Short Bytes: Though Windows 10 comes with free updates but along with that, comes a lot of unwanted pre-installed and suggested apps in Windows 10. Know how to remove pre-installed and suggested apps in Windows 10 which are also responsible for consuming your PC resources. Microsoft recently killed the support for Windows 8 and their plan is to […]
A cybercriminal was heard scaring baby by hacking into the nanny cam — “Wake up little boy, daddy’s looking for you.” “Look someone’s coming into view.” A few months back, we informed you about the September 2015 study in which researchers concluded that almost every “smart” baby monitor that was examined by the team was vulnerable […]
Malvertisers are once again abusing ad technology platform AdSpirit and exposing visitors of the MSN homepage to malware. These attacks appeared to have been primarily focused on Germans users via an ad for Lidl, one of the Germany’s leading supermarkets. This is not the first time we have caught malvertising on MSN or via AdSpirit. […]
Short Bytes: Up until recently, the Linux Foundation allowed the individual members to elect two board members and ensure that the voice of Linux community is considered at the board meetings. In a shocking change, the Foundation has erased this clause and decided to benefit the corporate companies rather that whole community. The Linux Foundation […]
For a little over a month, researchers and previous victims have been quietly helping TeslaCrypt victims get their files back using a flaw in the TeslaCrypt’s encryption key storage algorithm. The information that the ransomware could be decrypted was being kept quiet so that that the malware developer would not learn about it and fix the flaw. Since […]
Intel-powered laptops are safe again. So are desktops. Intel has released version 2.4 of the Intel Driver Update Utility, fixing a critical security flaw (CVE-2016-1493) that enabled attackers to intercept driver updates and serve malware instead. The Intel Driver Update Utility is a desktop application which Intel users can install and automate the driver update […]
Turk Hack Team conducted several cyber attacks on top Iranian and Russian Ministry websites since the beginning of the conflict at the Syrian-Turkish border. The famous group of Turkish hackers going with the handle of Turk Hack Team or THT has been busy conducting cyber attacks against Russia, Iran and anyone standing against the country’s […]
Here are top 10 hacking and hacktivist groups that changed the world like no one else. Hacking has grown massively in the past few years. What merely started out as internet pranks on personal computers has now grown into a nexus of activities like holding large corporations to ransom over their critical data or shutting […]
Ohio man Sends Selfie To Police Saying It is a “better photo” than the “terrible” mug shot and Gets Arrested It has now been proven that even Most Wanted people can have bad picture days and the 45-year old Donald “Chip” Pugh has recently witnessed the same. Pugh was arrested in Florida and was due […]
ESET has discovered a new wave of cyberattacks attacks against Ukraine’s electric power industry. Interesting, the malware that was used is not BlackEnergy.
Privacy seekers and admirers have every reason to rejoice since Facebook is bringing TOR, the free anonymizing software to support its android application. This is a surprising turn of events but if we recall, Facebook already announced its plan to make the social network directly available on TOR network back in 2014. This is indeed […]
ESET’s Trends for 2016: (In)Security Everywhere report includes a review of the most important events of last year and outlines trends in cybercriminal activity and cyberthreats for 2016.
Cyber-crooks secretly develop new Asacub Android malware, deploy it for the first time this Christmas. Over the past six months, security experts from Kaspersky have observed the slow evolution of the Asacub malware from simple spyware that sniffed info about the device to a full-blown cyber-threat capable of collecting banking information, opening a backdoor on infected […]
Short Bytes: Looking for a new job in tech? Here’s an article telling you the 10 bets jobs in the tech field right now. This list ranks the hottest careers based upon salary, job openings, and career opportunities. If you are bored from your current tech job and looking to switch your job, remember this […]
Exploit takes a long time to cook Windows, but gives hackers a menu of evil options. Shmoocon Foxglove Security bod Stephen Breen has strung together dusty unpatched Windows vulnerabilities to gain local system-level access on Windows versions up to 8.1. The unholy zero-day concoction, reported to Microsoft in September and still unpatched, is a reliable […]
Steam scammer caught red-handed by Panda Security researcher. A crafty Steam user created four Chrome extensions that would empty out his victim’s Steam inventory and send all their game perks to the extension’s owner. First signs that something was wrong were spotted by Panda Security researcher Bart Blaze on the TeamFortress.tv forums. Mr. Blaze was able […]
Short Bytes: fossBytes brings you the top 10 best emulators for Android 2016. This list also includes Android emulators for PC, best N64 emulator of Android, best emulator for PSP etc. Enjoy the list and rate the emulators according to your use 10 Best Emulator For Android 2016 C64.emu (Commodore 64) Emulator Advanced open-source Commodore 64 (C64) […]
Short Bytes: Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia was still running Windows XP and little did they know about the upcoming havoc that was going to haunt them forever. The virus which hit the Windows XP machines almost crept down the entire hospital and its different departments. However, to make things look normal, the hospital kept on […]
Short Bytes: If you are interested in increasing the security and privacy of your network traffic, here’s a great news for you. Facebook has just rolled out experimental TOR support for its Android app. Well, Facebook still needs your real name and information — how is that a way to stay anonymous? These are the […]
A new zero-day vulnerability allows Android or Linux applications to escalate privileges. Security researchers have discovered a new zero-day vulnerability in Linux kernel that affects both the Linux operating system and the Android mobile operating system, which allows potential hackers to gain full control of the PC or smartphone. The new vulnerability was discovered by security researchers […]
A new archive containing alleged voting records of millions of US citizens is available on a hidden service on the dark web. Joseph Fox from Motherboard discovered alleged voting records of millions of American citizens on a website in the dark web. The data were published on a website linked to a notorious cybercrime forum, […]