Items tagged with Zero Day

by Lane Babuder - Tue, May 17, 2022

Apple Issues Emergency Fixes For Security Flaws In Millions Of Devices, Patch ASAP

May 2022 has not been a good month for operating system updates. Microsoft had a problem with Active Directory and later driver crash blue screens of death (BSoD). Now it appears Apple has zero-day security exploit problems affecting many of its major platforms, including macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. An emergency fix... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Tue, Feb 15, 2022

Google Issues Emergency Security Patch For Billions Of Chrome Browser Users, Update ASAP

If you're using Google's Chrome browser your Windows PC, Linux system, or Mac computer, be sure you have the latest version installed (version 98.0.4758.102). That's because the latest update contains several security fixes, including an emergency patch for a zero-day vulnerability that Google says is being actively... Read more...

by Zak Killian - Sat, Dec 11, 2021

Serious Log4j Security Flaw Puts The Entire Internet At Risk, Even iCloud And Steam

You may have heard about a recent prank making the rounds in Minecraft. By sending a chat message starting with "${jndi:ldap://" users could make their friends' Minecraft client open a browser window and go to a specific website. So naturally, pranksters were sending their friends to all kinds of shocking and... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Mon, Jun 15, 2015

U.S. Navy Wants To Enhance Its Cyberattack Arsenal By Purchasing Zero-Day Exploits

Remember when skirmishes were fought on land, air, and sea? They still are, though in today's world, you can add cyberspace to the list. Cyber warfare has become a point of focus, and lest anyone doubt it, consider that that the U.S. Navy is looking to buy zero-day exploits, particularly those used on commercial... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Fri, Feb 13, 2015

Google Stops Playing Hardball With Exploit Disclosures, Offers 14-Day Grace Period For Patches

Google has been hitting tech companies with a few right hooks in recent months with regards to zero day exploits. As a part of Google’s “Project Zero” program, its security researchers discover security vulnerabilities in software products, and report its findings to the vendor. The vendor has 90 days from the time of... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Sun, Jul 14, 2013

Hacker Industry on The Rise As Companies Like Microsoft and Apple Pay Top Dollar To Find Security Flaws

Things are getting a little hairy on the wild, wild Internet. With privacy fears at an all-time high and the whole Snowden episode stirring up worries that governments can easily convince companies to hand out just about any digital information in the world, the mere notion of whimsically cruising the Internet is... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Thu, Sep 27, 2012

Billions of Computers Compromised in Zero Day Java Exploit

Tread carefully on the Internet, surf ninja. That's always sound advice, but it's especially important now to be extra cautious, particularly if you use Java. Researchers at Security Explorations discovered a zero-day exploit in multiple versions of Java that could affect over a billion PCs around the globe. Technical details of the exploit... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Wed, Dec 07, 2011

Adobe Warns of Zero Day Attacks to Reader, Acrobat

Adobe on Tuesday confirmed the existence of an unpatched zero day vulnerability rated as "critical" in Adobe Reader X (10.1.1) and earlier versions for Windows and Macs, Adobe Reader 9.4.6 and earlier versions for UNIX, and Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.1) and earlier versions for Windows and Macs. In theory, the critical vulnerability could cause... Read more...