. Since Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) was walloped by the […]

Photos That Capture the Vulnerability and Complexities of Teendom in Newark, New Jersey

Brooklyn-based photographer Nicholas Pollack, who we first discovered on Booooooom, spent time documenting teens and kids hanging out in Newark, New Jersey’s Branch Brook Park for his series Nothing Gold Can Stay. In a city that has frequently been counted as one of the most dangerous in the United States, Pollack’s photos show a rarely […]

Valve fixes Steam community site vulnerability soon after its discovery

If you’re any kind of PC gamer, then you likely frequent Valve’s Steam service to procure at least some of your games. And if you’re a Steam customer, then you likely spend some time on Steam’s community site — and until just recently, that might not have been the safest place to be. It appears […]

Radio stations that ignored major vulnerability start playing anti-Trump song

Enlarge / Nipsey Hussle and YG pose backstage at Nokia Theatre LA Live on January 13, 2012. (credit: Joe Scarnici / Getty Images) A certain model of Low Power FM radio transmitter with known vulnerabilities has been targeted in a new wave of radio-station hacks this week. Armed with an exploit that was known all […]