Flickr vulnerable to SQL Injection and Remote Code Execution Flaws

Flickr vulnerable to SQL Injection and Remote Code Execution Flaws

April 14, 2014Mohit Kumar
Yahoo-owned Flickr , one of the biggest online photo management and sharing website in the world was recently impacted by critical web appli...
Researchers Get $10,000 for Hacking Google Server with Malicious XML

Researchers Get $10,000 for Hacking Google Server with Malicious XML

April 12, 2014Mohit Kumar
A critical vulnerability has been uncovered in Google that could allow an attacker to access the internal files of Google’s production serve...
Google adds its Chrome apps and extensions to Bug Bounty Program

Google adds its Chrome apps and extensions to Bug Bounty Program

February 05, 2014Mohit Kumar
Google's Vulnerability Reward Program which started in November 2010, offers a hefty reward to the one who find a good vulnerability in ...
Facebook Hacker received $33,500 reward for Remote code execution vulnerability

Facebook Hacker received $33,500 reward for Remote code execution vulnerability

January 23, 2014Mohit Kumar
Facebook has paid out its largest Bug Bounty ever of $33,500 to a Brazilian security researcher for discovering and reporting a critical Re...
LinkedIn iOS app HTML Message Parsing Vulnerability

LinkedIn iOS app HTML Message Parsing Vulnerability

December 10, 2013Mohit Kumar
LinkedIn's iOS application is prone to a vulnerability that may permit remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Security Researcher ...
Facebook vulnerability allows to view hidden Facebook Friend List

Facebook vulnerability allows to view hidden Facebook Friend List

November 22, 2013Mohit Kumar
Facebook is one of the most powerful and reliable social networking website. It allows users to interact with other users after being friend...
Hacking Gmail accounts with password reset system vulnerability

Hacking Gmail accounts with password reset system vulnerability

November 22, 2013Mohit Kumar
Oren Hafif , a security researcher has discovered a critical vulnerability in the Password reset process of Google account that allows an ...
Facebook Open URL Redirection vulnerability

Facebook Open URL Redirection vulnerability

November 16, 2013Mohit Kumar
Security Researcher Dan Melamed discovered an Open URL redirection vulnerability in Facebook that allowed him to have a facebook.com lin...
Vulnerability in Facebook app allows hackers to steal access tokens and hijack accounts

Vulnerability in Facebook app allows hackers to steal access tokens and hijack accounts

October 29, 2013Mohit Kumar
There are more than 100 Million users who are using Facebook mobile app. Facebook has fixed multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Androi...
Microsoft paid over $28,000 Rewards to Six Researchers for its first ever Bug Bounty Program

Microsoft paid over $28,000 Rewards to Six Researchers for its first ever Bug Bounty Program

October 07, 2013Mohit Kumar
Microsoft today announced that they had paid more than $28,000 in rewards to Security Researchers for its first Bug Bounty program, that we...
Yahoo is now offering up to $15,000 in bug bounty after policy review

Yahoo is now offering up to $15,000 in bug bounty after policy review

October 03, 2013Mohit Kumar
Offering cash rewards for vulnerability reports has become something of a norm when it comes to big tech companies these days.  Yahoo has c...
Yahoo! discourages Security Researchers with just $12.50 bug bounty for vulnerability reporting

Yahoo! discourages Security Researchers with just $12.50 bug bounty for vulnerability reporting

October 02, 2013Mohit Kumar
Today more and more companies are looking for external security researchers to help identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in their applic...
Finally, iPhone's Fingerprint Scanner 'TouchID' hacked first by German Hackers

Finally, iPhone's Fingerprint Scanner 'TouchID' hacked first by German Hackers

September 23, 2013Mohit Kumar
Apple has marketed TouchID both as a convenience and as a security feature. “ Your fingerprint is one of the best passwords in the world ,”...