Catalin Cimpanu is a security reporter at ZDNet, where he covers cyber-security, data breaches, hacking, and other related topics. He previously served as security reporter for Bleeping Computer and Softpedia. Catalin is based in Romania.
A Google proposal would cut lifespan of SSL certificates from 825 days to 397 days.
New court documents reveal the government is investigating the Capital One hacker for 30+ other breaches.
Of the 93 vulnerabilities Microsoft patched today, 29 are rated Critical and 64 are rated Important in severity.
Microsoft warns of BlueKeep II & III. Says they're wormable, just like the original BlueKeep vulnerability.
Insecure CTF protocol allows hackers to hijack any Windows app, escape sandboxes, get admin rights.
Affected vendors include the likes of Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, ASRock, AMI, Gigabyte, Realtek, Huawei, and more.
Tainted SQLite database can run malicious code inside other apps, such as web apps or Apple's iMessage.
Yuki Chen of Qihoo 360's Vulcan team named top bug hunter. Palo Alto Networks named top zero-day reporter.
Apple also announces it will provide selected security researchers with access to special "hackable" phones.
New Varenyky trojan records videos of users navigating adult sites. Currently targeting only French users.