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For Android smartphone users, online life is always on the edge as every other day there is a new way with which cybercriminals plan to keep a tab on their devices and invade privacy. It is the rule of the thumb that an Android user must never trust the device for storing confidential data as […]
The IT Security firm Symantec revealed on Wednesday that hackers have targeted energy companies in the US and across Europe in their latest hack attacks resulting in attaining hands-on access to power grid functions. They have now acquired enough control that they can easily shut down and cause a widespread outage in the US whenever […]
In July this year, it was reported that Apple had removed all major VPN apps from Chinese App Store on the request of the government. Now reports are that Deng Jiewei from Guangdong province has been charged with illegally selling virtual private network (VPN) software – He will serve nine months in prison. Jiewei who worked along with a […]
We now have a Mobile App that Helps Cybercriminals Develop Unlimited Strains of Android Ransomware. There was a time when launching malware attack was a daunting task as it required an exceptionally high level of social engineering skills to pull it off. But, today, it is quite easy as there are a number of tools […]
500 Android Apps on Google Play Store Secretly Compromised with Powerful SDK. Due to a malicious advertising SDK, Hundreds (approx. 500) of Android applications have been compromised to distribute spyware to unsuspecting users discreetly. SDK is a software development kit, and it is commonly used in both free and paid mobile apps to deliver ads […]
It’s no surprise that ships can be hacked but did someone hack USS John S. McCain on Monday when it collided with an oil tanker near Singapore? Adm. John Richardson thinks so since he has ordered an in-depth investigation into the incident to determine the reason behind the mishap. In a Tweet, Richardson said that right now there is no indication that […]
It seems like cyber criminals have taken the challenge to surpass their counterparts and attack with greater intensity than their previous endeavors. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is their favorite weapon while countries like China, UK, Italy, Hong Kong, US, South Korea and Russia are their favored targets. The latest DDoS attack that was launched […]
According to UnicornTeam, a group of Chinese researchers from country’s leading security firm 360 Technology, there is a dangerous vulnerability in 4G LTE network’s Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) which allows hackers to hijack cell phone numbers. Unicorn Team demonstrated the findings (PDF) on Sunday at the Black Hat USA 2017 hacker summit. As per the team […]
China is well known for its online censorship and surveillance tactics, but earlier today news broke that Apple has removed all virtual private network (VPN) apps from App Store in China. This means Apple users in China can not avail online anonymity anymore and their privacy is at high risk. ExpressVPN, a British Virgin Islands-based VPN provider, […]
To abide by the Chinese censorship law, Apple Remove VPN Apps from all China Private Appliances virtual private network (VPN) applications, making it more difficult for Internet users to circumvent the Great Firewall. VPN service providers providing services in China have accused the Giants meet the strict American standard Cybernetics of China. In a blog […]
The hackers from Keen Security Labs, a part of Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings discovered some critical security flaws in Tesla Model X “holiday show” easter egg allowing them to take over the vehicle remotely. Upon gaining control, the hackers turned on its brakes, adjusted the lights, so they blink with the music streaming from the car’s radio, opened the […]
Short Bytes: China has gifted their defense officers and government executives a new quantum network which is being called unhackable. The highly secure quantum communication system is expected to be up for commercial use by the end of August in the City of Jinan, which is a ‘node’ in the 2000-km quantum link built between […]
Law enforcement authorities in China have arrested eleven hackers suspected of developing Fireball malware which infected 250 million computers worldwide. Among the infected devices, 20 percent belonged to large corporate networks in various countries. Fireball malware was discovered two months ago by researchers at Proofpoint who noted that its mission is to infect computers in an […]
Short Bytes: The Chinese authorities are forcing its Muslim minority population in Xinjiang to install spyware on their smartphones. People are getting notices via WeChat and being instructed to install the app to avert detention up to 10 days. The app regularly scans the media stored on the phone and matches it with a database illegal […]
A Hong Kong woman was caught smuggling 102 iPhone devices to Mainland China – That’s not all, she was also carrying 15 Tissot wrist watches all tied to their chest and waist. Since iPhones are sold at affordable prices in Hong Kong and expensive in Mainland China; people try to smuggle the devices to sell them for […]
The cybercriminal community spends a lot of time developing scams to make sure their target falls for them. In the latest scam, a state Supreme Court judge was tricked into an email scam she believed came from a legitimate real estate lawyer. Resultantly she lost more than $1 million. The judge in the discussion is Lori Sattler, a 51-year-old Acting […]
As technology progresses, it seems that hackers and hacking methods do too. It wasn’t that long ago when hackers had to steal your credit card info or your bank card itself to get the money out of your account. Now they don’t have to since the ATMs are just giving away money as soon as […]
The IT security researchers have discovered a malware in China that has mimicked WannaCry ransomware attack to some extent and has been named “WannaLocker.” The ransomware is similar to WannaCry regarding how it appears on the screen and how it demands ransom in order to unblock one’s files. Android phones become the victim: The research from […]
A recent cyber-attack that crippled some of the world’s most critical computer networks might have originated in China. The ransomware attack infects a user’s computer via a malicious email—similar to a phishing attack. The attack affected 300,000 computers in 150 countries. A new analysis relating to the cyber attack suggests that it might have come […]
A couple of weeks ago HackRead reported a hack in which a Dark Web seller was selling 100 million user accounts stolen from Chinese video service giant Youku Tudou. Now, it turns out that someone else was taking advantage of the hack or at least the vulnerability present in Youku’s server. The 21-year-old Mr. Hu (since his first name was not […]
In-game currencies are certainly addictive and we all know how hard it is to get such currencies the right way. However, a Chinese website has been selling these in-game currencies at incredible discounts and it is likely that you may have come across the website in your quest to search for more. iGSKY: iGSKY, as the […]