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Bug Bytes: Hacking for Good, Malware, and Outages (x3)
Blog post from Bugcrowd
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Date Published
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Bugcrowd
Word Count
527
Language
English
Hacker News Points
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Summary
A critical flaw in Switzerland's electronic voting system has been discovered by researchers through a bug bounty program, highlighting the importance of secure voting systems. Meanwhile, numerous tech companies have inadvertently leaked sensitive data through public links to file-sharing services like Box and Google Drive. A malware attack on 200+ apps in Google Play has also been reported, as well as a major outage affecting Facebook and Instagram, which was initially blamed on a server configuration change rather than a cyberattack. The series of outages raises concerns about the coincidence of these events occurring simultaneously.