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Compromising Industrial Processes Using Web-Based Programmable Logic Controller Malware
Compromising Industrial Processes Using Web-Based Programmable Logic Controller Malware Authored by Raheem Beyah, Ryan Pickren, Tohid Shekari, Saman Zonouz This is an interesting whitepaper called Compromising Industrial Processes using Web-Based Programmable Logic Controller Malware. The authors present a novel approach to developing programmable logic controller (PLC) malware that proves to be more flexible, resilient, and impactful than current strategies.
APPLE-SA-2020-11-13-5 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2020-09-16-3 Safari 14.0
Full Disclosure mailing list archives By Date By Thread APPLE-SA-2020-11-13-5 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2020-09-16-3 Safari 14.0 From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 11:37:34 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 APPLE-SA-2020-11-13-5 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2020-09-16-3 Safari 14.0 Safari 14.0 addresses the following issues.
Apple eliminates iPhone camera hijack; pays hacker $75,000
News Top stories Deep Fusion makes smartphone photos better than ever. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac Apple has eliminated a number of serious flaws that allowed an iPhone’s camera to be hijacked. Hacker Ryan Pickren discovered the vulnerabilities during a “pretty intense” bug-hunting expedition in Safari. He was paid $75,000 through Apple’s Bug Bounty Program for his efforts. iOS is considered the most secure mobile operating system.
College Student Gets 15 Million Miles for Hacking United Airlines
Georgia Institute of Technology student Ryan Pickren used to get in trouble for hacking websites—in 2015, he hacked rival University of Georgia's online calendar and almost spent 15 years in prison. But now he’s being rewarded for his skills. Pickren participated in United Airlines’ Bug Bounty Program and earned 15 million United miles. At two cents a mile, that’s about $300,000 worth.
How the infamous University of Georgia vs. Georgia Tech hacking prank landed me in jail
Today, all of the charges regarding my incident with the University of Georgia have officially been dismissed. I would like to take a moment to tell my story about how I ended up in a jail cell Christmas 2014. While studying Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech, I discovered my passion for cybersecurity. I sought out special topics classes and did undergraduate research to learn everything I could about the industry.
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