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How a Researcher Found the Panera Data Leak

Security researcher Dylan Houlihan discovered an issue that leaked data from the Panera Bread site, including customer names, phone numbers, and other information.

Data Breaches

Web Application Bugs, From Disclosure to Exploit

Just because a vulnerability exists doesn’t automatically mean it will get exploited. It turns out the popularity of the software matters, but so does where the vulnerability information is published.

Web App Security, Web App Attacks

Facebook Moves to Restrict Access to User Data

Facebook is making privacy changes designed to restrict apps' access to user data.

Privacy, Facebook

Here Come the Malicious Cryptominers

Malicious cryptominers are taking over for ransomware, thanks to quicker ROI and less attention from law enforcement.

Cryptomining, Cryptocurrency

Here’s Why Chrome is Scanning Your Computer for Malware

Recent reports have highlighted Chrome Cleanup, a lesser-known security feature in Chrome that looks for potentially harmful software that can potentially hijack the web browser. While good for user security, Google should make information about the tool easier to understand and easier to find.

Google