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A 28-year-old woman from Philippines who was working as a maid at a house in Bahrain used Facebook to spread the message about herself, the way she was being treated and raped by her boss’s son. We all usually criticize Facebook for spying on people or sharing our data with the government, but there is a […]
If you thought only the United State government loves censorship, you are wrong — Here are some shocking revelations about Pakistani Sopa & PIPA. Cyber terrorism is the main area of concern to every government and head of state nowadays but some governments adopt a completely disoriented approach to counter the threat of cybercrime by introducing laws that […]
The infamous online hacker group Anonymous’ Quebec branch has taken the credit for penetrating the Montreal Police department website and the officers’ union. On Friday, at 10:30PM, the Montreal police website went down and minutes later the Montreal police brotherhood also was shut down. The Police department website remained off until Saturday. According to a […]
Dark web marketplaces are famous for their pharmaceuticals and weapons souks but nowadays a lot more variety has been lurking there than drugs and guns. You can buy almost anything you want. Researchers at an Ireland based Fraud Prevention software developer firm Trustev revealed that numerous small-scale marketplaces sell unusual stuff like Spotify accounts and […]
Online hacktivist Anonymous has breached into an Israeli gun shop website (lhbltd.com) and leaked login credentials plus personal details of its local and international customers, including some government officers. The leaked data files have been divided and posted in three different parts on Pastie sites for OpIsrael. After analyzing the data, we found out that data […]
In order to disperse protesters, Police in India will now use drones equipped with pepper spray. Is it possible to register police misconduct complaint against a machine? This is the question that protesters in Uttar Pradesh, India, may need to find answer of soon because Uvalde and Lucknow police departments are now going to be […]
The Internet was lit up by John Oliver’s interview with Edward Snowden since the host actually managed to make his chat subject talk about dick pics, laugh and give high five. The information revealed during dick pics discussion has encouraged the launch of a website that informs about the U.S government/NSA‘s capabilities to access utterly […]
”Task Force Cyber Secure” was signed and established by Chief of Staff (CSAF) General Mark Walsh III on March 20, 2015 as part of the continuous effort to effectively address cyber threats and vulnerabilities affecting the US Air Force’s core missions. According to the USAF press release, the said task force is geared to address […]
U.S. officials have blamed Russian hackers for hacking an “unclassified computer” at White House and keeping an eye on Obama’s communications and daily schedule. Hackers used a phishing-style attack to take over a State Department computer, which allowed them to gain access to the system inside White House. Despite having access to the system, the Russian hackers were not able […]
John Oliver dedicated 30 min of his last night’s HBO program discussing about U.S surveillance programs. Oliver’s approach was reasonable and he initiated a substantive debate as the deadline for revising the Patriot Act, that is, June 1 approaches. Part of this segment was the broadcast of Oliver’s interview with ex-NSA spy Edward Snowden, which he […]
Scrolling through and scrutinizing nightmarish footages of prisoner beheading, children sexual abuse, attacks on American militia, and similar disturbing galleries seems like a totally repulsive act to a common man. However, if you are associated with the National Security Agency (NSA) or CIA then watching hardcore videos and ‘jihadist’ porn is a part of your […]
Kristopher Ives, a computer programmer from Oregon, USA believes that a Bitcoin donation of $0.33 to pay the legal fees for famous NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden is enough to land him in jail. According to Ives, the donation he made violates an executive order from President Obama, which prohibits the transfer of funds to individuals […]
The Anonymous hacktivist group has just released a list of websites allegedly supporting the ISIS extremist group. The list also contains names of companies hosting or protecting these sites from DDoS and other cyber attacks. Originally, this list was compiled by “GhostSec” (A group working with other hacktivists to expose social media accounts, websites and other handles […]
Anonymous hackers from Ireland have vowed to target government of Ireland on 5th May 2015, shutting down its IT system and leaking confidential information online. Now this can be termed as a clear cut threat to the Irish government. Anonymous, the notorious group of hacktivists, has posted on its Facebook page “Anonymous Ireland expect us” […]
After attacking Indiana government website for passing Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), hackers have now started attacking anyone supporting the RFRA. The official website of an Indiana based Nonprofit organization ‘Right to Life’ was taken down by hackers in a powerful DDoS attack Tuesday morning for supporting the controversial anti-LGBT — Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The individuals behind this cyber […]
Last week the Europen Union commission warned users to leave Facebook if they don’t want to be spied on – Now a Belgian Privacy Commission has also accused the social media giant of tracking individuals, including those who never had a Facebook account. Facebook tracks users even when they log out from their social media account […]
Good Bye GPS — DARPA to present another position-tracking technology. The U.S government’s Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has prioritized the development of a more dependable and efficient real-time location tracking technology due to the incompetence of GPS in specific situations. The information was made public on Thursday by a document on DARPA’s research projects. […]
Saudi hackers from Team Bad Dream have hacked and defaced the official website of U.S. Army Picatinny Arsenal earlier today. Hackers who go with the handles of TrYaG Al Arab, 1337kSa and Faisal Al Hamzi left a message for the U.S. Army along with a deface page showing picture of new Saudi Arabian king Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. […]
The DDoS attack on Finish Police website forced the servers to remain offline for hours. The official website of Finnish Police (poliisi.fi) was forced to go offline for several hours on Thursday after a massive DDoS attack. This was the third attack on police website in last few days. The first attack was carried out on […]
Recently, some high-profile military gear of the Defense Department of U.S went missing — A leaked US Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) document obtained by Intercept shows the gear is available online for selling on eBay. It also explains the incapability of the Defense Department to protect the explosives-sensing equipment. The equipment was given to the agency by […]
After Indian’s Governor Mike Peace signed the controversial “religious freedom bill” as law, the next thing the government knew was that their website (in.gov) got attacked and went offline with a powerful DDoS attack. The attacker is a group calling itself @YourVikingdomon on Twitter and has been taken down another 34 state, local, tribal and […]