It was discovered during an investigative process carried out by the law enforcement agency that data of American Express Card holders has been acquired by unauthorized individuals most probably cyber criminals. However, the circumstances that led to this discovery are yet undisclosed. Moreover, it is also unclear whether the American Express helped in the investigation […]
For many years, cyber criminals have deceived people into carrying out humiliating sexual acts online and later get blackmailed with the recordings of their acts. This mechanism has become easier to be conducted with the emergence of an Android app that facilitates sex extortion. The Irving, Texas, based Cyber security Company Trend Micro states that […]
image: jalopnik.com An embedded systems developer and former Tesla intern has released an open source CANard software and CANard hardware designs to help anyone to hack their connected cars using this car hacking device. Eric Evenchick has released this Python-based toolkit to work with the CAN (Controller Area Network) which is responsible for a number […]
Dyre Wolf malware, a dynamic campaign has been discovered by researchers, which already has raked in more than $1 million. This latest campaign utilizes a combo of social engineering and malware. The campaign has been dubbed as the Dyre Wolf campaign by IBM Security Researchers. According to them, this campaign targets businesses and firms that […]
The ever-growing trend of selfies is now inching forward to hit a new milestone. It’s time when selfies are all set to ensure the safety of your phone. That’s all possible because of a new Apple patent which allows the users to unlock their iPhone with a selfie. Patent US 20120235790A1 with title ‘Locking and Unlocking […]
The email informs the recipient that if your account is not verified in 24 hours then you will be termed as a fraudulent user and your email account will be taken down. However, if you click on the “verify” button, you can resolve the issue. Let us inform you that this email is just another […]
Anonymous hackers from Ireland have vowed to target government of Ireland on 5th May 2015, shutting down its IT system and leaking confidential information online. Now this can be termed as a clear cut threat to the Irish government. Anonymous, the notorious group of hacktivists, has posted on its Facebook page “Anonymous Ireland expect us” […]
Due to a major trust breach last week, Chinese digital certificate issuing authority CNNIC (Chinese Internet Network Information Center) is facing the ban from Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Now, Chrome and Firefox won’t trust all the new digital certificates issued by the Chinese authority. Due to this, tons of users are likely to face […]
Territorial Disputes result in hacking of Chinese Websites by Anonymous Filipino Group. The Filipino front of online hacktivist Anonymous has managed to hack and deface numerous websites of Chinese government and commercial sector as method to record protest against alleged increasing aggression of Beijing in the disputed territory of West Philippine Sea. The Filipino group of […]
Air France‘s National Personal Mutual (MNPAF) was hacked on Sunday for a brief time period, confirmed the airline’s spokesperson. The site’s homepage was temporarily replaced by a black and red screen that displayed a message regarding avenging the “Mujahideen of Algeria blood.” Mujahideen is a term used in Algeria to refer to the war of […]
Wordpress sites are being targeted by a Pirate Bay clone set up by hackers to distribute malware and a banking trojan, reports The Next Web.
An Indiana teen has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a hacking ring that is said to have stolen data worth more than $100 million from major gaming developers.
President Barack Obama has issued an executive order allowing economic sanctions against hackers outside the United States.
After attacking Indiana government website for passing Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), hackers have now started attacking anyone supporting the RFRA. The official website of an Indiana based Nonprofit organization ‘Right to Life’ was taken down by hackers in a powerful DDoS attack Tuesday morning for supporting the controversial anti-LGBT — Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The individuals behind this cyber […]
Last week the Europen Union commission warned users to leave Facebook if they don’t want to be spied on – Now a Belgian Privacy Commission has also accused the social media giant of tracking individuals, including those who never had a Facebook account. Facebook tracks users even when they log out from their social media account […]
JavaZone 2015 The meme, GIF and parody culture of the Internet appears to be more apparent for sweeping the popularity of TV shows like “Breaking Bad,” “House of Cards” and “Game of Thrones” than anything else. Even the programming community is finding ways to riff on the cultural lightning rods these series have become, and […]
Remember the time when Swedish police took down The Pirate Bay in late 2014? The online torrent files index and repository, IsoHunt announced its Open Bay Project, the idea behind this was “a new way for Internet users to work together so the torrenting service would always be available on a domain”. But with The Pirate Bay is back online, it […]
Welcome to my tutorial, today i will be showing you how to get someone’s ip once you have the person’s RAT. In other words, i’m going to show you how easy it is for the feds to get your ip and get you arrested if they wanted to. Requirements: Wireshark [DOWNLOAD] Sandboxie [DOWNLOAD] First open […]
Cyber criminals are targeting Facebook users with yet another Phishing scam — This time users are receiving a warning message in their Facebook inbox which claims their account will be disabled soon…. Don’t worry, your account won’t be blocked nor it’s a legit warning, it’s same old lowlife cyber criminals try to hack your account with […]
Information security has become an even more critical factor of the business model, as it protects the most essential asset: information.
The United States President Barack Obama announced a new sanctions program yesterday to counterattack the foreign hackers. President Obama’s sanctions program will target the hackers who are a threat to the national security, American foreign policy, and economic stability. Till now, these foreign hackers have been outside the reach of the States government. “This executive […]