Ashley Carman
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Firefox zero-days exposed after attacker compromises privileged account
Sep 04, 2015An attacker compromised a privileged account on Mozilla's Bugzilla bug tracker tool and used the gleaned information to exploit a critical bug.
DOJ issues new 'stingray' policies and begins requiring a warrant
Sep 04, 2015Following its own investigation, the Department of Justice issued new policies surround cell-site simulators, and in particular, 'stingrays.'
HP pulls sponsorship of hacking contest over Wassenaar Arrangement
Sep 04, 2015Hewlett-Packard pulled its sponsorship of the Pwn2Own hacking competition this year over confusion about the Wassenaar Arrangement and difficulty in meeting its standards.
Waze allegedly stole its competitor's data to better its app
Sep 03, 2015PhantomAlert, a Waze competitor, claims the company stole its "Points of Interest" database for its own gain.
Carbanak banking malware returns with new variant
Sep 03, 2015The Carbanak malware and Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) campaign, which facilitated the heist of $1 billion from banks around the world earlier this year, is back with its first new variant.
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