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The D in Systemd stands for 'Dammmmit!' A nasty DHCPv6 packet can pwn a vulnerable Linux box

Hole opens up remote-code execution to miscreants – or a crash, if you're lucky

OSes26 Oct 2018 | 128

What a crane in the ass: Bug leaves construction machinery vulnerable to evil command injection

Builders warned over Telecrane remote control radio vuln

Security25 Oct 2018 | 12

Haven't updated your Adobe PDF software lately? Here's 85 new reasons to do it now

Acrobat, Reader get patched up against dozens of new holes

Security02 Oct 2018 | 47

Apple's dark-horse macOS Mojave is out (and it's already pwned)

Wardle claims to topple privacy protections in new OS – which comes with security fixes

OSes24 Sep 2018 | 45

NUUO, do not want! CCTV webcams can be hacked to spy on you

Owners told to lock down network access to panned surveillance kit

Edge + IoT17 Sep 2018 | 7

Docker fave Alpine Linux suffers bug miscreants can exploit to poison containers

Now that's poetic, Justicz: Update apk and images now

OSes15 Sep 2018 | 7

Cisco loses focus over TelePresence blurry videoconferencing bug

You had one job, Precision 40

Software12 Sep 2018 | 3

When is a patch not a patch? When it's for this McAfee password bug

Vulnerability still open to all despite multiple fixes

Security11 Sep 2018 | 11

Safari, Edge fans: Is that really the website you think you're visiting? URL spoof bug blabbed

Egghead says Apple has yet to patch spoofing vulnerability

Security11 Sep 2018 | 13

Now that's a fortune cookie! Facebook splats $5k command-injection bug in one of its servers

Find flaw, report flaw, fix flaw, get paid. Bish, bash, bosh

Security24 Aug 2018 | 7

Well, can't get hacked if your PC doesn't work... McAfee yanks BSoDing Endpoint Security patch

Don't install August update, world+dog warned

Security24 Aug 2018 | 29

Oracle: Run, don't walk, to patch this critical Database takeover bug

Flaw in House Larry's flagship product allows 'complete compromise' of servers

Databases14 Aug 2018 | 11

Hey, you know what a popular medical record system doesn't need? 23 security vulnerabilities

Get patching after team gets under the skin of OpenEMR

Security07 Aug 2018 | 17

Whisk-y business: How Apache OpenWhisk hole left IBM Cloud Functions at risk of hijacking

Now-patched vulnerability let attackers overwrite code

Devops24 Jul 2018 | 3

If at first you, er, make things worse, you're probably Microsoft: Bug patch needed patching

VBScript hole 'fixed' in May actually left open for months

OSes23 Jul 2018 | 11

Rowhammer returns, Spectre fix unfixed, Wireguard makes a new friend, and much more

Roundup And NSA can't stop slurping your phone records

Security30 Jun 2018 | 18

Sophos SafeGuard anything but – thanks to 7 serious security bugs

Your antimalware tools can get malware too, so get updating

OSes26 Jun 2018 | 8

Stop us if you've heard this one: Adobe Flash gets emergency patch for zero-day exploit

The internet's screen door gets kicked open once again

Security07 Jun 2018 | 34

Loose .zips sink chips: How poisoned archives can hack your computer

Video Path traversal flaws could lead to data mangling, code execution – so patch now

Security05 Jun 2018 | 29

Release the KRACKen patches: The good, the bad, and the ugly on this WPA2 Wi-Fi drama

Don't panic... whoa, not so fast, Android, Linux users

Security17 Oct 2017 | 103

Patch alert! Easy-to-exploit flaw in Linux kernel rated 'high risk'

Urgent security triage needed

OSes28 Sep 2017 | 55

Finance sector is littered with vulns, and guess what – most can be resolved by patching

But pen-testers have questioned the figures

Security22 Sep 2017 | 11

Nothing to see here, folks, literally... Citrix mysteriously pulls NetScaler downloads

Builds yanked offline for a week in bug riddle

Networks21 Sep 2017 | 9

Equifax's disastrous Struts patching blunder: THOUSANDS of other orgs did it too

Those are just the ones known to have downloaded outdated versions

Security20 Sep 2017 | 65

Missed patch caused Equifax data breach

Apache Struts was popped, but company had at least TWO MONTHS to fix it

Security14 Sep 2017 | 65

If at first you don't succeed, you're Microsoft trying to fix broken Excel 2016

Second patch arrives to address knackered hyperlinks

Software24 Aug 2017 | 35

Leaky PostgreSQL passwords plugged

DBAs: strap on your patching boots. Every DB in your clusters needs work

Security13 Aug 2017 | 3

It's August 2017 and your Android gear can be pwned by, oh look, just patch the things

Google addresses dozens of security flaws in mobile platform

Security09 Aug 2017 | 58

Adobe will kill Flash by 2020: No more updates, support, tears, pain...

Buggy multimedia nightmare won't see President Zuckerberg's inauguration

Security25 Jul 2017 | 103

Pathetic patching leaves over 70,000 Memcached servers still up for grabs

And that’s months after patches released and warning emails sent – sort it out!

Security24 Jul 2017 | 7

Why can't you install Windows 10 Creators Update on your old Atom netbook? Because Intel stopped loving you

Meanwhile, Redmond extends security fixes to tired CPUs

Software20 Jul 2017 | 70

Three Microsoft Outlook patches unpatched, users left to DIY

It's 2017 and attachments with "..." in their names caused crashes

Software17 Jul 2017 | 27

No big deal. You can defeat Kaspersky's ATM antivirus with a really fat executable

After you've gained arbitrary execution on the cash machine, natch

Security13 Jul 2017 | 6

Don't panic, but Linux's Systemd can be pwned via an evil DNS query

PS, Alpine users, you need to get patching, too – for other reasons

OSes29 Jun 2017 | 189

Yes, this is our third Cisco story of the day. It's about 23 bugs you need to fix, stat

Troll your WebEx-loving execs with a crafted recording file

Networks22 Jun 2017 | 5

Dell to patch AMT-vulnerable systems

BIOS fixes for most boxen promised Friday

Security07 May 2017 | 5

What is this bullsh*t, Google? Nexus phones starved of security fixes after just three years

That's one way to boost new handset sales

Personal Tech01 May 2017 | 165

Oracle patches Solaris 10 hole exploited by NSA spyware tool – and 298 other security bugs

Mega load of updates lands for tons of Big Red gear

Security19 Apr 2017 | 14

Most of 2016's holes had fixes the day we knew about 'em. Did we patch? Did we @£$%

Code red on code-fix rates

Security13 Mar 2017 | 18

WikiLeaks promises to supply CIA's hacking tool code to vendors

Patch, patch .. attention snatch

Security10 Mar 2017 | 43

Don't worry, slowpoke Microsoft, we patched Windows bug for you, brags security biz

Video You snooze, you lose

OSes07 Mar 2017 | 13

Got an OpenBSD Web server? Better patch it

DoS-able bugs splatted

Security07 Feb 2017 | 5

WordPress fixed god-mode zero day without disclosing the problem

CMS sultan decided you'd be happier not knowing you were ever in danger

Security02 Feb 2017 | 25

WTF is your problem, Netgear? Another hijack hole found in its routers

Programming blunders allow miscreants to snatch home gateways' admin passwords

Security31 Jan 2017 | 23

WordPress slips out three quick patches

Cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery shuttered

Security29 Jan 2017 | 1

Boffins break Samsung Galaxies with one SMS carrying WAP crap

S4 and S5

Security25 Jan 2017 | 21

Microsoft fixes remote desktop app Mac hole

Full read/write access was there for the taking

Security24 Jan 2017 | 2

Happy Monday, Juniper admins: Get patching

Gin Palace plugs Junos DoS bugs

Networks22 Jan 2017 | 1

What's big and red and needs 270 security patches?

Oracle software, that's what

Software18 Jan 2017 | 9

ISC squishes BIND packet-of-death bugs

DNS servers are crashable until they're patched

Security13 Jan 2017 | 4

Docker swings door shut on privilege escalation bug

Container escape vuln patched

Devops12 Jan 2017 |

VNC server library gets security fix

Debian plugs overflow vuln

Security09 Jan 2017 | 1

Flaws fixed in SAP's police and military software

Armed forces, cops and others get patched

Software14 Dec 2016 | 5

Microsoft quietly emits patch to undo its earlier patch that broke Windows 10 networking

Make sure you reboot your box the right way

Software14 Dec 2016 | 147

Don't have a Dirty COW, man: Android gets full kernel hijack patch

Meanwhile, another nasty Linux bug surfaces

OSes07 Dec 2016 | 12

SHIFT + F10, Linux gets you Windows 10's cleartext BitLocker key

Don't panic, because this one's a bit esoteric. Do feel free to face-palm anyway

OSes01 Dec 2016 | 69