The Sednit espionage group, also known as the Sofacy group, APT28 or “Fancy Bear”, has been targeting various institutions for many years. We recently discovered a component the group employed to reach physically isolated computer networks — “air-gapped” networks — and exfiltrate sensitive files from them through removable drives.
A new wristband that aims to replace the password has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. At the time of writing, Everykey has passed the halfway mark on its $100,000 funding target with $56,586 pledged with 19 days to reach $100,000. Using Bluetooth, the Everykey promises “immediate access to a user’s password-protected electronics such as
Google has teamed up with the University of California in San Diego to publish surprising new research about phishing, how effective it is and how scammers work their phishing operations.
Security cameras with default passwords are a threat to your privacy — A site has indexed 73,011 unsecured cameras in 256 countries around the world. The unsecured cameras refer to cameras secured with default passwords. The site with a Russian IP address has indexed the details of the cameras such as manufacturers, locations, IP addresses and […]
Mobile payments look set to be one of the defining technologies of 2015, as the launch of Apple Pay catalyses a boom in cardless payments – both from Apple’s own system, and rivals playing catch-up.
A year ago, Silk Road 2 appeared on the dark web, after the original Silk Road site’s illegal drug trade was shut down by the FBI. Now, Wired reports Silk Road 2 has met a similar fate to its predecessor.
Apple is usually known for its top notch security but a US-based cyber security software developer Palo Alto Networks discovered a new malware targeting Apple products such as iPhone, iPad (iOS) and MAC (OS X). The name of this malware is WireLurker. It installs malicious third-party apps on iPads and iPhones targeting users in China, […]
If you use Gmail as your ‘main’ email account – or rely on Google services such as Drive for work – it’s well worth revisiting Google’s Settings menus to give your Google security a boost.
Government requests for private Facebook data have increased by nearly 25% since the second half of 2013, the social networking giant has reported.
A new malware has been discovered that targets both Apple Mac computers and iPhones, Neowin reports. It is the first known malware that can infect iPhones that have not been jailbroken.
Have you (ever) lost your Android smartphone or tablet without having a device tracking app installed? Then you should read this! This could be your chance to get your precious device back. There are a handful of phone recovery or anti-theft apps on the Google Play Store which can be a lifesaver in case you lose […]
Here’s a quick tut on jailbreaking your Iphone/Ipad/Ipod Touch. This wil work on any Iphone with IOS 7.x up to IOS 8.x. Download the IOS version you wish to jailbreak. IOS 7 Jailbreak Download here IOS 8 Jailbreak Download here It’s a very simple tool. After you installed and launched the program. Click on […]
The latest blog post on Mozilla’s blog revealed that they were working on a new web browser specially developed for developers. Mozilla has always supported open source and backed by its strong community, they know what actually developers feel and what they want. So to make it easy for developers they said on their blog […]
Echoing sentiments from across the Atlantic earlier in the year, the head of British spy agency GCHQ as made calls for crypto backdoors into phones to tackle crime, stating, “privacy has never been an absolute right.”
A group of Canadian issuing banks have begun a pilot test of an NFC-enabled version of Nymi – a biometric wristband that uses the cardiac rhythm of the wearer to authenticate the user’s identity.
American Express has launched a new service, which looks to swap payment card numbers with unique tokens, reports Network World.
City University professor Dr David Stupples and a team of researchers are looking into ways of minimizing the risk of hacking planes in the future.
Here’s a small tutorial on getting a serial you may need for any program/app. * Go to Google. * In the search field, type: “Product name” 94FBR * Where, “Product Name” is the name of the item you want to find the serial number for. And there you go – the serial number you needed. […]
Dear readers, we are back with the Top Fossbytes – Top tech news of the Month. We have covered best stories from the mines of science and technology happened over this last month of October. Take a look and keep yourself updated. Microsoft Launches Windows 10 instead of windows 9 Microsoft promises to provide a […]
The Two-factor authentication is believed to prevent Gmail accounts from getting hacked. But what happened with indie developer Grant Blakeman shows how two-factor authentication can be beaten to takeover a Gmail account. Writing on the newly emerging social media site Ello, Blackman revealed how hackers hacked his Instagram account through his Gmail account. Despite the fact he was using two-factor authentication, the hackers were […]
Last week Google launched Google Inbox – a supplement (actually a good one) to the existing Gmail on your computer or your phone. It is a colorful, beautiful and more organized hub for your email which looks more clean and graphical. Also Read: Mozilla to Release New Developer Web Browser on November 10 Google earlier announced via its […]