Microsoft Is Paying Up To $250,000 With Its New Bug Bounty Program

The Hacker News Daily Updates Anatomy of a Hack Disrupted See how LogRhythm's out-of-the-box rules caught an intrusion. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Jul 27, 2017 CowerSnail — Windows Backdoor from the Creators of SambaCry Linux Malware Last month, we reported about a group of hackers exploiting SambaCry—a 7-year-old critical remote code execution vulnerability in Samba networking software—to hack Linux computers and install malware to mine cryptocurrencies. The same group of hackers is now targeting Windows machines with a new ... Read More Google Detects Dangerous Spyware Apps On Android Play Store Security researchers at Google have discovered a new family of deceptive Android spyware that can steal a whole lot of information on users, including text messages, emails, voice calls, photos, location data, and other files, and spy on them. Dubbed Lipizzan, the Android spyware appears to be ... Read More Creator of NanoCore RAT Pleads Guilty to Aiding CyberCriminals A programmer who was arrested in March this year—not because he hacked someone, but because he created and distributed a remote access software that helped cyber criminals—has finally pleaded guilty. Taylor Huddleston, 26, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges of ... Read More Microsoft Is Paying Up To $250,000 With Its New Bug Bounty Program Microsoft has finally launched a new dedicated bug bounty program to encourage security researchers and bug hunters for finding and responsibly reporting vulnerabilities in its latest Windows versions of operating systems and software. Being the favourite target of hackers and cyber criminals, ... Read More Smart Vacuum Cleaners Making Map Of Your Home — And Wants to Sell It What if I say that your cute, smart robotic vacuum cleaner is collecting data than just dirt? During an interview with Reuters, the CEO of iRobot, the company which manufactured Roomba device, has revealed that the robotic vacuum cleaner also builds a map of your home while cleaning — and is now ... Read More Anatomy of a Hack Disrupted See how LogRhythm's out-of-the-box rules caught an intrusion. Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to balvistudio4.raaj@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India