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The java-based cross-platform Adwind RAT not only steals data but also turns the infected device into a botnet! Cyber criminals always develop malware filled with unbelievable features but hardly ever you will find something that targets different operating systems simultaneously. Now, researchers have discovered a malware based on Java infecting companies in Denmark but it’s only a matter […]
A hacker has been selling a medical database of 34,000 Patients from Bronx, New York in Bitcoins 20.0000 (13173.80 US Dollar). Last month we brought you an in-depth report on massive multiple US healthcare insurance databases of 655,000 patients which were being sold on the Dark Net. Now, the same “thedarkoverlord” hacker is selling healthcare database of more 34,000 patients from […]
After Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg the ”Our Mine” hackers have found a new target and this time it’s Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey. On 9th July the Twitter account of Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey was taken over by ‘Our Mine” hacking group. The same group who has been hacking social media accounts of high-profile […]
Anonymous has hacked into the servers of Armscor, a South African arms procurement agency and leaked financial data belonging to agency’s officials, clients and trade details! The operation OpAfrica has found another victim, this time, it’s the Pretoria-based arms procurement agency Armscor or Armaments Corporation of South Africa. The breach which took place just a […]
Hacker leaked 80,000 Amazon Kindle login credentials because the company wouldn’t respond to his security report! A hacker going by the online handle of 0x2Taylor has claimed to breach the servers of electronic commerce giant Amazon ending up leaking login credentials of 80,000 users. The 597.4 MB leaked data includes usernames and encrypted passwords of Amazon Kindle […]
An act involving hacking of a computer or a website to deliver a religious, political or social message is known as hacktivism but is it an act of terrorism as well? In early 2015, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) made a bold move. It placed self-proclaimed hacktivist, Jeremy Hammond, already in jail, on […]
Poland’s second largest telecom company Netia has suffered a data breach in which personal details of its users and clients have been leaked online! A Ukrainian hacker going by the handle of Pravy Sektor has breached the servers of Poland’s telecom company Netia SA and stole a massive trove of data a couple of days […]
Anonymous Africa is now targeting government of Zimbabwe in support of ongoing protests against president Robert Mugabe! The online hacktivists Anonymous conducted a series of cyber attacks on the Zimbabwe government websites last Monday for #ZimShutDown2016 or #ShutDownZimbabwe, a protest movement in which citizens are protesting against the Robert Mugabe’s government who has been in power for last 36 years. […]
Don’t fall for fake news about the death of Marcel Lazăr Lehel aka the Guccifer hacker — He is alive and awaiting sentencing in a Virginia jail cell. Marcel Lazăr Lehel or famously known as Guccifer hacker for hacking the elite including Hillary Clinton, President Bush and Collin Powell is now making news for his disappearance and eventual […]
The latest malware targets Mac users to steal their user credentials — Watch out and don’t fall for it! A new Mac malware has been discovered by researchers that steal login credentials from OS-encrypted keychain allowing attackers to take over the device by maintaining a permanent backdoor. Discovered by ESET, the malware is known OSX/Keydnap which comes […]
Another day another Youtube hack — After hacking WatchMojo, RedMercy and Lilly Sing’s YouTube channels the Poodle Corp hackers have taken over LeafyIsHere’s channel! LeafyIsHere’s YouTube channel has been hacked! Yes, LeafyIsHere, a popular YouTuber from Layton, Utah famous for making reactionary and commentary videos has been hacked by PoodleCorp just a few hours ago. The owner of LeafyIsHere […]
Personal data of 20 million MTN Irancell users available for public after a Telegram bot allowed anyone with a cell number of the victim to access their information! In a strange incident, an Internet bot has been blamed for hacking 20 million MTN Irancell users, one of the most popular and second largest mobile phone operator in Iran. Fars news agency […]
Muslim Match dating website suffers massive data breach — Hackers leak everything along with users’ private messages! A famous dating website “Muslim Match” has been hacked and as a result, personal data of more than 150,000 registered users has been leaked online. That’s not all, the hackers also leaked data including private messages between the users. The […]
A football loving Turkish hacker defaced high-profile US government websites belonging to the State of Arizona, Arizona House of Representatives and Arizona Legislature! A Turkish hacker going by the handle of “aLem!” hacked and defaced the official website of Arizona State, Arizona House of Representatives and Arizona State Legislature just a few hours ago. Hacker replaced the home page of […]
Hacker sent the fake passport to Facebook and hacks someone else’s account without even having access to victim’s email or password! If you want to hack a Facebook account you don’t need a malware or high-profile techniques, all you need is social engineering and photoshop skills and Facebook will gift you the desired account just […]
Poodle Corp hackers have done it again — This time, the victim was Lilly Singh! There is something awfully wrong about Google’s security these days as one after another top YouTubers are getting their channels hacked. Recently, the world renowned video channel WatchMojo and gaming commenter Redmercy had their accounts hacked and now the latest victim […]
Microsoft was sued by a business woman in California after she witnessed automatic update on her computer which made it slow and hard to use! A California resident filed a lawsuit against Mircosoft for automatically updating her business computer to Windows 10 making it slow and unreliable. In return, she won $10,000 after Microsoft decided to […]
Google CEO Mr. Sundar Pichai had his Quora account hacked earlier today — Those behind the hack said this was just a test! A hacker group consisting of 3 people known as OurMine hacked the official Quora account of Google CEO Mr. Sundar Pichai and started posting public messages and because the account was connected with his Twitter account whatever was posted […]
Hackers took over two South Yorkshire police websites and replaced home pages with one of their own — Reason behind the attack remains unknown! A group of Albanian hackers have hacked and defaced two official websites of South Yorkshire Police earlier today. The Hackers left a deface page along with a text and video message bragging about […]
Hackers are taking over some of the most popular YouTube channels despite having two-factor authentication enabled on their accounts! A group of hackers calling themselves ”Obnoxious and Pein” is on a hacking spree where they are taking over popular YouTube channels and renaming videos title with their own. The recently hacked YouTube channels include popular WatchMojo […]
How to turn off Facebook Live Video notifications? Readers have been asking this question for a long time so here is a quick solution! Facebook is a great place to keep in contact with friends or to promote your business but there’s one thing that is very annoying about this social media giant and that is […]