vulnerabilities
Hackers exploited two flaws in event that remotely wiped Western Digital devices
Someone in Western Digital also removed code that asked for passwords for factory resets.
Google's Project Zero will wait longer before disclosing security flaws
That only applies if developers complete patches on time, however.
Microsoft Defender will automatically prevent Exchange server exploits
A security update for Defender will mitigate CVE-2021-26855 on vulnerable Exchange servers.
TikTok fixed a flaw that could have exposed user accounts
The company says that no sensitive information was leaked.
Iowa asked researchers to break into a courthouse, then it arrested them
Security experts fear this could have industry-wide ramifications.
Apple tries to clear up Google's claims about iOS vulnerabilities
It issued a rebuttal to a recent Google blog post about an iOS exploit.
EA patched Origin security flaws that put millions of users at risk
Check Point Research and CyberInt warned EA of the vulnerabilities in its Origin platform.
AMD says its chips are immune to crippling new vulnerabilities
As a result, it's closing the performance gap with Intel.
Researchers discover new ways to abuse Meltdown and Spectre flaws
And chipmakers' hardware changes won't be enough to protect against them.
Intel promises Spectre- and Meltdown-proof chips this year
The company is touting it as a long-term fix.
Pacemakers are far more vulnerable to hacking than we thought
A team of researchers find 8,000 bugs in pacemaker codes.
Google: Symantec antivirus flaws are 'as bad as it gets'
Norton and Symantec users should take "immediate action" to update.
Homeland Security urges you to uninstall QuickTime on Windows
Apple won't be releasing any more security updates for the software.
