Sentences with phrase «hacker found a flaw»

A hacker found a flaw in Facebook, reported it, eventually (and that's the sticky part) got results and then went for the $ 500 he was owed as part of Facebook's own bug - bounty program.

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Comey added that the flaw, which is now believed to have been found by hackers who worked with the FBI, would only work on an iPhone 5c running iOS 9 — a relatively small slice of Apple's total iPhone users who have largely moved on to the bigger iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s lines.

Researchers have found a security flaw in the Nvidia chip powering the popular Nintendo Switch gaming device could allow hackers to gain control and access data, Ars Technica reports.

Along with Merijn Terheggen and Rice, they started HackerOne in 2012, to run «bug bounty» programs — which reward hackers for finding security flaws — for Starbucks, GM, Uber, the U.S. Department of Defense, and about 1,000 other organizations.

A hacker who found a flaw in Facebook reported it to the company but was ignored.

In April, Adobe issued an emergency update to Flash after security researchers found a flaw that allowed hackers to distribute so - called ransomware to owners of Microsoft Windows personal computers.

There, hackers solve challenges, like finding known vulnerabilities in an IoT device or finding unknown security flaws in new devices.

In January, an Australian hacker exploited a security flaw in Grindr, the mobile app that allows gay and questioning men to find sexual partners nearby through the use of GPS technology.

In July, ZDNet reported that the security company Senrio had found serious security flaws in D - Link's home Wi - Fi cameras allowing hackers to overwrite administrator passwords, placing users at risk of being spied upon.

An investigation by Consumer Reports revealed that smart TVs by Samsung and Roku carry easy - to - find flaws that hackers can exploit.

According to Consumer Reports, millions of smart TVs are at risk of being compromised as they come with easy - to - find flaws that hackers can exploit.

Hackers can receive up to $ 30,000 if they help DJI find flaws in the software for its drones.

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky Labs recently found that hackers had been exploiting a flaw in messaging app Telegram to infect user's devices with a cryptocurrency mining malware.

The flaw has been fixed, but the finding is a reminder that flaws in anti-virus software can leave users at serious risk from hackers.

The revelation of the flaws has been followed by a flurry of announcements by chip - makers, computer manufacturers and cloud service providers reassuring customers that they are finding ways to prevent hackers from using them.