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Open Whisper Signal Homograph Domain Spoofing Vulnerability [CVE-2019-9970]

CVE Number – CVE-2019-9970 Open Whisper Signal (aka Signal-Desktop) through 1.23.1 and the Signal Private Messenger application through 4.35.3 for

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Nine-year-old inventor wins award for next-generation Smart Stick for the blind

As partners of the Tech4Good awards, BT celebrates ingenious ideas and individuals who are transforming society and helping to tackle

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Simple DirectMedia Layer Fill_IMA_ADPCM_block Heap-Based Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability [CVE-2019-13626]

CVE number – CVE-2019-13626 A vulnerability in Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a

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The working mum who wrote the Apollo 11 guidance computer source code

A few years after graduating from Earlham College with a BA in Mathematics, Margaret Hamilton soon found herself in charge

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wp-code-highlightjs WordPress Plugin Vulnerability [CVE-2019-12934]

CVE Number – CVE-2019-12934 An issue was discovered in the wp-code-highlightjs plugin through 0.6.2 for WordPress. wp-admin/options-general.php?page=wp-code-highlight-js allows CSRF,  as

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GNU patch Symlinks Following Vulnerability [CVE-2019-13636]

CVE number – CVE-2019-13636 A vulnerability in GNU patch could allow a local attacker to gain unauthorized access to files

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lodash Date Handler Denial of Service Vulnerability [CVE-2019-1010266]

CVE Number – CVE-2019-1010266 A vulnerability in the Date Handler component of lodash could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to

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Linux Kernel ptrace_link Unauthorized Access Vulnerability [CVE-2019-13272]

CVE Number – CVE-2019-13272 A vulnerability in the ptrace_link function of the Linux Kernel could allow a local attacker to perform unauthorized

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ITV and BBC sign agreement to launch BritBox in the UK

ITV and the BBC have now signed an agreement to launch BritBox in the UK in the fourth quarter of

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How the Moon landing 50 years ago inspired a generation in the UK

Hundreds of people across the UK have shared their astonishing memories, photos and scrapbooks for a special compilation to mark

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