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 ...

Cross-site scripting flaws are the most prevalent vulnerabilities found in Web applications, posing a risk to data and intellectual property, according to a study of thousands of applications by ...

Attackers are able to bypass the reflective cross-site scripting filter in Internet Explorer; the weakness is accepted by Microsoft as part of its design philosophy for the filter and will not be ...

A cross-site scripting (XSS) is one of the most frequent kind of vulnerability. In the context of WordPress plugins, XSS vulnerabilities happen when a plugin has a way to input data that isn’t ...

The Ministry of Defence has admitted to a security flaw in its website that could have opened visitors up to attack. The government department was alerted to the vulnerability by hacker group Team ...

Attackers can exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Citrix's Netscaler ADCs and Gateways. Updates close it.

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 ...

Cyber attacks have targeted nearly 75 percent of large companies across Europe and North America over the last 12 months. According to PreciseSecurity.com research, almost 40 percent of all cyber ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. The Department of Homeland Security has warned federal agencies ...