The Facebook outage yesterday, which lasted for about one hour, was an internal technical glitch, said Facebook in a statement on its website. “This was not the result of a third party attack but instead occurred after we introduced a change that affected our configuration systems,” said the statement. Facebook and its photo site Instagram […]
20 million usernames and email addresses for a popular Russian dating website have been leaked, according to Bloomberg. Techworld highlights the targeted website as Topface, which has 91.5 million users. Anti-fraud firm Easy Solutions claimed that of the leaked users, 50 percent were Russian citizens, and 40 percent from the EU. Seven million of the logins
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, an American civil-liberties group, has revealed its plans to end global mass surveillance, The Inquirer reports.
Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week? Yes, tax ID fraud is a real threat to your finances in America today. Putting your tax refund in jeopardy is just one of the impacts.
Singer Taylor Swift has had her Twitter and Instagram accounts hacked, but laughed off claims that the hackers will release nude photographs of her.
Someone hacked official Twitter, Instagram accounts of Singer Taylor Swift few hours ago. It is still unclear who was behind the hack but tweeting to over 51 million fans, the hacker said they should follow @Lizzard the “leader” of Lizard Squad (Same group who was behind Sony Hack). After taking over her account, hackers claimed they have […]
On Friday, several foreign-based virtual private network (VPN) providers reported a disruption in their services to Chinese users. Providers such as StrongVPN and Golden Frog noted that Chinese users faced difficulties in accessing some of their sites. The list of inaccessible sites kept changing each day. VPNs facilitate the connection between a computer, a smartphone […]
Topface Faces Hackers’ Wrath – Reportedly about 20million usernames of the popular Russian Dating Site hacked. Approximately 20million user IDs and email addresses of visitors on Topface, a Russian online dating website, got hacked and are being offered for sale on another website. The apparent hack attack was detected by the renowned fraud-detection-software-maker company Easy Solutions […]
January 28 is Data Privacy Day, an international acknowledgment of the importance of privacy in an increasingly data-driven world. The key themes of Data Privacy Day this year are: Respecting privacy, Safeguarding data, Enabling trust.
A vulnerability in Android’s Wi-Fi Direct functionality has been uncovered by security researchers.
Social Media giants Facebook, Instagram and Tinder were hit by simultaneous outages on Tuesday, which led many to suspect a coordinated cyberattack, reports City AM.
Cybercrime was the focus of everyone’s attention at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos.
The website for Malaysia Airlines was taken offline, in an attack claimed to be by the Lizard Squad hacking group, according to the BBC.
Even though WhatsApp now encrypts all of its messages and data, it pays to be secure with your chats. Here are our top WhatsApp security tips.
Bitcoin news website CoinFire and its Twitter account were under attack recently, according to the company’s executive editor. The editor, Mike, confirmed two days ago on Reddit that their domain was stolen and they were trying to get it back. “Well, looks like the XPY supporters got what they wanted. They logged in to our […]
Yesterday I stumbled upon an amazing link on the Microsoft Windows website and I wanted to share that instantly with you people. Windows provides a very diverse and beautiful collection of themes for customizing your Windows computer and I think many of us don’t know about it. A Windows theme is a combination of desktop […]
Google’s Project Zero has released information on three as yet unpatched vulnerabilities in Apple’s OS X operating system, reports Ars Technica.
The official website of Malaysian Airlines has been hacked and defaced by Cyber Caliphate, the ISIS supporting hacking group. Visitors on the Malaysian Airlines website malaysiaairlines.com currently can see deface page along with a message rather than the original site content related to flight booking schedule. The hackers also changed the website’s description to ISIS will Prevail […]
After threatening to hack jihadist websites, the group vows a clean-up of dark web in the wake of Westminster Child Abuse Anonymous internet collective, a group well-known for attacking corporate and government websites, is again in news and this time it is planning to expose international Pedophile networks. Anonymous’ project is partly prompted by the contentions […]
Here is how it’s possible to build your own DIY home alarm and surveillance system from a Raspberry Pi – PrivateEyePi is an open source, configurable, automated home alarm system which you can build and code yourself. Its creator documented the whole system extensively and provides parts lists and pricing; wiring schematics; and all the code […]
HealthCare.gov’s camaraderie with Marketers Revealed – Apparently the US federal Website has been sharing Patient Data with Marketers. The United States’ federal website HealthCare.gov reportedly has been leaking the personal data of its consumers to advertising and marketing purveyors. This website is responsible for making registrations and selecting consumers for health insurance under the Affordable Care […]