Google’s research team has launched v8CTF, a capture-the-flag (CTF) challenge focused on its Chrome browser’s V8 JavaScript engine. The competition opened on October 6, 2023, and is accessible to any exploit writers. “Once you have identified a vulnerability present in our deployed version, exploit it, and grab the flag,” Google software engineers Stephen Roettger and […]
A vulnerability affecting a widely used tool embedded in web browsers and a separate bug in a popular file transfer tool are being exploited by hackers, according to both government officials and cybersecurity experts. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned on Monday that hackers are exploiting CVE-2023-5217 — a vulnerability affecting Google’s Chrome […]