Microsoft is trying desperately to convince the users to upgrade their Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs to the next iteration to Windows i.e. Windows 10. Earlier Microsoft decided to give away Windows 10 as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 users. To advertise its “Best Windows Yet”, Microsoft has pushed an update […]
Few times you have to give up on loading multiple website with slow internet connection or having problem with internet, or when the website is loading to slow. Here is a simple way to view your favourite website when there is no internet connection or problem with your internet connection. Step1: Download, install and run […]
Wikimedia has announced that all of its web properties – including the enormously popular crowd-sourced dictionary Wikipedia – will now use HTTPS encryption by default.
The vintage Ask toolbar that you can spot in your computer’s web browser has now been termed as threat to your PC as Microsoft has said that it can limit the amount of control you have over your search. This has been made clear as an update to Microsoft’s Malware Protection Center Site earlier this […]
You, the usual and the average consumer, doesn’t know the boundaries that define the exploitation when it comes to the net neutrality rules’ violation and never realize that some particular service on his/her network is being throttled or degraded. A website named battleforthenet.com tries to make you aware by providing some checks for your service providers […]
Who would have thought something that started as a mischief could go on to become the heart of a billion people’s social lives. Yes I am talking about Facebook. It is nothing short of a phenomenon, connecting people throughout the world and enabling some to rekindle their friendships and some to forge new ones. News […]
Tox is yet another example of cyber justice that has been meted out by cyber criminals. In this case, Tox sends a file named “hot pics” to locations which are generally visited by individuals looking for child pornography. According to the developer, Tox has infected more than 1,000 users. The TOX ransomware includes file encryption that […]
Have you ever wondered how musicians write music? Do you think it’s possible to technically generate a composition and write lyrics to music? Like writing a program that could compose and simulate a song? Understanding and creating music by humans has always been a very mysterious concept owing to the complexity of the human brain. […]
Another hack has just exposed the personal details of more than 14 million people. According to intelligence reports, the hack was linked to China. The figure is significantly higher than the one that was revealed by the Obama administration, which said that a total of 4 million were affected. According to new estimates, approximately 9-14 […]
A new headset is being developed by the BAE Systems Plc, which will merge thermal imaging and night vision to make night time patrolling and targeting more convenient for soldiers. The US branch of the BAE Systems Plc, British defense giant, is currently busy in developing a different kind of headset that will offer a […]
In a report earlier his month, it was reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is flying spy planes over the American cities regularly. They fly over your homes and disrupt the phone services apart from collecting your data. Well, this hasn’t been received as a surprise as the government agencies are known to […]
Software developers will have the opportunity to integrate their application to any antimalrware program (available on their computer) in windows 10. Microsoft will be offering a totally new mechanism in its Windows 10, which will allow software developers to embed their apps with almost any antimalware program existing on the user’s computer. This new mechanism […]
A hacker from Mississauga, Canada got imprisoned for leading a worldwide computer hacking group that managed to penetrate the U.S military network and famous online gaming systems Microsoft’s Xbox. David Pokora will be spending 18 months of his life in a United States prison on accounts of committing computer fraud and privacy infringement. He was […]
Snapchat has added an option for two-factor authentication in its latest update, followed in the footsteps of Apple, Twitter and Facebook.
You may need to change the password of your iOS device as a security researcher reported that a flaw in Apple’s systems can let hackers send iCloud users phishing emails, making millions of accounts vulnerable. Jan Soucek (@jansoucek), a white hat hacker or someone who uses his technical skills for good purposes not evil, developed an iOS8.3 […]
Hackers spammed Facebook timelines and newsfeeds with malicious malware that spread pornographic videos and images. The attack left hundreds of social media users in India red-faced as they had to clarify it to their friends that they hadn’t sent the message. On Wednesday, majority of social media users in India refrain from using their FB […]
The involvement of a Russian hacking group posing as ISIS/ISIL militants in the April cyberattack that crippled a French-language broadcaster has been identified, claims French investigating team. The latest findings have raised questions about the hidden agenda behind such an assault that initially appeared to be aimed at spreading extremist propaganda. The “CyberCaliphate” group targeted […]
The FBI has seized a computer, cellphones and storage devices belonging to a Chicago man thought to be responsible for last year’s iCloud hacks.
Some versions of Vawtrak banking Malware or Neverquest have been discovered to be having hidden command and control servers at Tor anonymity network — This reveals why the cybercriminal operation has become so difficult to detect and disrupt nowadays. Many versions of Vawtrak Banking Malware depend upon hard-coded IP addresses for their command and control operations. […]
Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre has arrested 49 suspects in a joint international operation targeting the takedown of a major cybercrime ring.
An expensive and highly sophisticated hack attack was carried out on the Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab by state-backed hackers. On Wednesday the world’s best cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab announced that its systems were attacked most probably by some hackers who were backed by a ‘country’. Reportedly, the customers’ data is safe since the sophisticated attack could […]