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For years, “encryption” has sounded like James Bond technology to many PC users – but new systems have made “crypto” technology easier to use, and a great way to protect the files you REALLY value.
Only weeks after Microsoft unveiled a global Cybercrime Center armed with new, hi-tech tools to combat crime, it announced it had carried out a global action leading to “significant disruption” of the Siferef botnet, a network controlling up to two million “zombie” PCs.
Once in a while we get to spend time analyzing malicious code that is not as widespread as other threats we’ve encountered. Here we analyze a targeted attack used in Taiwan and Vietnam – but is this ‘APT’ really that advanced?
A vulnerability in Android could allow attackers to “unlock” phones without cracking PIN codes – using malware to deactivate Google’s locks on handsets and tablets. The vulnerability can “turn off” all locks a user puts in place.
Wednesday: I am not allowed to use iPhone for security reason: President Barak Obama. President Barak Obama has given an unusual statement during a meeting with American youth in order to promote his healthcare law in which he revealed that due to ‘security reasons’, he is not allowed to use Apple‘s iPhone yet he still uses iPad , Apple’s tablet […]
Personal information for up to 465,000 customers of JP Morgan, Chase & Co. may be at risk after hackers breached its network in July, the bank has admitted. Some reports claim that hackers had access to unencrypted, private information.
News of Amazon’s plans to use aerial drones to deliver packages raises the prospect of clashing values in areas like use of air space and technology, not to mention privacy and plain old malice.
An InfoSec company TrustWave has reported that unknown hackers have stolen usernames and passwords of two million accounts at Google, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo and others high profile companies. The company revealed that hack was a result of a keylogging software installed maliciously on unknown but thousands of personal computers around the globe. The installed malware took screenshots […]
Information security policy can make a big difference for small business. Here we offer advice, resources, and a free recorded webinar on the subject to help your small firm beat the bad guys, and the competition.
An audio communication system designed for ultrasonic underwater communications can be used to steal data – even from disconnected PCs in secure environments, by relaying it to the outside world from PC to PC through computer speakers, researchers claim.
An Iranian hacker going with the handle of ‘hossein19123’ from Ashiyane Digital Security Team has hacked and defaced the official websites of City of Amity and Sutherlin City, Oregon, United States. Hackers left deface pages along with messages on both hacked website. The deface message was expressed in following words: Your Box 0wn3z By hossein19123! Ashiyane Digital Security […]
Apple users may soon be able not only to unlock their devices simply by showing their face – they may be able to “control” functions on Macs, iPhones and iPads simply by looking at the screen, and prevent people nearby snooping on lock screen alerts.
Yesterday, we reported how “ Anonymous Honduras ” hacked and defaced high profile Honduras government websites including Interpol and State Police websites against electoral fraud in country’s vice presidential election. Today, the same Anonymous Honduras has targeted more high profile government portals, ministries and institutes against electoral fraud in country’s vice presidential election. In today’s hack, Anonymous hacked and defaced websites […]
An Iranian news agency has said that “malware worse than Stuxnet” may soon be unleashed, to “spy on and destroy the software structure of Iran’s nuclear program”.
One of the ‘dark marketplaces’ offering illegal and semi-legal services via the anonymized web browser Tor has shut down, according to reports – with a user fleeing with millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin.
The online hacktivist group ‘Anonymous Honduras‘ has hacked and defaced 6 high profile Honduras government ministries websites against the alleged fraud in country’s presidential elections. Hacked websites belong to Interpol Honduras, two websites of National Police of Honduras, Superintendent of Public Alliance, Honduras, Ministry of Culture and Zolitur Island under Ministry of Tourism. Anonymous left […]
At least two recent models of Google’s flagship Nexus Android handsets can be crashed remotely – simply by sending them a flurry of SMS text messages, a Dutch researcher has warned.
Systems at Harborview Medical Center and University of Washington Medical Center were infected with malware in October after an employee opened an infected email. This put thousands of patients’ data at risk.
The online hacktivist group ‘Moroccan Islamic Union-Mail’ (MIUM) have hacked and defaced the official website of Republic of Angola Embassy in Abu Dhabi – U.A.E against alleged decision from the government of Angola to ban religion of Islam and shutdown all the mosques in the country. Moroccan Islamic Union-Mail left a deface page along with […]
The official website of China‘s first Coal Bank (http://meitanbank.com/) has been hacked and defaced by Japanese financial companies and their Chinese partners, claimed by one of the founders of the bank, JinBen Investment Group Co. Hacker(s) left a deface page along with several messages on the homepage of Coal Bank site with abusive and bashing content against […]
The online hacktivist group ‘Moroccan Ghosts‘ have hacked and defaced the official website of Republic of Angola Embassy in Spain against alleged decision from the government of Angola to ban religion of Islam and shutdown all the mosques in the country. Moroccan Ghosts left a deface page along with a message on the hacked Angolan Embassy […]