The latest version of Android, nicknamed Lollipop, will offer a new feature that could make stolen phones a whole lot less valuable to thieves: the ability to only allow factory resets when entering a password.
Many of us have moments when we need, or want, to be more private online – when searching for a new job, for instance, or when having a private business conversation.
The latest version of the Apple iPad is due to be announced at an event later today, and according to Gizmodo, the Californian tech company are planning on bringing the fingerprint security system implemented in recent iPhones to its tablet market for the first time.
A crime-reporting survey in Canada has offered a unique insight into how cybercrime affects a large population – and an insight into a grim underworld dominated by fraud, violence and sexual abuse.
On the one hand, the breach of JP Morgan Chase is not as bad as it could have been. But how do you measure relative “badness” of a breach?
Fans of Hungarian soccer team Ferencvaros have come “en masse to their home stadium in Budapest” to protest the club’s new biometric ID equipment, which controls turnstile entry to the stadium, according to Biometric Update.
Following the recognition at Virus Bulletin 2014 of ESET’s research on Operation Windigo, I took the opportunity to ask Marc-Etienne Léveillé – who worked directly on the Operation Windigo report a few questions. Marc-Etienne is a malware researcher at ESET.
Edward Snowden, ex-NSA contractor and the whistleblower about NSA’s massive surveillance dragnets, says the US government can remotely control a targeted cellphone. In an exclusive interview with Brian Williams of NBC News, who interviewed him in Moscow last week, Snowden spoke about some of the revelations made last year and the reason he chose to […]
A majority of Linux distributions are sold by companies, individuals and many non-commercial entities for free on the Internet. And now, it has been officially announced that the notorious Syrian Electronic Army or SEA will launch its private Linux distribution. This will be known as SEANux. The pro-Assad hacking group famous for hacking is now in […]
A portable network device that sits between computer and router to offer anonymized browsing from any computer via the Tor network has smashed its Kickstarter fundraising goal just days after hitting the crowdfunding platform.
In this post we provide additional information on how a specially crafted PowerPoint slideshow file (.PPSX) led to the execution of a BlackEnergy dropper.
A hacking group has claimed that it has access to 6,937,081 Dropbox accounts with usernames and passwords, according to ZDNet. The first 400 log-in combinations were posted to Pastebin, with more to follow in return for payment in Bitcoin.
Sears Holding Co. is the latest high profile name to announce the discovery of malicious credit and debit card stealing malware in its point of sale registers at its Kmart stores, writes Brian Krebs on his Krebs on Security website.
A breach of a third-party Snapchat site that allows users to bypass the app’s privacy has led to the leaking of some 200,000 images to the internet, The Guardian reports.
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Today is birthday of Wolverine i.e. Hugh Jackman. So, we compiled a list of the Top 10 best movies of Hugh Jackman. Look at this gif countdown and find out if your favorites were able to make it to the top. 10. Australia (2008) 9. The Fountain (2006) 8. Kate & Leopold (2001) 7. X-Men, […]
A Pakistani hacker going with the handle of Kai-H4xOrR hacked and defaced the official website of SAMAA TV network which is Pakistan‘s privately owned news and entertainment network. In an exclusive conversation with the hacker, we were told that SAMAA TV’s website was targeted yesterday against promoting of Indiancontent on their TV channel and as well on […]
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As a result of Bilawal Bhutto’s tweet regarding Kashmir and growing tension between India and Pakistan on LoC and International Border, hackers of both the nations are showing off their armaments on internet. The Hindu reported that over the past two days, many Indian websites were hacked by Pakistani Hackers. The hacked websites include Chennai […]
The Curious Case of Brit Celeb Emma Watson’s leaked Facebook Video –Users Helplessly Welcomed Trojans instead of her Nude Pictures The scam of the month is here and the news is spreading like a wild bushfire. Scammers have now taken the liberty to cash-in on Emma’s humongous fan following and growing popularity by using her as […]
This week in security, we covered a full range of privacy and malware, with controversial plans to equip police officers with facial recognition packed Google Glass in Dubai, and the BadUSB malware finding its way on to GitHub.