Black Hat: Australian researcher uses flaws to force ATMs to spit out cash 

Black Hat: Australian researcher uses flaws to force ATMs to spit out cash

Wows packed house with live demonstration.
Researcher demonstrates Twitter XSS vulnerability  

Researcher demonstrates Twitter XSS vulnerability

Vulnerability could allow an attacker to take over users' accounts.
Security researcher warns of new clickjacking threat 

Security researcher warns of new clickjacking threat

Tool shown at Black Hat conference underlines increasing dangers.
Google fixes Chrome bugs and pays researcher 

Google fixes Chrome bugs and pays researcher

Three high risk vulnerabilities patched in new update.
Juniper pulls researcher's Black Hat ATM talk 

Juniper pulls researcher's Black Hat ATM talk

Juniper Networks has decided to scrap a presentation by one of its researchers that was set to show how a cash machine software vulnerability can be used to score free money.
Researcher wants cash for flaws 

Researcher wants cash for flaws

A security researcher is trying to garner funds to set up his own company by charging for details of software flaws.
Another Firefox URL handler bug revealed; researcher says more on the way 

Another Firefox URL handler bug revealed; researcher says more on the way

Researchers Billy (BK) Rios and Nate Mcfeeters unveiled another URL handler vulnerability for Mozilla's web browser on Tuesday, days after revealing a Firefox flaw dependent on ...
Microsoft delays patch re-release; MS patch contains new flaw, says researcher 

Microsoft delays patch re-release; MS patch contains new flaw, says researcher

Microsoft announced - counter to its announcement last week - it will not release a formal fix for its MS06-042 patch today, resulting in the company telling the security ...
Researcher says Microsoft patches need more info 

Researcher says Microsoft patches need more info

A security researcher with a working relationship with Microsoft said this week that the Redmond, Wash.,-based software giant should be more forthcoming in its patch releases.
Researcher develops 'active cookies' to take a bite out of cyber crooks 

Researcher develops 'active cookies' to take a bite out of cyber crooks

An Indiana University School of Informatics scientist has said that his newly developed active cookie technology provides a “strong shield” against identity theft and cyber ...
Researcher lashes out at Oracle's security effort 

Researcher lashes out at Oracle's security effort

A vulnerability researcher has attacked Oracle for failing to tackle a number of flaws in its software products.
Cisco researcher quits to expose critical IOS flaws 

Cisco researcher quits to expose critical IOS flaws

Cisco Systems and Internet Security Systems jointly sued a researcher who presented data on vulnerabilities in Cisco router software at the Black Hat Briefings in Las Vegas.
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