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Numerous tweaks in security features have been made by Facebook over the past few years. This has been done to ensure that your account remains secure from being hacked. However, it is apparent that individual users aren’t much interested in using these features, which makes all the efforts of the social network useless. Moreover, Facebook accounts […]
Apple iOS mobile operating system’s Message App bug causes its devices iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch to crash and/or reboot. Apple announced that a patch for iOS 8.3 will be released soon. This week, a bug was identified in Apple iOS mobile operating system that caused all of its devices including the Apple Watch, iPhone […]
A high school boy might have to face state and federal charges for allegedly hiring a third party and launching a DDoS attack against the West Ada school district, Idaho, US. A 17-year old high school student (the name cannot be disclosed because of him being a minor) might be accused of launching a distributed […]
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the present age is the age of smartphones. They have invaded our lives to an extent that was hardly conceivable a few years ago! And what is the single biggest reason behind this- Yes you guessed it right or probably wrong – Android. When you think […]
The online hacktivist Anonymous breached into the official website of Thailand Senate and Public Health Ministry, ending up leaking login credentials against country’s alleged support for human trafficking. The Anonymous hacker behind the famous World Trade Organization (WTO) hack is back in news with yet another high-profile breach where login credentials of government officials have been leaked. […]
The anti-Bashar Al Assad hacker from Syria hacked into the official website of Uzbekistan Embassy in Kuwait and demanded governments around the world to bring peace in Syria. Dr.SHA6H also known as Free Syrian Hacker is a high-profile hacker from Syria. He is known for hacking top government websites. Now after a break he is back in news by defacing […]
It’s a high point for “Biometric technology” as in the latest advancement now. It is possible to record data about an individual’s physical attributes such as fingerprints or iris configurations, providing more accuracy to security and law enforcement services. The latest breakthrough in this field is the scanning of irises from a distance of up […]
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 […]
Some things are better if kept private. I have seen many people hating it like anything when their friends or family members try to unlock their smartphone without their permission. And sometimes due to lots of successive incorrect attempts, the phone gets hard-locked – that means the only way to unlock your phone is via […]
Are you good at programming and do you call yourself a computer expert? Here’s a chance to earn a million miles and spend it on traveling by air. The United Airlines is willing to reward you with free “miles” for your expertise if you are able to find a bug in United Airlines’ site. The […]
The email apparently is sent from the popular messaging service WhatsApp and claims that you have received an audio recording. A malicious email claiming to be sent by the messaging service WhatsApp is actually a malware. The email’s subject line contains a name that has been derived from your email address’ first portion and a randomly […]
Summary: Earlier this week Bob Sullivan reported that hackers can easily access Starbucks customer accounts by stealing their username and passwords and naturally Starbucks app users panicked — Starbucks in its official statement denied the allegations of any sort of security breach. An independent tech reporter Bob Sullivan shocked the users of Starbucks app by reporting that […]
The CrowStrike researchers discovered that any attacker can burst out of specific virtual machines and exploit whatever is running nearby — The most disturbing fact revealed is that a portion of cloud-hosted network may also be running on that same system. This revelation nullifies the claim that these vessels are extremely strong and protective. A […]
The USA Freedom Act was passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday and the bill, which is going to change the way NSA gathers nation’s cellular data, now will be forwarded to Senate. The United States House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor of the USA Freedom Act with 338 votes favoring it and […]
Facebook’s astonishing “Video Scam” – ‘See What Happens to this Pregnant Lady’ inappropriately misusing “shock element” for users. A post appeared recently on Facebook, one in line of the many similar “claim-to-be-shocking-you posts” features a pregnant lady at the beach, promising to amaze viewers upon clicking the “Play” icon, warning it to be revealing and disturbing, what happens […]
A former employee of P2P cyber security firm Tiversa, turned whistleblower spilled the beans that the firm hacks its customers in order to fake bogus data breaches and then furthermore extorts its clients to finance its ‘incident response’ services. The P2P cyber security firm Tiversa is once again in the news but for all the wrong reasons, this time […]
In a surprising development, Russia and China have signed a cyber-security deal this Friday when Xi Jinping visited Moscow this week to celebrate the World War II’s end. According to the experts, these countries have signed a treaty to agree on not to conduct cyber-attacks on each other. It should be noted that recently China […]
Due to a cyberattack an Alaska Native Corporation had to bear the loss of $3.8million which the firm was transferring to a Hong Kong based bank account last month. CEO Greg Hambright of the Kodiak-based Afognak Native Corp explained to the group’s 900 shareholders in a letter that one of its affiliates Alutiiq LLC was […]
A Three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the telephone metadata collection program of NSA is illegal under the Patriot Act. Government however, maintains that this program is legal under the Section 215 of the Patriot Act. On Thursday Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ panel of judges ruled that the National […]
The IOActive researchers reported that Lenovo devices software has serious security flaws and vulnerabilities that can be easily exploited by cyber criminals for installing malware. Globally active Chinese PC manufacturer Lenovo has been accused by researchers for running a “massive security risk” when experts identified exploitable flaws in its software. Reportedly, security Firm IOActive’s researchers […]
A complex malware dubbed as Rombertik has been designed to steal user data and comprises of several layers of anti-analysis functionality and obfuscation — Its last check is highly dangerous as it can trigger itself as destruct and destroys all the files stored on the user’s home folder. Hackers are spreading the Rombertik malware through […]