After Cross Site Scripting (XSS), the second most common web application security exploit is probably one you haven’t heard of: Cross Site Request Forgery (or CSRF for short). This little-known but ...

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks are becoming a more common attack method used by hackers. These attacks take advantage of the trust a website has for a user’s input and browser. The victim ...

The computer security industry has made many positive changes since the early days of computing. One thing that seems to be catching on with bigger tech companies is bug bounty programs. PayPal offers ...

Glassdoor, a website for job hunting and posting anonymous company reviews, has resolved a critical issue that could be exploited to take over accounts. Bug bounty researcher "Tabahi" (ta8ahi) found ...

Facebook has fixed Instagram to remedy a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that could’ve put some photos users thought were private, out in the open. Until last week, some parts of the ...

A researcher reported a cross-site request forgery vulnerability to eBay in August, and despite repeated communication from the online auction that the code has been repaired, the site remains ...

Security researcher Petko Petkov has revealed a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Gmail that makes it possible for a malicious web site to surreptitiously add a filter to a user's Gmail ...

The United States Government National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published an advisory about a vulnerability discovered in the WP Statistics WordPress plugin that affects up to 600,000 active ...

It’s common knowledge that images make webpages, email footers and other similar elements more presentable and attractive. But a simple image containing a malicious link can be a serious threat. For ...

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