VLC 3.0.7 includes more security fixes than ever thanks to the European Commission

Version 3.0.7 of VLC has been released, and while it may seem like a minor x.x.x update, it includes more security fixes than any other previous release -- including two high security issues. Jean-Baptiste Kemp, the president of VLC-maker VideoLAN, says the number of fixes included in this version is due to the EU-FOSSA bug bounty program, funded by the European Commission. VideoLAN has reaped the benefits of the European bug bounty program, and the organization -- due to being a no-profit -- has previously said that it was unable to fund such a program of its own. Kemp says… [Continue Reading]