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Chinese Communist Party pushes for even more internet restrictions

16

Nov

2013

Its no secret that the Chinese government isnt a proponent of a free and open internet, but for some it appears that the Great Firewall doesnt go far enough. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Chinese Communist Party released a call for additional reforms today, citing social networks and mobile messaging apps as areas […]

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CSRF Vulnerability in Twitter Allowed Hackers to Read DMs, Post Tweets

06

Nov

2013

Twitter acted fast a few days ago when it was notified of the existence of a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that plagued the social networks add mobile device feature. This feature allows users to control their accounts via SMS.The security hole could have been leveraged to gain access to any users direct messages and […]

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Researcher Discovers Facebook Flaw that Allowed Hackers to Delete Posted Photos

04

Sep

2013

Indian #researcher #arul Kumar discovered a flaw on #facebook that would have allowed hackers to delete any posted photo they wanted on the site. Through the site’s White Hat program, Kumar has been paid $12,500 for his efforts. The bug worked by exploiting Facebook’s Support #dashboard, and functioned on any browser and with any version […]

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