Warning over security flaws in HP printers which can reveal passwords
Security flaws in some models of HP LaserJet Pro printers can reveal users’ administrator passwords to remote attackers, a researcher has revealed.
Security flaws in some models of HP LaserJet Pro printers can reveal users’ administrator passwords to remote attackers, a researcher has revealed.
I was recently contacted by a journalist researching a story about ‘hackers’ quitting the dark side (and virus writing in particular) for the bright(-er) side. He cited this set of examples – 7 Hackers Who Got Legit Jobs From Their Exploits – and also mentioned Mike Ellison (formerly known as Stormbringer and Black Wolf, among
A self-styled “hacker” claims that crime can pay – saying that his 3 million-strong PC botnet earns him up to “$15,000 to $20,000” per hour.
The former chief of NSA and CIA Michael Hayden has pointed out that a hacking attack might be launched against the USA in response to any future prosecution that might be carried out against Edward Snowden and he said that the hack might be from some activist like Anonymous. The former general of air force […]
A very serious flaw has been pointed out in Google Chrome browser that allows any user who has access to a particular computer to see every password stored for social media, email and for any other website. It is through the settings panel in the browser that all the password can be viewed without any encryption. Besides […]
Someone inside the senate is not much a pro to NSA’s whistleblower Snowden as they are using the platform of Wikipedia to express their view point. The page at Wikipedia which describes all about Edward Snowden who is known to have leaked many classified files of NSA has been revised on many occasions since he […]
A group of hacker going with the handle of Kosova Warriors Group has hacked and defaced the official website of United Kingdom (UK) National Commission for The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) http://www.unesco.org.uk. Hackers left a deface page along with a message on the hacked site bashing Serbs for killing over thousands of people. The […]
Google’s Chrome browser has been criticized over its password security, after a developer found that anyone logged into the same OS account could easily see any saved website passwords in plain text.
A hacker going with the handle of RedX from Bangladeshi based 3xp1r3 Cyber Army has hacked and defaced the official website of California’s Covina City and Police Department website () along with its sub-domain. Hacker left a deface page along with a message on hacked Covina City and Police Department but the reason for targeting site was not mentioned anywhere. The deface […]
The German developer of the hit shoot ‘em up series Crysis has taken its websites offline after a security breach in which user login details “may have been compromised.”
The Tor Project has advised users of the anonymous browser to stop using Windows, in the wake of a malware attack which exploited a Firefox vulnerability in the Tor Browser Bundle.
Two hackers from different hacking groups going with the handle of SultanHaikal and M3QD4D have hacked and defaced 71 websites owned by the government of China. SultanHaikal left a deface page along with a deface message on his half of 38 sites, where the message was expressed in following words: Ahlussunnah Was Here! Anti Shia , Anti […]
The watch foundation of internet has made a statement that many online business networks have been hacked by different hackers and the servers of these businesses have been utilized to host images that relate to sexual abuse of child or child pornography. The charity made a statement that the legal websites that are running pornographic […]
Websites for businesses such as furniture stores have been hacked to host child pornography images – and the likely motivation is to spread malware, an internet charity has warned.
The waterproof metal-fabric pocket ensures users cannot be tracked or contacted – offering a level of privacy that DIY alternatives such as cocktail shakers cannot match.
A malware outbreak which reveals the IP addresses of computer users has struck sites on the anonymous Tor network, including some said to host child pornography – with forum users suggesting that the outbreak might be the work of the FBI.
FreedomWeb is a renowned Irish concern which provides web hosting services for the purpose of Tor hidden services which reached via the Tor encrypted or anonymised network has been shut down. The reason behind the shutdown of the network is that the owner of this company Eric Eoin Marques has been arrested because of allegations of […]
I recently completed my 14th Virus Bulletin conference paper, co-written with Intego’s Lysa Myers, on “Mac hacking: the way to better testing?” to be presented at the 23rd VB conference in October, in Berlin. The paper itself won’t be available until after the conference, but the abstract is on the Virus Bulletin conference page here.
A Pakistani hacker going with the handle of Sizzling Soul from Pak Cyber Eaglez has hacked in to the official website of Thai Police Nursing College, as a result the site has been defaced, database along with login details of site’s admin and 64 college’s staff have been leaked online. The reason for targeting Thai website remains […]
A Pakistani hacker going with the handle of Hasnain Haxor has hacked and defaced the official website of Indian Customs at Indira Gandhi Int Airport Mumbai, India and a website of Tamilnadu State Agricultural Marketing Board . Hacker managed to root the whole server with 800+ Indian sites on along with Indian Customs site which is a very high profile […]
Many of us have got wiser to email spams and scams – but cybercriminals are in the perfect position to “fine tune” their attacks. Our tips might help you avoid the “click of death”…