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Harley says that scams and social engineering have been a constant in cybercrime – but in the past few years, some scams have got markedly more sophisticated, and more difficult even for a trained eye to spot.
It’s National Small Business Week in the U.S. and, because properly protecting the digital assets of your small business could be vital to its success, here’s a cybersecurity survival guide.
The FBI is taking cybercrime seriously. Here are some of the most wanted hackers in the world, and what they’re wanted for…
Cyber-security is one of the major concerns of online users these days and hackers are an inevitable part of this discussion. Every part of our cyber world is influenced by hackers and they exploit the vulnerabilities of systems to gain unauthorized access. While numerous people are confused between the terms hackers and cyber-criminals, many of […]
A warning has been issued by the FAA regarding the software glitch in the system of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner — This glitch can abruptly shut-off all electrical power of the plane during mid-air causing the flyers to lose control of the flight. Federal Aviation Administration/FAA revealed that the internal electrical supply system of Boeing’s 787 […]
Keeping Anonymous hackers out from news is simply impossible, the hacktivist movement is active 24 x 7 and you can always expect them to drop their cyber bomb on anyone at anytime — Just like today when WTO is under attack by Anonymous. One of the hacktivist leading Anonymous movement on Twitter just breached the World Trade organization’s […]
Delivering banking malware through Microsoft Word documents has been a less common method. However, it is currently being used for spreading malicious macros and PDF files in a single item — Avast Experts. Researchers at Avast have identified that the previously less common method of spreading banking malware has suddenly been increased. They further noted […]
In a recent blog post, Mozilla has showed its intent to phase out the non-secure websites i.e. the HTTP. Earlier this week, Mozilla announced its plan to favor the websites who have HTTPS enabled. If this happens, the web will be divided in two parts: the HTTPS websites with full functionality and the other HTTP […]
Ten individuals of Nigerian origin have been arrested by Guardia di Finanza for laundering millions of pounds acquired from frauds causing loss of over €2.5 / $2.74million. The Italian Financial Police conducted an operation with the support of Europol and the Federal Bureau of Intelligence and 130 police officers and arrested ten Nigerians. The operation […]
After successful OpIsrael, AnonGhost is now targeting random but high-profile websites around the world. The latest in line is Red Bull Malaysia. The pro-Palestinian hacking group AnonGhost just hacked and defaced the official Malaysian domain of famous energy drink Red Bull. AnonGhost left a deface page along with a message on the hacked site, making fun of […]
Microsoft’s Build 2015 conference is now over and we were greeted with many pleasant surprises. According to me, one of the biggest announcements from the events was that now Windows developers will be able to bring the Android and iOS apps to Windows platform easily. Earlier less was known about how this work but as […]
Expect exposure of confidential news pieces and government/corporate classified documents every now and then because WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy group has re-launched its anonymous leak submission WikiLeaks, the famous whistle-blowing website, has opened its systems again for the public. The site has remained in headlines for long previously for anonymously submitting sensitive information. Around four and […]
Last month released expansion pack “Get To Work” for The Sims 4 gave players the chance to actively control created characters if they joined up to one of the new career paths. But who would have thought this $40 expansion will make bring much fuss. Now do you want to know what is this whole fuss […]
If you are into gaming, then you would be well aware of the GTA V and how advanced it is in comparison to the previous versions of the game. All the three characters in the game have advanced smartphones and in the game, the virtual smartphones serve many functions like calling, messaging, photography and more. […]
Here I am going to tell you how to install Windows 10 IoT on our beloved Raspberry Pi 2. Microsoft has brought the easiness and power of Windows operating system to Raspberry Pi 2. We all know that the Raspberry Pi 2 is a $35, credit-card sized computer that can be plugged into a monitor […]
A fake email from Paypal is used by hackers to carry out a phishing attack on users. The email says a transaction has been made from your account to Associated Dairies (ASDA), for a product you recently ordered (relevant details in relation to the product are also mentioned). Of course, the receipt is just a way of […]
A great news for Makers and Arduino lovers: Microsoft announced a new partnership with Arduino to make their Windows as First ever Arduino certified operating system. Now you can enjoy Arduino hardware with Windows software as an open-source library. In Build Developer Conference 2015, Microsoft started a new venture with Arduino to use Arduino as […]
Finding someone’s age and gender, no longer a problem! With Microsoft’s newest API all the age secrets are to be exposed — Well.. not really, the tool sucks. So, people who try to hide their age can be in big trouble with this new (application program interface) API. Microsoft, right in the middle of Microsoft’s BUILD […]
The information needed to hack a sophisticated military drone is already available on internet and hackers could use this how-to guide for hijacking military drones, an Israeli defense manufacturer said. This news comes in the wake of the increasing warnings of drone hacking. Drones are the new warfare tools as they are cost and life-saving […]
It has been almost 25 years, but the infamous video of ‘Rodney King being beaten up by L.A. police officers’ is still fresh in many memories. This year, a similar video captured through cellphone by a local man was uploaded to Facebook, it showed a fatal police shooting by L.A.P.D. the video went viral and […]
Google has taken a stand against phishing attacks by revealing Password Alert: a Chrome extension designed to neutralize them after a user is taken in.