Short Bytes: A young Turkish hacker namedOnur Kopçak was sentenced to 334 years in prison. The cyber criminal was convicted for credit card fraud, impersonating bank websites, and other similar crimes. Due to his long list of crimes, Onur Kopçak now sits atop of the list of convicted hackers with the biggest ever prison sentence. A […]
The final instalment in Cameron Camp’s security-focused coverage of CES 2016, looks at the future of drones. It’s all about augmented reality.
API used a simple authentication scheme, exposing users to CSRF attacks that allowed third-parties to hijack accounts. Verizon fixed an issue in its My FiOS REST API that would have allowed an attacker to hijack user accounts by tricking users into accessing a malicious Web page. Verizon My FiOS is a mobile application that lets […]
Robert Lipovsky, a senior malware researcher at ESET, offers his expert insight into the recent discovery of BlackEnergy malware in Ukrainian energy distribution companies.
Netflix Hack : Here Is How To Open Up Movie Portals You Didn’t Know Existed. You probably know that Netflix is a online movie streaming website. As of October 2015, Netflix reported 69.17 million subscribers worldwide, including more than 43 million in the U.S. On Wednesday, Netflix CEO announced the launch of Netflix in 130 countries including […]
Short Bytes: fossBytes brings you a list of 10 best free antivirus software of 2016 for different kinds of platforms such as best antivirus for Windows 10, Mac or Android. Also, know which top free antivirus suits you if you are not a complete computer geek and want to ensure total computer virus protection. Update: The best […]
Researchers contradict Juniper claim that Dual_EC_DRBG weakness couldn’t be exploited. Juniper Networks, which last month made the startling announcement its NetScreen line of firewalls contained unauthorized code that can surreptitiously decrypt traffic sent through virtual private networks, said it will remove a National Security Agency-developed function widely suspected of also containing a backdoor for eavesdropping. […]
The hacking group New World Hacking that claimed the responsibility for the BBC attack revealed that the DDoS attack reached the 602 GBps. On December 31th, the BBC website and iPlayer service went down due to a major “distributed denial of service” attack.” The attack started at 0700 GMT and paralyzed the websites for more than […]
Ian Trump of LOGICnow wonders whether the humble PING could be our savior This Government of Canada press release caught my eye on a recent newsfeed. The release tells the story of how PING could save and prevent accidents. It’s one of those reports that uses language which for most of us is completely unintelligible […]
Image | Kingston Short Bytes: Kingston Digital, one of the world leaders in memory products, has released DataTraveler 2000 encrypted USB Flash drive. This portable memory device offers best-in-class security features like hardware encryption and PIN protection with an onboard keypad. The device is expected to ship in Q1 in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities. At […]
Privacy protection or criminal activity prevention? UK Government faces battle against tech companies on a hot matter UK Government drafted a plan for a new law that would legalize hacking “deeds” on computer systems by law enforcement authorities. Giant tech companies such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft – just to name a few- are ready […]
Random Hardware Address Prevents Windows 10 Mobile Phone’s location from being tracked — Here’s how to do it Tracking users’ location through their Wi-Fi network is not something new however it should be disabled. Here’s a simple image guide on disabling your location tracking on Windows 10 phone. Microsoft has equipped its Windows 10 mobile phone […]
Appalled by Corruption, Theft & Poverty- Anonymous Declares Cyberwar against Nigerian Government Anonymous, the infamous hacktivist group having footprints around the world, waged a cyber war against the Nigerian government on Friday. The group’s Nigeria division announced in an online post that they are ”tired” of the relentless corruption, poverty and theft prevailing in Nigeria […]
Brain Test malware is back. Its developers compromised 13 apps on the Google Play Store, Lookout cyber security firm discovered last December. Google reacted promptly. Check Point Mobile Threat Prevention had first found two Brain Test malicious apps in September. Google removed the threats less than a week later. A similar story back in October […]
Russian ISP Eurobyte fails to answer Cisco’s emails, allows malvertising campaign to go on undisturbed. Cisco’s Talos research team has managed to identify and partially shut down a cyber-criminal group that is using the RIG exploit kit to infect users with all kinds of malware. This particular group used a series of security vulnerabilities, but most […]
When it comes to securing homes and businesses, a security camera is a privileged solution but it paradoxical is exposing users to further risks. A new study made by researchers from Now Secure shows that IoT vendors have yet a lot to learn in terms of security, often doing many mistakes in that area. In […]
The TV cable and Internet service provider Time Warner Cable is warning customers their emails and passwords may have been exposed. Nearly 320,000 of the TV cable and Internet service provider Time Warner Cable customers urge to change their passwords for the email account. The measure has been requested by the company in response to alleged unauthorized […]
First major automaker (aside from Tesla) to issue guidelines promising not to sue researchers. On January 5, General Motors quietly flipped the switch on Detroit’s first public security vulnerability disclosure program, launched in partnership with the bug bounty and disclosure portal provider HackerOne. General Motors Chief Cybersecurity Officer Jeff Massimilla told Ars the new portal was […]
Tech industry hits back at plans to create legal framework for hacking by spies, military and police. Tech companies including Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook have criticized plans by the UK government for a new law that would allow law enforcement to hack computer systems to access data. The equipment interference provisions in the draft […]
Short Bytes: DB-Engines is one of the most respected sources of database rankings. Over the past years, the website has listed the database management systems based on its unique ranking system and provided a good idea of industry trends. In this year’s rankings, Oracle’s database management system has emerged as the DBMS of the year […]
Pentagon has agreed that it will be extending official military honours to remote military personnel like military hackers or drone pilots after a plan to have their own medals was dismissed, a report from NYT. When the Defence Department’s 2013 plan to honour remote military personnel like drone pilots and military hackers with separate medals […]