Browsing tag
Short Bytes: The U.S. government is working on a firewall named EINSTEIN intrusion detection system that is expected to keep the federal agencies safe from cyber attacks. However, even after spending a whopping sum of about $6 billion, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is unable to device a system that can perform basic network security […]
The infamous hacktivists collective Anonymous has declared Michigan governor Rick Snyder guilty for the ongoing Flint water contamination crisis. On Wednesday, a statement was released by the Anonymous Intelligence Group, which is associated with the hacktivists collective. It read: “Anonymous Activates #OpFlint…And Yes It’s About Time!” The statement was followed by a video posted by […]
Short Bytes: The European Union has many a times been apprehensive of the US-based tech companies, especially on the matters of privacy and data security. Now, Germany has raised concerns over the illegal data transfers from the EU to the US by the global companies like Facebook and Google. The rift between the European and American […]
A man is now in jail for having been part of a video that showed him abusing two dogs in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The video was uploaded on Facebook by another individual who retrieved the video from the girlfriend of the man in the video, now identified as Nicholas Snowden. The video shows Snowden […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft is heading to the court to battle the U.S. Department of Justice to protect a user’s data stored in the Irish data centers. The company calls it a threat to privacy and international sovereignty.(Update: Microsoft has lost the case) While Microsoft is being targeted for stealing the user data with the new Windows […]
Short Bytes: In the latest reports by CNN, the top ISIS hacker and recruiter was reportedly killed in the U.S. air strike in Raqqa, Syria. Last week, the U.S. forces were successful in killing ISIS no.2 militant Haji Mutazz. These are considered great success by the Intelligence teams and the military alike. The fight against […]
Florida man who is on the top of the wanted list was found making fun of the cops that also on their Facebook page. Logan Hale of Polk County Florida is wanted for his alleged involvement in an armed burglary, but the fugitive has been making fun of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office via their […]
University of Virginia the latest to suffer Hack Attack — The attack allegedly originated from China. This weekend the University of Virginia had to shut down some of its online systems to respond to a cyber-attack. UVa has now also joined the league of universities that have already experienced a data breach lately. [must url=”https://www.hackread.com/china-great-cannon-blocks-websites/”]‘Great […]
Hackers have a passion for hacking, but the way they choose their targets is something hard to understand. Just like this unpredictable hack we are about to report. A Palestinian friendly hacker going with the handle of AlfabetoVirtual was able to bypass all the security restrictions and hack into the official website of New York City’s Comptroller Mr. Scott […]
U.S Defense Department, as well as its security agencies, have always wanted UK style hoverbikes that although perform all the functions that a helicopter generally does but don’t have those inherent problems of helicopters. Reportedly, to make their dream come true, U.S Defense Department has stricken a deal with British and American engineers, giving them […]
Someone hacked into this electronic traffic signboard and left Drake’s Steph Curry song Lyrics. It is unclear who did it but they seem to be a fan of Canadian rapper. The NBA Finals are just round the corner and it has been six days since we saw basketball. Clearly, everyone got annoyed when the electronic street sign […]
A high school boy might have to face state and federal charges for allegedly hiring a third party and launching a DDoS attack against the West Ada school district, Idaho, US. A 17-year old high school student (the name cannot be disclosed because of him being a minor) might be accused of launching a distributed […]
In a surprising development, Russia and China have signed a cyber-security deal this Friday when Xi Jinping visited Moscow this week to celebrate the World War II’s end. According to the experts, these countries have signed a treaty to agree on not to conduct cyber-attacks on each other. It should be noted that recently China […]
Due to a cyberattack an Alaska Native Corporation had to bear the loss of $3.8million which the firm was transferring to a Hong Kong based bank account last month. CEO Greg Hambright of the Kodiak-based Afognak Native Corp explained to the group’s 900 shareholders in a letter that one of its affiliates Alutiiq LLC was […]
Los Angeles and Orange Counties patients could order medical marijuana through Nugg, a new app. They may even schedule marijuana deliveries and pickups with the app A trio of USC students namely Alex Milligan, Collin Mann and Kam Babazade have developed a web-based app Nugg. It is an online medical marijuana ordering system. The app […]
Former security director suspected for tampering with lottery computers to win $14.3m Jackpot. According to prosecutors there is strong evidence suggesting that the former computer security head of a state lottery association entered the draw room, hacked the lottery computers and tampered with number generators to buy the winning ticket and receive $14.3m jackpot. The […]
Domanik Green, a 14-year-old student studying at Florida’s Paul R. Smith Middle School managed to bypass the school’s computer security network using just his computer skills and gained access to the server that contained FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) data. FCAT data is basically a standardized evaluation, which requires to be administered every year for […]
Two officers from Georgia’s correction facility had to resign when the picture of a beaten teen inmate having a leash bent around his neck was posted online on Facebook seemingly with a contraband mobile phone. According to authorities, two prisoners from the Al Burruss Correctional Training Centre involved in the March 27 incident were transferred […]
A class of people are happy, a few are neutral and some of them are angry with the way it has been going on in the country. In this latest video message, hacktivist group Anonymous has targeted US President Barack Obama for his imperial style of Presidency. Anonymous said in the video: Until they become […]
A 12-year-old girl in Colorado has been arrested and charged for attempting to kill her mom through poisoning her with bleach just because she took away iPhone from her. Authorities claim that the circumstances are chilling. First time the mother felt a strange odor coming from her breakfast smoothie. On second occasion, mother felt thirsty […]
The U.S Department of Justice announced that there has been the largest data breach in the history of U.S done by two Vietnamese men, one of whom who has pleaded guilty, as they hacked eight U.S email service providers and stole 1 billion email addresses along with other classified information. In a statement given by […]