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Around 750 million SIM cards that are being used in mobile phones contain a specific programing flaw which makes the cell phones quite vulnerable to an external threat of fraud. The bug can enable a hacker to go on and remotely access any personal data that is contained within the phone and initiate unauthorized or […]
Just a few days after the reports on vulnerability in the android devices, more shocking news are disclosed. Now, it is believed that recently found vulnerability could allow NSA to gather more data belonging to the people from general public. It is believed that with hackers NSA would also be benefited by the vulnerability as […]
When it comes to malwares, often it is android which are most affected. Often in headlines we find some malware found in the Android devices. So, it would not be shocking news for a tech-lover when I say another malware found in android. But, it will become shocking when I add the fact that 99 […]
People who are using a different telephone apps on their cell phones need to be cautious, as a researcher has indicated vulnerabilities related to ZRTPCCP which is a huge security library. For this reason they need to get their security systems upgraded. Mark Dowd who is a researcher at Azimuth security has gone on to […]
The “sophisticated” malware for Android has been “unleashed”. Identified by the company specializes in cyber security Kaspersky, the Trojan “Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a” is a threat virtually impossible to be eliminated. The virus is very dangerous both for those who are infected and for the contacts of that affected person. The malware installs itself not only on the device itself but can send malicious files to […]
A computer malware has been found on Facebook that is smart enough to empty your bank account by taking out money from your contacts. With the increased activities and the large varieties of different malware hitting the scene of IT industry, the infamous info-stealer ZueS/ZBOT versions are coming forth for vengeance. TrendMicro security network predicts […]
Mobile phones are now also being utilized for the purpose of managing some important personal assets such as money. According to a recent report that has been published by the Federal Reserve of US, around 48 percent of the smartphone users in the last 12 months have used the mobile banking platform for carrying out […]
A team of security researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have found a way by which any iOS device can be hacked within a minute by the help of modified charger. Researchers claim that despite Apple’s exemplary defence system, they were able to injected arbitrary software into one of its devices based on the latest and updated […]
A hacker going with the handle of @WilyXem on Twitter has claimed to found SQL vulnerabilities on the official website of Pakistan Army, Vatican Catholic Church and Italian Chamber of Commerce. WilyXem explained that these vulnerabilities can be further exploited easily to deface or access the secret information on the server. Details of each vulnerability with its screenshot is mentioned below, […]
Over the weekend Incapsula mitigated a unique DDoS attack against a large gaming website, in which WordPress played a key role, yet again. Typically, such application layer DDoS attacks are carried out by host botnets, but this time team Incapsula were surprised to see that the attack originated from approximately 2,500 WordPress sites, including some very […]
Earlier I updated readers with latest vulnerabilities that were found on IndiaTimes and ASK.com by a Pakistani security researcher Danish Tariq, this time he is back with couple of more vulnerabilities. Danish claims to have found critical cross site scripting vulnerability (XSS) on Brazzers.com, leaving the paid customer to loose thousands of dollars in few seconds. Brazzers.com […]
A 15 years old independent security researcher from India, going with the name of Indrajeet Bhuyan has claimed to found cross site scripting vulnerability (XSS) on Photobucket.com; known for its image hosting, video hosting, slideshow creation and photo sharing services. For security reasons Indrajeet did not provided further details of vulnerability but explained that this venerability can be used for further damage. […]
Being a Uyghur activist or a Tibetan activist , you should exercise care when you open your next email because it may contain a mail which may though carry the title of human right conference, but it may well end up injecting Trojan virus into your smartphone hacking tons of information that you carry in […]
MAJORITY OF THE JAVA ENABLED BROWSERS ARE ASSAILABLE TO JAVA EXPLOITS WHICH HAVE BEEN SPREAD ON A VAST SCALE: SAYS WEBSENSE Majority of the browser installations that are being used have out-of-date versions of java plug in and are very much vulnerable to the exploits’ tools that have been spread on a large scale. This […]
A security researcher has raveled some fantastic results over the percentage of vulnerable networks and devices around the world. His technique as a hacker was pretty straightforward and was a big time a matter of concern for all the people around the world. Let’s then see what the researcher found through his researches and how was he […]
A Russian security researcher Nikita Tarakanov has found Huawei’s 3G and 4G devices vulnerable to the hackers. He has reported this matter to Black hat Europe. According to the researcher, Huawei’s sever update is one of the tools for hackers to lay down an attack on the systems. The server update was made in Netherland […]
An Egyptian ethical hacker Virus_Hima who got famous after founding vulnerabilities in Adobe and breaching Yahoo server, last year; is back with another detailed report on XSS Vulnerability on file sharing and storage site 2shared.com. Virus_Hima who doesn’t sell the vulnerabilities or exploits online, has claimed to be in touch with the 2shared.com administration via email, explaining them about the vulnerability and how it […]
Earlier I wrote about BackTrack renaming itself as Kali Linux or BackTrack 6 will be available for download soon, today is the day when all hackers and Backtrack users can download Kali Linux. Backtrack development team had announced that they are in process of a major change and the operating system, that will be replaced by the […]
A new malware spreading rapidly on Facebook bluffing users into clicking an app link that supposedly allows Fake Facebook Black template replacing the default white one offered by Facebook. CWZ reports that Facebook Black malware asks users to click a link which installs an app on the users account. The app then spams itself through […]
Microsoft has found seven vulnerabilities in its programs and has deemed of them critical. The critical are so serious that officials have said: “drop-everything-and-fix-this-now”. These loop holes are found in the following programs: Microsoft office, Windows, Internet explorer, Windows server and Silverlight. While commenting on the type attacks lay down through vulnerabilities the officials said […]
The hackers from Tunisian Cyber Army backed with the help of Al Qaida Electronic Army have found and exploited a Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (XSS) on the official Pentagon – Army National Guard website.Screenshot: The hackers who contacted me via email provided a screen shot which shows the execution of vulnerability. Other then the screenshot, the […]