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Russia Might Be Hacking FBI And Stealing Fingerprints Of Millions, Says Report

If a mere speculation is to be believed, the biometric data of millions of Americans could be at the risk of being compromised by Russian hackers. They could “even compromise wider national security and law enforcement computer systems,” says a detailed BuzzFeed report citing some documents and two whistleblowers as the source. The fingerprints recognition software used […]

Websites need to ask permission to extract fingerprints from the user in Firefox 58

Canvas fingerprinting relies on websites meaning able to receive data from HTML canvas details calmly. In future, Firefox users will be required to give their approval before that wrenching can take place, just as users of the Tor Browser are. The community in behavior to Tor Browser is no chance. That privacy-first browser is really […]

Virulent WCry ransomware worm may have North Korea’s fingerprints on it

Identical code ties Friday’s attacks to hacks on Sony Pictures and $1bn bank heist. A researcher has found digital fingerprints that tie the WCry ransomware worm that menaced the world on Friday to a prolific hacking operation that previously generated headlines by attacking Sony Pictures, the Bangladesh Central Bank, and South Korean banks. The link […]

DAVScan – Fingerprints Servers, Finds Exploits & Scans WebDAV

DAVScan is a quick and lightweight webdav scanner designed to discover hidden files and folders on DAV enabled webservers. The scanner works by taking advantage of overly privileged/misconfigured WebDAV servers or servers vulnerable to various disclosure or authentication bypass vulnerabilities. The scanner attempts to fingerprint the target server and then spider the server based on […]

3D printing of a dead man’s fingers allows unlocking his phone

The US federal authorities asked a 3D printing lab to recreate a dead man’s fingers to unlock his smartphone … will it work? Do you remember the battle Apple vs FBI conducted to force the IT giant on unlocking the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone, well it has become a story of the past. The federal authorities […]

Fingerprints of over 5.6 Million Americans Stolen During the OPM Hack

The data breach at the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is slowly shaping up to be one of the biggest hacks in the country’s history, the Department of Defense (DoD) revealing that, besides the personal information of over 21 million American government officials, the hackers might have gotten their hands on fingerprint records for […]