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‘Untenable risk to Firefox users’

Crunch time for EU web authentication plan as Mozilla launches campaign to protect status quo15 July 2022‘Untenable risk to Firefox users’Crunch time for EU web authentication plan as Mozilla launches campaign to protect status quo

PyPI to send 4,000 security keys to ‘critical projects’

11 July 2022PyPI to send 4,000 security keys to ‘critical projects’Google is providing Titan Security Keys to maintainers of projects in top 1% of downloads

‘Flexibility, creativity, remote working’

Vast majority of ethical hackers keen to spend more time bug bounty hunting07 June 2022‘Flexibility, creativity, remote working’Vast majority of ethical hackers keen to spend more time bug bounty hunting

Popular websites leaking user email data to web trackers

18 May 2022Popular websites leaking user email data to web trackersData harvested without consent and before forms are submitted in many cases, researchers claim

Log4Shell bugfest

Bug bounty platforms handling thousands of Log4j reports22 December 2021Log4Shell bugfestBug bounty platforms handling thousands of Log4j reports

Intel adds payout bonuses as it migrates bug bounty program to Intigriti

13 December 2021Intel adds payout bonuses as it migrates bug bounty program to IntigritiPayout ceiling lifted from $100,000 to $150,000 for 12-month bonus period

Get the message

Organizations without VDPs failing to address researchers’ security warnings03 June 2021Get the messageOrganizations without VDPs failing to address researchers’ security warnings

Say my CNAME

Rise of sneaky adtech tactic poses threat to web security and privacy25 February 2021Say my CNAMERise of sneaky adtech tactic poses threat to web security and privacy

Intigriti launches EU-backed bug bounty program for Matrix secure comms tool

14 January 2021Intigriti launches EU-backed bug bounty program for Matrix secure comms toolNew scheme comes in wake of successful EU-FOSSA campaign

Perfect timing

Researchers exploit widely used network protocols to stage highly efficient side-channel attacks30 July 2020Perfect timingResearchers exploit widely used network protocols to stage highly efficient side-channel attacks

France tops blue-chip cybersecurity index

The nation’s largest public companies outperformed their peers29 July 2020France tops blue-chip cybersecurity indexThe nation’s largest public companies outperformed their peers

Ransomware suspicions

Russian-speaking cybercrime crews launch fresh wave of attacks27 March 2020Ransomware suspicionsRussian-speaking cybercrime crews launch fresh wave of attacks

Medical Device Regulation

EU to give €100bn MedTech industry a security health check11 March 2020Medical Device RegulationEU to give €100bn MedTech industry a security health check

Mastercard spearheads new European cybersecurity facility

‘Cyber is a team sport’20 February 2020Mastercard spearheads new European cybersecurity facility‘Cyber is a team sport’

Meet the bug bounty platform putting community into crowdsourced security

For intigriti, industry growth is built on quality over quantity18 February 2020Meet the bug bounty platform putting community into crowdsourced securityFor intigriti, industry growth is built on quality over quantity

Imminent Monitor spyware operation undone by OpSec mistakes

03 December 2019Imminent Monitor spyware operation undone by OpSec mistakesRAT trap

OWASP security projects showcased at All Day DevOps conference

06 November 2019OWASP security projects showcased at All Day DevOps conferenceSAMMv2, Juice Shop, and testing guide among topics covered during 24-hour security event

Spanish police arrest three in $11.9m BEC fraud probe

24 October 2019Spanish police arrest three in $11.9m BEC fraud probeSuspects alleged to have hijacked email accounts and requested fraudulent transfers

Cybersecurity month 2019

Citizens of Belgium urged to report phishing emails02 October 2019Cybersecurity month 2019Citizens of Belgium urged to report phishing emails

Tech leaders in Belgium join forces with Cyber Security Coalition

Beltug business association to collaborate on security issues 20 September 2019Tech leaders in Belgium join forces with Cyber Security CoalitionBeltug business association to collaborate on security issues 

EU primes open source bug bounty effort

02 January 2019EU primes open source bug bounty effortFOSStastic

Tomorrowland breach hits 64,000 electronic music fans

Attendees of the festival’s 2014 edition may be affected30 October 2018Tomorrowland breach hits 64,000 electronic music fansAttendees of the festival’s 2014 edition may be affected

Suspected ransomware mastermind arrested in Poland

Polish national now faces 181 charges in court19 March 2018Suspected ransomware mastermind arrested in PolandPolish national now faces 181 charges in court