GitLab patched a high-severity vulnerability that unauthenticated attackers could exploit to take over user accounts in cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The security flaw (tracked as CVE-2024-4835) ...

In 2011, a group of hackers known as Lulzsec went on a two month rampage hacking into dozens of websites including those owned by FOX, PBS, the FBI, Sony and many others. The group was eventually ...

Illustration by Mark Todd In May, Web security consultant George Deglin discovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit that involved Facebook’s controversial Instant Personalization feature. The ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. The Department of Homeland Security has warned federal agencies ...

Cyber attacks have targeted nearly 75 percent of large companies across Europe and North America over the last 12 months. According to PreciseSecurity.com research, almost 40 percent of all cyber ...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a cyberattack in which a hacker enters malicious code into a web form or web application url. This malicious code, written in a scripting language like JavaScript or PHP, ...

Apple on Tuesday patched code execution and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities on Tiger, Leopard, Vista and XP in a Safari update that included 13 patches. CVE-2008-1010: This update is for Mac OS X ...

Even the most trustworthy-looking website could trick you into giving up personal details through cross-site scripting. Here's what you need to know about XSS attacks ...

Cross-site scripting has topped the 2020 list of the 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses compiled by the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE). The vulnerability, described by the CWE as "improper ...

Editor’s Note: This story is excerpted from Computerworld. For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld’s Macintosh Knowledge Center. Online payment provider PayPal has patched a critical cross-site ...