Vodafone 'hacking' of reporter's phone must be investigated, says Greens senator
A report published in The Guardian revealed that an Australian Greens senator Scott Ludlam has urged the Australian Federal Police and Australian Communications and Media Authority to investigate...
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New Android Ransomware locks Victim's Phone Permanently
Security researchers at ESET have discovered the first malware that could allow an attacker to reset the PIN of anyone’s phone to permanently lock them out of their own device.“This ransomware also...
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Lackadaisical VAPT leads to big hole in Cyber Security
Vulnerability analysis and penetration testing (VAPT) is the bedrock for cyber security. How can one fix problems if one does not know what the problem is? Ignorance is no bliss when it comes to cyber...
View ArticleTwo Ukrainian defendants to pay $ 30 million to the Securities and Exchange...
Ukrainian based firm, Jaspen Capital Partners Limited and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Andriy Supranonok had agreed to pay $30 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) civil...
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Security Bug allows Hackers to take Control of Curiosity Rover's OS
Serious security flaws has been discovered in VxWorks, a real-time operating system made by Wind River of Alameda, California, US, in 1987. The OS is used from network routers to critical instruments...
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New Xerox PARC Processor capable of Self-destructing
Some may find it a good news and some may find it a bit risky as researchers from Xerox PARC, have now come up with a new type of cryptographic processor dubbed Xerox PARC processor, which is capable...
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Bypassing lockscreen in Android Lollipop devices with a long password
A Security flaw has been found in Android 5.x <= 5.1.1 (before build LMY48M) that allows an attacker to crash the lockscreen and gain full access to a locked device, even if encryption is enabled on...
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Apple claims to have fully fixed a critical iOS Airdrop vulnerability, which...
Some days ago, Mark Dowd, a security researcher, discovered a critical flaw in iOS 9 that allows an attacker within Bluetooth range of an iPhone to install malicious apps using the Airdrop filesharing...
View ArticleBug in Kardashian-Jenner Sister’s Websites Reveal Personal Information of Users
Television personalities and sisters, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner launched their individual websites and apps earlier this week.As the celebrity sisters, mobile...
View ArticleG Data releases new secure chat app for Android users
G Data, a Germany based internet security firm has released its highly secure messaging chat application, SECURE CHAT, on its 30 Anniversary for Android users. Secure Chat has opted for the secure...
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Starbucks fixes critical flaws that could allow an attacker to steal users’...
Mohamed M. Fouad, an Information Security Consultant from SecureMisr, has discovered a critical flaw in Starbucks that allowed an attacker to steal users’ credit-cards and perform Remote Code...
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Security experts detects Odlanor malware that cheats at poker
Security experts from at ESET have discovered a malware that targets Pokerstars’ users and Full Tilt Poker and that lets competitors (crooks) cheat their way to winning games by leaking their...
View ArticleApple cleaning up iOS App Store after first major attack
A news report published in Reuters confirmed that after several cyber security firms reported a malicious iPhone and iPad program that attack on the popular mobile software outlet and was embedded in...
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WordPress Team releases version 4.3.1, fixes two vulnerabilities
(pc- google images)The WordPress security team has released version 4.3.1 which is now available for download. This release fixes three issues including two cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and a...
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Zerodium offers $1 million for iOS 9 jailbreak
Here comes a time when companies are offering money to hackers who can provide a way of infecting the iPhones and iPads of individuals.Zerodium, a company that acquires exploits, has announced to pay...
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Facebook's 'Dislike Button' scam
Few days after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, on September 2015, in a Q&A session announced that the long awaited Facebook ‘Dislike Button’ will be implemented soon, scammers seized upon this...
View ArticleEncryption Law Outrage forces Indian Government to Retreat
Ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) withdrew the contentious draft encryption policy on Tuesday (September 22) after massive public uproar on proposed measures.The government said it would place it in...
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Once again a malicious application found on Google Play Store
Researchers at Check Point Threat Prevention have detected a malicious application and said to have affected some one million people, which was published twice in the Google Play Store. The malware was...
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WordPress sites hijacked, VisitorTracker campaign in process
(pc- google images)Thousands of websites running the WordPress Management system have been hijacked by hackers to infect unsuspecting visitors with malware exploits.The purpose of hijacking these...
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UI of China's new Linux Based OS shows they are fan of Windows XP
China has developed a Desktop Operating System (OS) named “NeoKylin” (and ‘Kylin’ in Chinese), as a substitute to Windows XP.NeoKylin is developed by Shanghai-based China Standard Software Company and...
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