A new email that has been targeting PayPal users states that the company is examining a payment reversal regarding Apple and user’s account has been restricted “due to login from an unknown device.” The email informs that user needs to click a “Login Now” button for resolving the problem. In reality, PayPal isn’t the sender […]
Online retailers battling with fraud prevention are losing out on genuine sales by treating their customers like criminals, according to a new report by ThreatMetrix.
Today is World Backup Day, and it goes without saying that backing up data is a thoroughly sensible thing to routinely get into the habit of doing.
Queen Elizabeth has been consulting one of the United Kingdom’s most prominent cybersecurity experts, leading to speculation the Royal Family may be seeking protection from hackers and spies.
Did thinking the most secure password takes out the best of you?? And, still, it seems that it is not sufficient. Your first crush’s name might appear safe to you, but is it?? If your computer is ever attacked or hacked, then it could be going against a supercomputer that could perform more than a trillion guesses […]
Microsoft has finally rolled out the Spartan browser as an official release. This is one of the most anticipated features of Windows 10. Project Spartan is being hailed as a lightweight web browser which aims at providing an enhanced browsing experience to the Windows 10 users. Microsoft has released one more Windows 10 build i.e. […]
In a latest video footage from Anonymous, the notorious hacker group, a masked individual appears in a suit and delivers a well-structured statement announcing a possible attack on Israel’s online servers on April 7. The operation will be carried out under the famous banner of OpIsrael. The video features pictures of distraught Palestinian children and the […]
Following Kaspersky Labs’ identification of a unit issuing attacks on distinct high-end hotel guests in Asia and the US, ANTLabs, a technology company based in Singapore, has recently uncovered that a number of their InnGate routers apparently possess a firmware authentication flaw. This means that their highly-regarded and widely-accepted InnGate routers now pose an imminent opportunity […]
Update: GitHub is fully functional now. Old Story: GitHub, one of the most popular websites among programmers and developers is was under continuous attack from Chinese hackers. The collaborative project development website is was facing a massive DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack. Whenever GitHub users outside China are trying to access web pages with advertisements served by […]
Encryption should be Outlawed – FBI Retracts Support to Further Weaken Our Security. In the past when Apple started encrypting its iPhone by default, the step was lauded by the FBI as it ensured enhanced security. However, the FBI has revoked its support and now maintains that encryption of this type needs to be outlawed, […]
Syrian Electronic Army claims to hack popular hosting companies running under the Endurance group – The list of hacked hosting companies include BlueHost, FastDomain, Hostgator, HostMonster and JustHost. The pro-Bashar Al Assad hackers from Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) are back in action after taking some time off. This time the group claims it hacked Endurance International Group […]
You can buy a stolen Uber credential for $1 and enjoy free car rides. Sounds weird, right? According to Motherboard, thousands of hacked User accounts’ information is up for sale on AlphaBay, which is known for selling illegal and stolen products. Such dark net websites are selling Uber passwords and usernames along with telephone numbers […]
A common email mistake accidentally disclosed passport and visa details of 31 world leaders attending the G20 summit in Australia, the BBC reports.
In an important policy change, the Government of India announced that it will adopt the open source software and make it mandatory for all the government software services and applications. Narendra Modi led government said that as a part if its Digital India campaign, all the e-governance projects will use the free and open source […]
Thousands of British Airways frequent flyer accounts have been breached by hackers, reports ZDNet.
Saudi hackers from Team Bad Dream have hacked and defaced the official website of U.S. Army Picatinny Arsenal earlier today. Hackers who go with the handles of TrYaG Al Arab, 1337kSa and Faisal Al Hamzi left a message for the U.S. Army along with a deface page showing picture of new Saudi Arabian king Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. […]
A class of people are happy, a few are neutral and some of them are angry with the way it has been going on in the country. In this latest video message, hacktivist group Anonymous has targeted US President Barack Obama for his imperial style of Presidency. Anonymous said in the video: Until they become […]
The DDoS attack on Finish Police website forced the servers to remain offline for hours. The official website of Finnish Police (poliisi.fi) was forced to go offline for several hours on Thursday after a massive DDoS attack. This was the third attack on police website in last few days. The first attack was carried out on […]
Recently, some high-profile military gear of the Defense Department of U.S went missing — A leaked US Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) document obtained by Intercept shows the gear is available online for selling on eBay. It also explains the incapability of the Defense Department to protect the explosives-sensing equipment. The equipment was given to the agency by […]
A fake email from American Express warns users of an ‘Unusual Activity’ on their account – The email asks users to click the link in the email body, put their information so their account can be secured from hackers.. but actually, the email is fake and website in the email body is a phishing link. Suspicious activity […]
Here is today’s best news for the Linux and open-source enthusiasts. The popular open-source desktop environment GNOME has released the latest stable update- GNOME 3.16. Over the years, GNOME desktop has seen its share of ups and downs evolving to become one of the most loved open-source environments. Each GNOME release continues to make it […]