WhatsApp messages stored on Google Drive are not Encrypted
WhatsApp has notified its users that all the messages, and media contents; photos, videos, and recordings do not remain encrypted once the data is backed up on Google Drive. “Media and messages you...
View ArticleNotPetya; a Significantly Greater Danger than Wannacry Malware
With the rising conflict amongst Ukraine and Russia that prompted the killings of more than 10,000 Ukrainians and affected millions more , the Russian hackers, in June 2017 came up with the most...
View ArticleTrump claims Google is rigging search results against him
United States President Donald Trump has accused Google of rigging its search result to show only "Fake News Media" in order to spread negative stories about him. He called it "a very serious...
View ArticleSextortion scams are a new way of demanding ransom
Email fraudsters are using personal information to make their threats seem credible. Many people are receiving emails from hackers who are demanding anywhere between $1700 to $3000 in bitcoin or else...
View ArticleTrusted Platform Modules: Can’t be trusted?
TPM chips, as recently researched by National Security Research Institute of South Korea are a subject to vulnerability by two fresh-in-the-market attacks. High-end computers with TPM equipped within...
View ArticleLoki Bot Malware stealing corporate passwords, Air Canada warns users
Newly discovered Loki Bot Malware is spreading as a .iso extension that targets Corporate network and applications to steal passwords from Browsers, Messaging Applications, Mail & FTP...
View ArticleAir Canada Exposes the Personal Details of 20000 Customers
A security breach incident occurred in Air Canada as the personal details of approx. 1% (i.e. 20,000 users) of the airline customers was exposed. The matter came to light as the airline authorities saw...
View ArticleGoogle's Titan security key available for $50
Google launched a new security hardware called the 'Titan security key,' which allows users to add an extra layer of protection while accessing important online accounts. Google's Titan Security Key is...
View ArticleAndroid’s Internal System Broadcast Sentive Data
Android users’ sensitive data, including device details, compromised again. Android apps that access the details without the user’s knowledge are a part of the scheme. WiFi details that comprise of the...
View ArticleIn Rostov, Hacker stole more than a million rubles from an ATM
Rostov police are looking for an unknown hacker who deftly stole from the ATM 1 million 264 thousand rubles without breaking the ATM.Presumably on August 14, the hacker opened the ATM's pin-keyboard...
View ArticleCyber vulnerabilities found in two commonly used medical devices
Cyber-security researchers at CyberMDX have discovered two major security flaw in commonly used medical devices: Becton Dickinson (BD)’s Alaris TIVA syringe pump and Qualcomm Life Capsule’s Datacaptor...
View ArticleAvast users grappling with Internet Issues & Malwarebytes exacerbate the...
This may well be this week’s most visible Internet problems, fairly sough-after antivirus Avast disappointed its users with an upgrade which led to internet problems and reporting of the same by the...
View ArticleFirefox will soon block ad-tracking software by default
Mozilla’s open-source web browser is taking a bold stance against the ad industry. The Mozilla Foundation has announced that Firefox will begin blocking web trackers by default from the next update....
View ArticleAndroid spyware BusyGasper exfiltrating data from WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook
A new spyware called BusyGasper, loaded with an unusual set of highly effective features of the spyware, are expert at collecting and exfiltrating data from Android phonesThe malware has more than 100...
View ArticleFormer Head of a Country as a Brand of Malware?
It is unusual for sure as it so occurred interestingly in the historical backdrop of Ransomware swarming the home systems of the users that the face of a former Leader of a nation was taken up as the...
View ArticleCyber criminals are hacking emails, sending fake messages
Hackers are on the prowl, looking for your email data. From just seven cases of hacking email IDs in the city last year, the number has shot up to 13 so far this year. It turns out it doesn't take much...
View ArticleE-Commerce Websites On MagentoCore Malware’s Hit List
E-Commerce Websites On MagentoCore Malware’s Hit ListA Dutch researcher and security blogger uncovered the infection that was being faced by the e-commerce websites that were using Magento software....
View ArticleBitfi withdraws ‘unhackable’ claim
Bitfi, a cryptocurrency wallet backed by anti-virus software entrepreneur and POTUS candidate John McAfee, has issued a statement saying it will no longer describe its service as “unhackable”.The...
View ArticleVodafone: Users with “1234” passwords to pay for the stolen money
In the nefarious world of cybercrime, telecom companies continue being aimed as Vodafone reports the accounts of almost 2000 customers being hacked. Attackers used users data occupied from “an unknown...
View ArticleIn Ulyanovsk, the Deputy Director was detained for hacking the Education...
FSB officers detained the Deputy Director of the school in Ulyanovsk on suspicion of illegal access to information resources of the City Education Department.According to the reports, the Deputy...
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