Recent events have steered the national focus onto aggressive law enforcement and the public is not at ease with the situation. Physical and aggressive police behavior has people wondering what else is in store for them. Well, they didn’t have long to wonder as new information is emerging regarding a different type of aggressive policing. […]
A large number of companies are leaving their confidential files at risk by over-sharing with employees, according to a new survey by the Ponemon Institute.
Ever needed an app , but costs you money or some time to search/download? Well, here’s a method to get any app you want for free. This tutorial is about getting the “Android” platform on your PC and a bonus app which we will use to get our apps for free. Firstly, we will need […]
Many popular models of wireless router from brands such as Linksys and Netgear are vulnerable to a ‘backdoor’, which could allow attackers access to the router’s admin controls, according to a report by Ars Technica.
TAO, the arm of the US National Security Agency (NSA), is embroiled in penetrating the security structures of Apple iPhone; and this time it is alleged that the manufacturer colluded with the intelligence agency. It has been reported that the NSA’s DROPOUT JEEP program could access voicemail, contact lists, text messages, files, location and could […]
Briton based BBC was hacked and its computer server was on sale this Christmas. A hacker took control of computer servers at world renowned British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and left it to sale for other hackers five days ago on Christmas. It is unclear if the hacker got any buyer or exposed the data online, […]
According to a recent report, National Security Agency (NSA) has infiltrated into the communication links that are present between global data centers of Yahoo and Google. This revelation has been made by a document that has been released by the whistle blower Edward Snowden. By penetrating into those links, it has allowed the agency to […]
Some models of the popular routers made by D-Link contain a “backdoor” which could allow a remote attacker access to settings and private data, a researcher has warned.
The multinational computer software company Adobe Systems, Inc has notified its users via their blog that the company has been hit by a massive and sophisticated cyber attack in which login information such as emails and their encrypted passwords have been accessed. According to the announcement, Adobe’s security team discovered sophisticated attacks on their network, involving […]
Iranians were surprised to see Social media websites working inside the country without using any proxy server or virtual private network (VPN) but the happiness did not last for long as the sites were blocked again on Tuesday. The sudden opening of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter was a big surprise inside […]
A very serious flaw has been pointed out in Google Chrome browser that allows any user who has access to a particular computer to see every password stored for social media, email and for any other website. It is through the settings panel in the browser that all the password can be viewed without any encryption. Besides […]
I am breaking this news for you that operating system Ubuntu has got its forum hacked as a result of a breach in which the hacker has got access �to every user�s local username, password, and email address just few moments ago. Ubuntu forum has been taken down by the admins and a message is […]
I am breaking this news for you that operating system Ubuntu has got its forum hacked as a result of a breach in which the hacker has got access to every user’s local username, password, and email address just few moments ago. Ubuntu forum has been taken down by the admins and a message is […]
Government agencies in India are now allowed to access your blackberry devices directly, allowing them to track conversations, emails and attachments sent between Blackberry devices on a real time basis. Times of India reports that according to a leaked government document, government agencies will be able to track and read every typed word on Blackberry […]
Back in the year 2010, the Breach performed by Chinese hackers that was a part of the operation termed as Operation Aurora allowed them to gain access into a special database of Google. The database contains information about thousands of orders relating to American surveillance targets. Google admitted the infiltration some years ago and mentioned […]
A nine year-old girl Nandana has been found to have some extra-ordinary abilities living in Sharjah, UAE. According to her mother, she can read her mind quite easily. At first, this seemed to be a coincidence of thoughts to her mother, but, with the passing of time her parents realized it to be just more […]
Results from an eight country Accenture survey shows that US doctors surveyed have mixed feelings about electronic patient records (EPR). While some 82 percent want patients to update their own records, only a third (31 percent) believe they should have full access.
The uncertainty around Java shows no sign of abating as Apple blocks all versions of Java on OS 10.6 and above through its anti-malware security applet, XProtect. This follows the blocking in all but name by Mozilla as it moved to end auto-loading of plug ins for the Firefox browser.
A Barclays employee accessed her partner’s ex-wife’s bank statements when he was involved in a legal dispute over the terms of a divorce settlement.
If your organization’s website runs on Apache, and many do, you might wonder if the webserver’s .htaccess controls are securely configured. If you believe the demo we saw yesterday at Blackhat by Matias Katz and Maximiliano Soler, the answer is a resounding ‘NO!’ What Katz and Soler described in their session is not some rare
The FBI is now demanding the right to read whatever information is on your smartphone, whenever it wants to do so, without a warrant and with impunity. They have demanded, by requesting a court order, that Google ‘provide law enforcement with any and all means of gaining access, including login and password information, password reset, […]