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An Israeli man, suspected to have hacked into the computers of pop stars including Madonna and selling their unreleased songs online, has been arrested. It was suspected by the Israeli police that the man has stolen works of several unnamed international stars. It was confirmed by a private investigator related to the case that Madonna […]
“123456” remains and retains the top position in the most popular or rather “worst password” list, says SplashData News, which compiles millions of stolen passwords that are made public and then arranges them in decreasing order of occurrences. The report noted that simple numerical passwords still remain common like last year and the first time […]
Users hoping to see saucy “leaked” footages and pictures of celebs may fall prey to identity fraud- Warns Security Firm BitDefender Facebook users are in for a surprise if only they click on links promising never-seen-before nude pictures of celebrities from popular messaging app SnapChat. Renowned security firm BitDefender claims that this latest breed of […]
This news bit strengthens the presumption that hackers can make use of just about anything to fulfill their malicious motives. After the occurrence of Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris last week, what followed suite was the trending of #JeSuisCharlie. It became more like a display of solidarity. However, along with journalists, malwareorganizations are also following this viral trend […]
Since April 1994, when the first cable connected to China‘s Internet, the Beijing government strives to maintain control over online content accessed by the Chinese people. Since then, many sites have been banned in the country. And when they are not completely banned, they suffer from constant censorship. Last month, Gmail service in China was completely blocked […]
Facebook users, beware! A message from a Facebook page that claims CNN announcement regarding the finding of the missing AirASia Flight QZ8501 in Tacloban area of Philippines. The message invites you to click on a supposed image of the jet with a �Play� button on it just in case if�you want to see the breaking […]
JUDGE SLAPS FACEBOOK WITH PRIVACY VIOLATION RULING. U.S District Judge Phyllis Hamilton ruled thatFacebook must “face the consequences” of violating its users’ privacy by actually scanning the messages they have been sending to other users as a form of advertising. The US judge from Oakland, California deniedFacebook the right to dismiss the lawsuit but […]
Recent events have steered the national focus onto aggressive law enforcement and the public is not at ease with the situation. Physical and aggressive police behavior has people wondering what else is in store for them. Well, they didn’t have long to wonder as new information is emerging regarding a different type of aggressive policing. […]
Sony Entertainment has once again fallen victim to one of the worst cyber-attacks wherein the salaries of its highest paid executives along with private information of over 6,000 employees compromised, according to a media report. This happened after leaking of unreleased movies from Sony’s server on 29th November. Last week Sony Pictures Entertainment’s entire computer network […]
WhatsApp has made its new option ”blue ticks” an indication that a WhatsApp message has been read. The feature, introduced just a couple of days ago, has been quite unpopular among its users for lack of privacy and to keep the nagging out. The option is available default; however, if the users wish they can […]
Security cameras with default passwords are a threat to your privacy — A site has indexed 73,011 unsecured cameras in 256 countries around the world. The unsecured cameras refer to cameras secured with default passwords. The site with a Russian IP address has indexed the details of the cameras such as manufacturers, locations, IP addresses and […]
The Two-factor authentication is believed to prevent Gmail accounts from getting hacked. But what happened with indie developer Grant Blakeman shows how two-factor authentication can be beaten to takeover a Gmail account. Writing on the newly emerging social media site Ello, Blackman revealed how hackers hacked his Instagram account through his Gmail account. Despite the fact he was using two-factor authentication, the hackers were […]
Big news from Facebook, if you are a Tor user! Facebook has developed a link that will allow Tor users to browse freely on the site. The link is generated to discriminate Tor users from botnets which the Facebook server detects once a person is browsing through an anonymous browser. Kindly, login via following link […]
The FBI is trying its best to convince an ambiguous regulatory body in Washington to modify its operation rules with the aim of possessing new powers to hack into and perform surveillance of computer systems all over the world. In response, civil liberties groups are of the view that this rule modification will bring great […]
Street crimes? not a problem now! With the newly designed jackets one can easily track down thieves and alert the respective authorities. During recent times, authorities in New York and London were researching a system through which they can eliminate street crimes and track down the criminals. Reacting to this a South Korean designer “Jehee […]
It is our duty to protect our data— but are we ready? No one would have thought that the most practical invention of the past decade will be the Smartphone. It is a reality that we cannot live without these devices at all. Smartphones have become a mandatory part of our life since with few […]
Windows 10 Technical Preview (TP), a trial version released last week, collects and transmits lots of user data to Microsoft, according to a report published in the Forbes. The daily�referred it as �jaw dropping level of invasion.� Microsoft announces in its privacy policy the kind of information it will be collecting from the users who […]
The pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have been targeted with an Android spyware disguised as an #OccupyCentral app, according to a team of security specialist known as Code4HK. The fake app disguises as an Android app for tablets and smartphones. It seems the app has been developed to keep an eye and track #OccupyCentral pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Once […]
If you are not comfortable with the surveillance cameras, an identity replacement technology that is basically a Surveillance identity prosthetic provides you a new face. If you find all people around you having the same face like you saw the agents in Matrix 3, then Leo Selvaggio is the one to thank. He has designed a […]
A new malicious campaign has been identified by security researchers spreading fake news about the Ebola virus, in order to redirect users to phishing websites and delivering Malware. Symantec has reported three Malware operations and a phishing campaign using the Ebola virus as a social engineering theme. 1. The first phishing campaign shows that cybercriminals are […]
Privacy concerns over the Facebook Chat App is at an all time high. Increasingly more and more people are voicing their concern and even their anger at the permissions needed from the user in order to use the App. Although the App was released some time ago, it wasn’t until Facebook took away end user […]