Researchers exploit LTE flaws to send 50,000 fake presidential alerts

By Waqas Researchers managed to cover a 50,000 seat football stadium using only four malicious portable stations. A group of security researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder has published a paper detailing the findings of their latest research revealing that LTE vulnerabilities can he...

9 risky apps that you need to monitor on your kids’ smartphone

By Owais Sultan Parents should know if their under 18 child has these apps on their smartphone - No underage child should use these apps. Apart from being a great invention, smartphones are also taken as a most apt tool for killing time. Kids between the age of 11-19 spend 90 percent of their tim...

New cryptomining botnet malware hits Android devices

By Uzair Amir The new malware exploits Android Debug Bridge ADB ports. In a research conducted by the Tokyo-based cybersecurity and threat defense firm Trend Micro, it was revealed that there is a new cryptomining malware bot that’s particularly targeting Android devices. The miner exploits the...

Hackers using pirated software to spread new cryptomining Mac malware

By Waqas If you download pirated content from torrent platforms, you can be a victim of this Mac malware. There is a new variant of cryptomining malware that is specifically targeting Apple's Mac devices and those users who prefer downloading pirated software from torrent platforms. Dubbed Bird...

Hackers exploit Raspberry Pi device to hack NASA’s mission system

By Waqas According to the report, the hack took place back in 2018 after an unauthorized Raspberry Pi device connected to NASA's JPL servers was targeted by hackers Note: The headline of this article has been changed. The previous one stated that hackers used a Raspberry Pi device to hack into...

Samsung asks users to scan their Smart TVs for malware – Here’s how to

By Waqas Samsung tweeted and then deleted that tweet stating that users should scan their Smart TVs for malware “every few weeks.” Smart devices are vulnerable to all sorts of digital threats, and this is not a hidden reality as we often hear about internet connected devices getting hacked or...

Death linked to prank – France seeks extradition of hacker from Israel

By Waqas The incident took place in 2014 in which father of a French journalist died of a heart attack soon after prank call made by the hacker. Ulcan, an infamous hacker, could possibly be extradited to France as on Tuesday French prosecutors have officially requested Israeli authorities to let...

New Android malware bypass 2FA & steal one-time passwords

By Uzair Amir These apps were designed to pass as BtcTurk, a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange. Researcher Lukas Stefanko at the Slovakian security firm ESET has discovered Android malware in new apps that can bypass the SMS-based two-factor authentication 2FA without using SMS permissions. The...

Cellebrite claims its new tool unlocks almost any iOS or Android device

By Waqas Cellebrite is the same company which helped the FBI to unlock iPhone device of San Bernardino shooter. Renowned Law Enforcement contractor, the Israel-based forensics firm Cellebrite has claimed that they have developed a perfect tool to hack almost every high-end Android and iOS device,...

How I Discovered My First Vulnerability

By David Balaban I have read a couple of books recently about different vulnerabilities in order to be able to better protect my projects/websites. Today, I want to share a story about how I managed to use this knowledge in practice. Disclaimer This material is posted for educational purposes onl...

Actress Bella Thorne posts her nudes to tackle threats from hackers

By Uzair Amir Bella Throne will not be bullied by cybercriminals. Stealing private photographs of celebrities and threatening to post them online unless they give in to the demands of the hacker has become a common norm among cybercriminals for making quick bucks. But, not all the celebs could be...

Alex Jones claims malware planted child porn on InfoWars servers

By Waqas Alex Jones is now offering $1 million to catch attacker who behind the malware attack. Alex Jones, the founder of InfoWars, and his lawyer Norm Pattis claimed on Friday that someone sent malware on InfoWars servers and which ended up planting child pornography content on the servers. To...

EU accuses Russia of spreading misinformation on social media

By Owais Sultan Apparently, Russia has carried out several activities attributed to continuous disinformation, with the purpose of suppressing voter turnout in voting sessions, in addition to influencing their preferences. A document, released by the European Union EU, says that Russia is using...

Vulnerable infusion pumps can be remotely accessed to change dosages

By Waqas Critical Bug in Medical Infusion Pumps lets Attacker Remotely install Unauthorized Firmware to Change Medication Dosages. Researchers at CyberMDX, a healthcare security firm, have identified two different vulnerabilities in Becton Dickinson Alaris Gateway Workstations AGW used by hospita...

Instagram down: Social networking site suffering service outage

By Uzair Amir Instagram down? You are not alone; Instagram is down for everyone. Another day, another service outage at social media giant Facebook. Yes, the photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram has been hit by a worldwide service outage forcing its website and applications...

How to Remove Temporary Files In Windows 10?

By Owais Sultan Over time, temporary files can accumulate and take up storage space. If you want to free up storage space, you can delete temporary files - Here's how to remove temporary files in Windows 10. Temporary files, which are usually referred to as Temp files, are junk files that are lef...

Student uses Snapchat’s gender filter to bust pervert cop

By Uzair Amir The cop thought he was talking to an underage girl but it was a grown-up man using Snapchat’s gender filter. A 20-year old student from California’s San Francisco Bay Area used the much-criticized gender-swapping filter of Snapchat to catch a 40-year old police officer. According to...

Telegram messaging service hit by massive DDoS attack

By Waqas It is unclear why Telegram was targeted or who was behind the DDoS attack. The popular privacy-focused instant messaging application service Telegram has suffered a massive DDoS attack in which its service in the United States and several other countries has been disrupted, the company h...

RAMBleed attack steals sensitive data from computer memory

By Waqas "RAMBleed Reading Bits in Memory Without Accessing Them." A team of security researchers has published a report on a relatively advanced and previously undetected variant of the Rowhammer attack called RAMBleed. Researchers claim that the new variant can be used for reading the contents ...

Unheard recordings of Radiohead from Ok Computer hacked; refuses to pay ransom

By Waqas Popular British rock band Radiohead is in the news for all the wrong reasons. According to an announcement made by Radiohead this Tuesday, the band had to release 18 hours of unheard material from the studio sessions recorded in 1997 for their landmark album "Ok Computer." Guitarist Jonn...

Google confirms presence of Triada backdoor in cheap Android phones

By Uzair Amir Triada Banking Trojan came Preinstalled as Backdoor in Budget Android Smartphones- Google Confirms. It would probably be the first time ever in Google's history that the company has revealed details of the tenacity and success of malware dubbed as Triada. Triada malware was discover...

Border Patrol data breach: Footages of tourists entering/exiting the US compromised

By Waqas The data breach took place after a database used by Border Patrol was hit by a "malicious cyber-attack." The officials from US Customs and Border Protection CBP have revealed that one of their subcontractors have been targeted with a “malicious” cyber attack due to which the pictures of...

Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter hacked with photo of Pakistani PM Imran Khan

By Uzair Amir Turkish hackers left a message protesting against Ireland on a Twitter account owned by India actor. The official Twitter account of Bollywood's legend Amitabh Bachchan has apparently been hacked by Turkish hacking group calling itself "Ayyildiz Tim." The verified Twitter account wi...

China’s BGP rerouting leaves European mobile carriers stranded for 2 hours

By Uzair Amir On Thursday, June 6th 9:43 am UTC, Europe’s leading mobile providers received a shock when a large chunk of the traffic destined to reach them was misdirected or rerouted to another path by the network of a Chinese state-operated telecom firm, China Telecom. The misdirection of the...

National Censorship: Pros and Cons

By David Balaban Is Internet filtering at the state level good or bad? As always, there are different opinions. I do not want to give a definite answer to this question now. On the one hand, the degree of filtering and the profile of filtering can be different, on the other hand, partly the answe...

MetaTrader 4 vs MetaTrader 5 iPhone app

By Owais Sultan If you are an online trading enthusiast, you can use MetaTrader 5 and MetaTrader 4 iPhone apps to trade forex. Though the prime objective of MetaTrader 4 iPhone app and MetaTrader 5 iPhone app is to enable users to have great trading experience, these forex trading apps vary in...

Security Basics for the Novice Online Traders

By David Balaban The popularity of online trading is growing and there is a need to always use the best security measures in order to protect your online wallets and investment portfolios. New types of fraud appear every day, so it is crucial to stay attentive in order to protect your hard-earned...

The Growing Importance of Cyber Security Skills

By Bryan Davis Cyber attacks are on the rise and it isn’t just the large corporations who are targeted, anyone who does anything online is at risk of being exposed or hacked. The problem with digital crimes is that the culprit could be continents away. However, it isn’t just the hackers that you...

Quest Diagnostics data breach affects 12 million customers

By Uzair Amir Clinical laboratory firm Quest Diagnostics Inc. has admitted exposure of personal information of nearly 11.9 million customers after its web payment page was accessed by an unauthorized individual. In a press release, the company revealed that its billing system, which is managed by...

Google may limit ad blockers for Chrome users

By Ryan De Souza Google May Limit Ad blockers for Regular Users Amidst Criticism from Consumer Advocates. Google Chrome is perhaps the most popular of all web and mobile browsers at the moment, and this popularity is a result of various user-friendly features that it offers. However, the recent...

5 Best VPN Apps for Android 2019

By Owais Sultan It is a fact that most of us spend more time on our cellular devices than ever before. It is also true that Android-based smartphones are widely popular and it's essential that we use VPN to protect our online identity from malicious elements. Therefore, if you're an Android user,...

How to become a better writer with Wordeep using artificial intelligence

By Owais Sultan Wordeep uses Artificial Intelligence to improve what you write. Writing may seem to be an easy task to overcome, but it is definitely not for the faint-hearted. No one can even master writing overnight, and it may take someone years to master it. You also have to consider the fact...

Best Cyber Security Certifications 2019

By Owais Sultan Today, Cyber security is one of the fastest growing industry. The increasing numbers of the data breaches and cyber attacks have likewise increased the need for cyber security professionals to take defensive measures against these threats. Organizations are spending more and more ...

ProtonMail denies that it offers real-time surveillance assistance

By Ryan De Souza A Swiss lawyer has accused ProtonMail that the company has initiated offering IP Logging upon request of Swiss authorities. ProtonMail, the famous end-to-end encrypted email service from Switzerland, has denied the claims made by a Swiss lawyer Martin Steiger regarding the...

News aggregator app Flipboard hacked; user data stolen

By Uzair Amir Hackers managed to breach Flipboard’s security for sensitive database multiple times putting millions of users at risk. Just yesterday, it was reported that the online graphic-design tool website Canva had suffered a massive data breach in which a hacker stole over 139 million...

Teen hacked Apple twice hoping for a job

By Ryan De Souza He hacked his way into the tech giant’s mainframe by creating false credentials. Now that is what we call a very unorthodox approach, an out of the box invocation to realize what you are desperately after. An Australian teenager, an Apple fanboy, longing for a job in Apple evince...

Online graphic-design tool Canva hacked; 139 million accounts stolen

By Uzair Amir Canva has contacted the FBI to investigate the data breach. Canva, an online graphic-design tool website operated from Australia has suffered a massive data breach in which personal data of over 139 million registered users has been stolen - The breach took place on Friday, May 24...

World’s most dangerous laptop has been sold for $1.3 million

By Uzair Amir The laptop is a Samsung model now known as ‘Persistence of Chaos’ due to dangerous malware infection. A few days ago it was reported that a laptop 2008 Samsung 10.2-inch - NC10-14GB netbook infected with some of the more dangerous malware was up for sale and the highest bid received...

What to do if your email is found on the Dark Web

By Owais Sultan If your email is on the dark web it is quite possible that its password is leaked as well either in plain text or encrypted with some hash format. The dark web is 99% of the Internet we can’t access from the browsers we’ve got. Regularly used by hackers and black hats, any...

YouTuber hacks fingerprint scanner of OnePlus 7 Pro using hot glue

By Waqas The Youtuber also claimed that the OnePlus 7 Pro's fingerprint sensor is the quickest in-display sensor they have ever seen. The new OnePlus 7 Pro from OnePlus is definitely a refreshing change in the smartphones market because of its popup camera and triple cam setup, full-screen displa...

Baltimore city ransomware attack is powered by stolen NSA hacking tool

By Uzair Amir This time the hacking tool being used is EternalBlue. The New York Times has reported that the recent ransomware attacks in major US cities specifically Baltimore are closely linked together due to the fact that the key component in all the campaigns is a stolen NSA tool EternalBlue...

Why So Many Businesses Can Never Recover After Cyber Attacks

By Uzair Amir A cyber attack can cripple critical infrastructure and businesses and generate negative press. In other cases, it could open you and your business to litigation. This and other factors can seriously hurt a business, and it forces many of them to pay for data recovery or IT security...

Xbox Two vs PlayStation 5: Which console is winning the race of anticipation?

By Uzair Amir Excitement is mounting among gamers as Microsoft and Sony continue to tease tantalizing details of their upcoming next-generation console releases. The PlayStation 5 is expected to launch towards the end of 2020 and lead architect Mark Cerny has already revealed details of the...

Crypto tumbler BestMixer.io seized for large-scale money laundering

By Uzair Amir BestMixer.io was among the three largest cryptocurrency mixing services launched in May 2018. Europol in collaboration with the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigative Service FIOD, Luxembourg has shut down a well-known and one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency tumblers...

World’s most dangerous laptop ‘Persistence of Chaos’ is up for auction

By Ryan De Souza The 'Persistence of Chaos' laptop is infected with some of the most dangerous malware including WannaCry. A Samsung’s 11-year old Notebook called the Persistence of Chaos is dubbed the most dangerous PC in the world because it is loaded with six of the most notorious and damaging...

Download official version of Tor browser on Android devices

By Uzair Amir Tor Browser for Android has been officially launched with tons of privacy-focused features. Privacy enthusiasts have every reason to rejoice as the world’s most famous privacy-focused browser Tor browser is now available for Android. So far, it was only available in Beta version and...

7 steps large companies are taking to safeguard against cybercrime

By Ryan De Souza Cybercrime is on the rise with new exploits released every day along with new companies that simply aren't prepared to defend against and deal with issues like data breaches and network-wide malware infections. Whether you're a business person looking to improve company security,...

Google says it stored some G Suite passwords in plain text for 14 years

By Uzair Amir This issue is linked with G Suite users only while free consumer Google accounts remained unharmed. A couple of days ago it was reported that Google has been using Gmail to secretly store its users' purchase history for years. Now, the company has revealed that its team recently...

Database with millions of Instagram influencers’ info leaked online

By Uzair Amir The leaked database was discovered on Shodan on May 14th. A huge online database containing private contact information including phone numbers and email IDs of roughly 50 million Instagram profiles including those of influencers and brands has reportedly been discovered by security...

Hackers hacked: Account hijacking forum OGUsers pwned

By Uzair Amir The stolen OGUsers database is available on RaidForums for download. On 12th May, hackers managed to steal the database of a famous hijacker forum called OGUsers. This forum is used by hackers and online account hijackers, which means that the hackers have now been given a taste of...