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Hackers are targeting users with a fake Facebook email tricking them into clicking an attached application to generate a trusted connection to the network— Attachment contains malware. Number of users around the world have reported a new scam from Facebook (which in reality is not from Facebook itself). Users who are scammed have reported an email from Facebook having […]
University of Washington in Seattle’s research team managed to hijack a tele-operated surgical robot. This exposed major security vulnerabilities in machines that are eventually going to replace surgeons in hospitals all over the world. Telesurgical procedures have been performed by doctors since 2001 after a New York based surgeon removed a patient’s gall bladder successfully […]
Security flaw in Android version 5.0 and below makes it possible for hackers to take fingerprint copies and unlock Samsung Galaxy S5. This could lead to obtaining and exploitation of victim’s personal data. FireEye experts Yulong Zhang and Tao Wei have exposed a critical Android flaw, which makes Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone highly vulnerable to […]
Researchers at the RSA conference explained about a newly found vulnerability that allows attackers to crash just about any iOS device. San Francisco: Researchers from Skycure security firm revealed vulnerability “No iOS Zone” yesterday at the RSA security conference. This vulnerability allows cybercriminals crash just about any iOS device that comes within a WiFi hotspot […]
A fake Facebook interface will display an attractive looking “Hot Video” link. If you hit Play button, you will be requested to download Flash Player. As usual, a Trojan will be installed on your computer if you agree to download the player — Beware of such links as this technique has become relatively common modus […]
Grand Theft Auto 5’s hub Rockstar Social Club was rumored to have been hacked. In reality, it is safe and another unnamed site has been hacked. Users urged to change their passwords immediately. Users on Reddit reported that their GTA V’s PC account got hacked and even modified by unauthorized users. This was followed by lodging […]
Researchers have identified a serious vulnerability in at least 1,500 iOS apps. This security flaw has made the apps exploitable by hackers who look for victims to swipe passwords and obtain financial data. Last month IT security firm SourceDNA discovered a bug that has been fixed in an open-source code update. This bug contained a […]
Researchers have identified a relatively “common” cross-site scripting flaw (XSS) in some famous WordPress plugins — A coordinated plugin update has been released to address the detected cross-site scripting vulnerability. In case you are using any of the WordPress plugins mentioned below you must install the update released today to eliminate the “common” cross-site scripting vulnerability. Here […]
Researchers have identified a vulnerability in some Adobe Flash Player versions that can be exploited by attackers for spying on users having built-in webcams on their computers — The spying remains completely discreet. Flash player’s configuration panel allows creation of a list of sites that can access the device’s built-in microphone and webcam. Alternately, users […]
Earlier this week the FBI denied air travel to Chris Roberts due to his sarcastic tweets about United Airlines’ security system on board. Now, for the second time in a row, Roberts has been denied air travel via United. Apparently, United Airline isn’t very keen on letting Chris Roberts travel on their planes. Roberts, acclaimed […]
The Ask.com toolbar is not a handy tool — it’s a Curse because it never goes away. Apparently, Ask.com toolbar hijacks your computer entirely. It usually skulks into computer systems on the coattails of some necessary software, normally Java updates. — Then it becomes virtually impossible to uninstall the toolbar however; we have a solution […]
Chris Roberts (World Labs’ IT security expert) who recently identified risks in airplane in-flight entertainment systems became the target of FBI investigation himself. On Wednesday he was pulled off by two uniformed officials and two FBI officers from a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 commercial flight. All of his electronics were also confiscated by the officials. Chris Roberts is […]
The new post that is spreading like wildfire around Facebook claims that click the picture and see how a ‘guy removes his blackhead’ — Featured on the post is an image of the blackhead guy. This will actually deliver a malware. What happens is, when you click on the picture, you will be asked to […]
The on-plane Wireless systems can easily be hacked by compromising the websites visited by travelers — This happens if same routers/wiring is used for accessing the flight controls and entertainment. Experts suggest it is a security threat that hasn’t been dealt with appropriately! The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) stated in its report that one […]
Researcher Aaron Spangler identified a bug in Internet Explorer back in 1997. This flaw allowed stealing of user credentials through Windows Server Message Block protocol. Now, after almost eighteen years, Cylance Wallace, a senior researcher at SPEAR research team, discovered a larger vulnerability while testing a messaging app keeping that particular bug in mind. This […]
Security researchers have identified a new malicious operation that can enchain hosts helpless against the Shellshock bash bug. It is the default command shell that can be located in various Linux and Unix systems. Shellshock vulnerability was discovered in late September 2014, and is a serious threat because it lets an attacker to perform arbitrary […]
It seems that after the Police bust on The Pirate Bay last year, the domain has habit to go down often. Yes, The Pirate Bay is currently offline and the reason for the outage is still unknown (The word out there is that Game of Thrones pirates may have overloaded the server). Even if the Game […]
Dark web marketplaces are famous for their pharmaceuticals and weapons souks but nowadays a lot more variety has been lurking there than drugs and guns. You can buy almost anything you want. Researchers at an Ireland based Fraud Prevention software developer firm Trustev revealed that numerous small-scale marketplaces sell unusual stuff like Spotify accounts and […]
Australia’s Bendigo Bank is apparently sending out emails titled “Morning Update” to users. The email contains the staff member’s name as well as the direct contact phone number. It also contains a business disclaimer having the email ID and phone number of Bendigo Bank. This mail also contains an attachment, a .Zip file titled Bendigo_Report_#[random […]
Kristopher Ives, a computer programmer from Oregon, USA believes that a Bitcoin donation of $0.33 to pay the legal fees for famous NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden is enough to land him in jail. According to Ives, the donation he made violates an executive order from President Obama, which prohibits the transfer of funds to individuals […]
On Friday, Microsoft revised its approach to “Do Not Track” for all upcoming and future versions of its browsers. The company confirmed that it will “no longer enable Do Not Track feature in its web browser by default.” The DNT used to be a default option in Microsoft Internet Explorer since 2012 – meaning that it […]