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Today, the common public is aware, more than ever, regarding rights and privacy. Recent revelations made by whistleblowers like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange have made it clearer that your government is looking at your personal data. In the wake of some new leaks by Edward Snowden, I’d like to tell you that government can “effortlessly” read […]
With the increased intrusion of technology, the threats of security breaches into out internet-governed lives have increased manifold. Each day we get tons of spam messages, emails and phone calls from the phishing attackers who want to penetrate your accounts and personal information. Talking on the same line, today I’m going to tell you about […]
Please note that the email that appears to be sent by USPS informing that due to incorrect address the firm has failed to deliver a parcel to the recipient is actually a malicious message. If you click on the “Shipping Label” web link present in that email, it will instantly download and install a malware on […]
Dropbox users beware — Cyber criminals are targeting Dropbox users with a fake email, asking them to click on a link to download urgent and highly confidential documents. This email is about clicking on a link redirecting victims to ‘urgent and highly confidential’ documents using the Dropbox app. It also guides users to click on a ‘Dropbox‘ […]
What is the news? The popular Darknet email service, SIGAINT, has warned its users that its email service has become a target of a government attack. SIGAINT was targeted by an attacker who tried to hack the email service my utilizing 70 bad Tor exit nodes about a week ago. SIGAINT is an email service that […]
Yahoo users receiving another Phishing Scam — The Yahoo Account Confirmation Email is fake! A new email titled Yahoo Account Confirmation has surfaced on the internet which appears to have been sent from Yahoo. It says that the account you own has security issues and therefore, you need to click on the “Authentication Page” button for […]
Many of us probably think that what is the benefit of tracking a mail, so why should I care, right? Wrong! Everyone is stealing or trying to steal as much data as possible. Today, information is worth everything. Companies send you emails they’ve already got vetted. The one who do such activities can see when you […]
Don’t be Fooled – ‘Thank You for Purchasing ‘ Email Delivers Malware. Inboxes all over the world have been hit by another wave of spam emails. This time the modus operandi involves a sequence of “order notification” emails having the subject line “Thank You for Purchasing.” The email claims that your order is currently being […]
Indian government has banned the third-party email services in its government offices including Google, Yahoo, Hotmail etc. Indian government officials will now be having pretty much limited access to internet in their offices. Apart from the limited internet, they will be additionally monitored and the content which will be inappropriate for productivity of the officials, […]
Parents nowadays must be receiving an email alert that claims “a child predator has moved to your neighborhood.” As per the content of this email, parents are informed that a child predator has moved into their neighborhood recently. The recipient is asked to click on a link to receive more information about the predator. The […]
An email is being received by users of Microsoft’s email accounts claiming to be sent from Windows Outlook. It has been titled C-93 Virus Alert and informs the user that a virus has been detected by Microsoft in your mailbox. Also present in that email is the method to eliminate this virus. It says that […]
Last week Google launched Google Inbox – a supplement (actually a good one) to the existing Gmail on your computer or your phone. It is a colorful, beautiful and more organized hub for your email which looks more clean and graphical. Also Read: Mozilla to Release New Developer Web Browser on November 10 Google earlier announced via its […]
Google’s latest update on Monday only highlights how apathetic they are to the privacy of their users and consider every bit of data transmitted through their services (Google plus, YouTube) as part of ‘fair game.’ The ‘fair game’ constitutes, “When you upload, or otherwise submit, store, send or receive content to or through our Services, […]
The new bug allows attackers to gain sensitive information protected by the SSL/TLS encryption. A new exploit in the open SSL, the core cryptographic library, has been reported by security researchers. The exploit could easily allow the attackers to gain access to information such as credit card numbers, usernames, passwords, and other sensitive data. The […]
Yahoo has been hacked again. On Thursday Yahoo announced that usernames and passwords of its email users have been stolen by unknown hackers. The world’s second largest email service provider Yahoo Inc has around 273 million email accounts all over the world. However, the company didn’t mention how many accounts were affected Yahoo said in a blog post that: […]
Hackers breached the Israeli Defense Ministry Computer through malicious software attached email, according to an Israeli cyber security firm on Sunday. The email looked as if it was sent by the Israel Security Agency, Shin Bet. Palestinians were suspected to be behind the attack because it was similar to the year-ago assault on Israeli computers […]
Romanian authorities arrested Marcel Lazăr Lehel, a Romanian suspected of being the notorious hacker Guccifer, on Wednesday in Arad County, Romania. Guccifer’s latest victim was the acting administrator of the US Nuclear Security Agency’s (NNSA), Neile Miller. He is believed to have hacked her email and Facebook accounts. It was not clear if he got […]