Former Royal reporter: “I hacked Kate Middleton’s phone 155 times”
So-called phone hacking makes the headlines again, as new revelations are made.
Have you properly secured your mobile phone voicemail?
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So-called phone hacking makes the headlines again, as new revelations are made.
Have you properly secured your mobile phone voicemail?
Phil Zimmermann invented the most widely used system of email encryption in the world – and says that Fortune 100 companies are queuing up for his encrypted Blackphone, which allows “whispered” conversations, anywhere.
The popular online wallet site Dogevault is offline after attackers destroyed data on the site. The impact on user funds is unknown – although site users have reported withdrawals from their accounts, some as large as 950,000 Dogecoin.
You can also find the code for this project below: /* Brute forcing Android 4 Digit PIN’s To run the whole range it will take upwards of 16 hours because of the 30 second delay after 5 bad inputs Intrestingly, if the target phone has the pattern enabled and the backup PIN set, the backup […]
The photo-sharing app Snapchat, popular with youngsters for its photos which would exist briefly then “disappear forever” has admitted that the photos did not, in fact, disappear, in a settlement with the U.S. government’s FTC.
There has been a lot of talk in the news lately of a new ransomware for Android. While this does sound dire, and the possibility exists for more problematic threats on Androids in the future, it is not yet time to panic.
The torrent site Demonoid was blocked by Google after tests by the search giant found that pages within the site contained banner adverts which were installing malware on users’ PCs.
If only two factor authentication had been used, maybe the database would never have been accessed by online criminals.
Twitter has added more security measures to its site – making password resets easier, and making it trickier for cybercriminals to log in to accounts.
If you have an account on link-shortening service Bitly, you should take steps now to protect your account.
Tax identity fraud is on the rise this year, possibly due to criminals getting craftier in their choice of breach targets. According to a series of reports from Brian Krebs, fraudsters are now targeting third-party payroll services.
Shopping via mobile devices is about to receive a dual boost this fall, if the latest rumors are correct – with Samsung about to join Apple with a high-end tablet built with fingerprint security built in.
A Miami high school student who hacked into his school’s website to change grades is facing “years” in custody, after Jose Bautista, 18, handed a written confession to police, according to ABC News’s report.
A reminder that malicious code can be spread via flash memory cards like SD cards, just as easily as it can spread on USB flash drives. Check these tips to get protected.
US retail giant Target has announced that it is parting ways with Gregg Steinhafel, its chairman, president and CEO.
If you work in an IT department, and think that your board isn’t taking information security seriously enough, then perhaps reminding your executive team about just how badly Target has been affected by its data breach will help focus their minds.
Microsoft rushed out an emergency security fix for Internet Explorer, to fix a flaw which hackers had already exploited – affecting IE versions 6 to 11 on several versions of Windows.
An Israeli soldier has received massive online support after being suspended for aiming gun at a Palestinian teenager, reported by AFP. A YouTube video shows an Israeli solider and Palestinian youth auguring with each other when the elite Nahal infantry unit soldier identified only as David aimed the gun at the teenager. Just few hours […]
The key to a good cyber defense strategy is to improve knowledge of current threats, and risks to businesses, according to law enforcement professionals speaking at London’s Infosecurity Europe 2014 conference in London.
At 15 payment machines dotted around the Swedish city of Lund, people can buy items without needing a card – or a phone equipped with a “Near Field” chip. All that’s required are the correct veins.
The Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that company is introducing an anonymous login feature, which allows users to access applications for smartphones and tablets without sharing their personal information stored in social network. The announcement was made during F8 developer conference according to which Anonymous Login is a sign in mechanism to log into apps without […]
A Texas man and an alleged member of the famous Anonymous hacktivist group, may face prison up to 440 years in the latest second superseding indictment of cyber assaults charges against him that includes hacking attempts against county, school, and newspaper organizations, says the latest release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Fidel Salinas, […]