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 ...

Over 750,000 websites require patching following discovery of DotNetNuke XSS vulnerability ...

In cyber security, attention is concentrated on the new -- zero-day exploits, for example, are big news and big business. But old threats can still cause big problems for organizations, even when the ...

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 ...

Mozilla has quietly fitted a new security feature into the latest Firefox update, adding the ability for the browser to prevent cross-site scripting attacks. The change, which was not officially ...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) remains a serious threat, even though the most commonly used front-end frameworks come with many security functions as standard. Frameworks such as React or Angular offer ...

Over 10,000 Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) instances exposed online are vulnerable to ongoing attacks exploiting a ...

For years buffer overflow has been the favorite target of online attackers, but no more: Cross-site scripting is now the biggest culprit That's the scoop from Mitre Corp., which later this week will ...

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. It’s easy to become convinced of ...