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Amongst privacy enthusiasts, the Tor network is a popular means to browse the internet anonymously. However, time and again, vulnerabilities have been found in the Tor network that allow hackers to exploit it. A new study has revealed that a hacker or a nation-sponsored bad actor can degrade the performance of the Tor network for […]
Google has released a new set of eye-opening numbers that reveal the bad password practices people still use online. Earlier this year, Google released Password Checkup extension for Chrome that scans users passwords and tells them whether it’s safe or not. The company has now come up with the first round of stats and says […]
On Thursday, a German security journalist Ronald Eikenberg reported a flaw in Kaspersky antivirus software that could have leaked data of millions of Kaspersky users. According to his report, Kaspersky injected a unique identifier into the HTML of every website a user visited. Therefore, making it ridiculously easy for perpetrators to keep track of their […]
Slowly and steadily, many silicon valley tech giants have come forward about their use of human contractors to listen to audio recordings of users. And Microsoft is the latest one to public the truth. Following numerous reports on the subject, Microsoft has admitted that some humans do listen to Skype and Cortana audio recordings. But […]
In a world where companies are hungry for user data and are adopting different mechanisms to legally or illegally get hold of it, privacy is a big concern. Advertisers often use unique identifiers like MAC addresses and IMEI numbers to form a profile for you. A technique called ‘device fingerprinting’ is used to collect data […]
The latest report from Motherboard is an important but unsurprising revelation. According to the report, Snapchat’s internal tool ‘SnapLion’ is often abused by employees to access users’ snaps without their permission. Snaps are photos that disappear after some time, however, Snapchat employees have access to these photos and regularly violate users’ privacy, the report added. […]
Managing your IT infrastructure can be incredibly difficult. This is why we have centrally managed systems like Active Directory, VMware’s vSphere, and so on. Despite managing them centrally, though, they all generate their own log data corresponding to their own events. The larger your infrastructure, the more nodes whose logs you will have to go […]
While P2P file sharing isn’t illegal, torrent websites turn out to be the biggest sources to download copyright-protected media. Due to a plethora of free content available there, users visit them in large numbers and often end up infecting their PCs with malware. Along the similar lines, the researchers from Kaspersky Labs have found that a […]
We have compiled a list of top hacking software and tools of 2019 with their best features and download links. This list is based on industry reviews, your feedback, and our own experience. This list will tell you about the best software used for hacking purposes featuring port scanners, web vulnerability scanner, password crackers, forensics tools, […]
Adult websites have been prone to various malware activities and cyber threats, and a new research report by Kaspersky Lab further sheds light on the trend of malware attacks on porn sites in 2018. According to the survey, the use of popular porn tags is in full swing by cybercriminals, with around 87,227 unique users […]
As smartphones have become an inherent part of our lives, people no longer use their phones just for communication. Instead, they store most of their sensitive information on their phones. But, in this era of data leaks and constant threats to your privacy, is it safe to store your private data on your phone? Well, […]
Fortnite, the popular Battle Royale Game developed by Epic Games, is suffering from a serious issue of stolen accounts. The ‘Fortnite Cracking‘ problem is growing by the day with many users reporting that they are not able to login into their Fortnite account with the credentials. Teenage hackers are behind the stolen accounts and are […]
Facebook-owned instant messenger app WhatsApp is currently being used on a massive scale to distribute child pornography material, a report from two Israeli online safety groups states. The report has been analyzed, translated, and followed up by TechCrunch. The publication states that the third-party group discovery apps for WhatsApp are being used by users to […]
With digital security hanging on the cusp of an era where everything can be hacked, people are yet to understand that picking a strong password is extremely crucial. SplashData, the famous password management application provider, has released its annual list of the 100 Worst Passwords of the Year. The company has evaluated 5 million passwords […]
Restrictions and bans over websites are always annoying, and governments are now censoring content more than ever. Moreover, if you also feel stifled by the blocked websites in your office or school, here are some ways to access blocked websites. While these filters in schools and offices serve some purpose, they are often misused by […]
According to a report by Sophos Labs, around 22 click fraud apps were deleted from the Google Play Store last month. With over 2 million downloads, the malicious apps impersonated as Apple devices to advertisers to extract a premium. The apps which had the click fraud script received instructions from a command and control server […]
A ransomware that encrypts personal files and then demands 110 yuan (~$16) in ransom has affected over 100,000 Windows PC in China. The hackers are distributing rigged apps, disguised as social media apps, on different forums and local websites to infect the users. Many reports claim that one of such app goes by the name “Account Operation […]
In an official blog post, Quora announced that on Friday it found that user data of about 100 million users was compromised. Some unauthorised third-party gained access to the company’s systems. If we talk about the specifics of the stolen user data, it might have included names, e-mail addresses, encrypted passwords, and data from other […]
California-based Mozilla recently hosted a round-table conference during its first Indian edition of ‘Privacy Matters’ to discuss issues related to data privacy. The round-table conference involved various prominent people from companies such as Aditya Birla Group, Dunzo, Ibibo, Practo, Ola, Zeotap, Zomato, for data privacy prior to the introduction of the data privacy protection law. […]
Lenovo, the Chinese laptop manufacturer company, has reached an agreement with a consumer group that filed a class-action lawsuit against the company for installing adware in its laptops. In 2015, a group of consumers filed a lawsuit against Lenovo after security researchers found that the company’s laptops are pre-installed with “Superfish” adware. According to the […]
We often come across virus alerts on our devices warning us of possible virus infection devices that could be prone to. However, those alerts could, in reality, be scams running for distorting money from us. According to a report by The New York Times, one out of five people who receive such alert messages tend to […]