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Why is Google giving you free Drive space? On the occasion of Safer Internet Day, Google is giving away a bit of extra Google Drive space to you if you are willing to complete a quick security checkup. The tech giant is providing this opportunity to grab a 2GB of permanent space to motivate you to […]
What is the news? A security researcher has released 10 million usernames and passwords in public domain. Mark Burnett has collected this data from various data breaches for his research purpose over the past ten years. He has also written an entire article justifying the release and fearing the prosecution as a consequence of this […]
The hacktivist group Anonymous has attacked the terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS) on a large scale. ISIS has a very strong social media presence and in this attack, its numerous accounts were taken down. ISIS uses these accounts to spread its propaganda and recruit new members. ISIS was believed to be responsible for the attack […]
It’s is an undeniable fact that different governments use hacking as a security and a way to keep an eye on its citizens but they aren’t much comfortable admitting this fact. US citizens, in particular, are the one most troubled in this regard by its agencies NSA and FBI. When asked about it, these agencies only say […]
As the launch dates of anticipated products approach, the leaked pictures and videos start pouring in. Samsung did an amazing job till now by keeping the Samsung Galaxy S6 under the hood. But, the recently leaked pictures suggest that Samsung may be planning to release multiple versions of its upcoming flagship Samsung Galaxy S6. CNet Korea […]
Image: Phandroid Generally the mischievous applications on the Android store Google Play don’t last long due to Google’s security measures or complaints of users. But, a recent report from the antivirus firm Avast tells about the discovery of a new malware on Google Play store in a recent batch of apps. Avast has caught […]
A developer claims that the newly launched Outlook app for iOS breaks your companies security for mobile PIM access on many levels. This was claim about the Microsoft app, which was released this Thursday, was made by René Winkelmeyer. The company released this email management and cloud-based app after its Acompli buyout, which helped Microsoft […]
There are many websites which don’t support the “remember the password and username” feature of websites. They are mainly online transaction websites which override the auto-fill feature of the website. Generally after saving the password and username in your personal PC, you expect the browser to save you from the tussle of filling the details […]
Last week WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app, came to web as WhatsApp Web, but it needs lots of improvements. An independent 17-year old security researcher Indrajeet Bhuyan found two security holes in WhatsApp Web bug and it exposes user’s privacy. First bug is called WhatsApp photo privacy bug and the second one is WhatsApp Web photo sync […]
The Sony Pictures Hack was probably the biggest tech news of this month. It hasn’t just remained an ordinary hack, but instead it has grown to become a safety concern for all the established websites and startups. This teaches a safety lesson to all different types companies, whether web-based or alien to online services. Companies and budding […]
Last week’s hacking incident at Sony Pictures has led to leak of online release of many unreleased movies. These leaked movies include Fury, Annie, Mr. Turner, Still Alice and some more Sony Picture titles. The hacking is said to be the work of North Korean hackers. This is a result of the depiction of the […]
As a result of Bilawal Bhutto’s tweet regarding Kashmir and growing tension between India and Pakistan on LoC and International Border, hackers of both the nations are showing off their armaments on internet. The Hindu reported that over the past two days, many Indian websites were hacked by Pakistani Hackers. The hacked websites include Chennai […]