BHIM App — How to Send & Receive Money with UPI

After the lack of supply of cash in India following its Prime Minister step to remove high-denomination banknotes from circulation in November 2016, the country is moving a step closer towards becoming a cashless economy with the launch of Unified Paym… Continue reading BHIM App — How to Send & Receive Money with UPI

Bitcoin Price Jumps Above $1150 — Highest in last 3 Years

What a good start of the New Year for those holding Bitcoins!

Web-based digital currency Bitcoin has passed $1,110 for the first time on the Bitstamp Price Index (BPI) since early November 2013.

Bitcoin broke the barrier on 1 January and now is tradi… Continue reading Bitcoin Price Jumps Above $1150 — Highest in last 3 Years

Obama Expels 35 Russian Spies Over Election Hacking; Russia Responds With Duck Meme

The United States has expelled 35 Russian spies in response to Russia’s alleged interference in last month’s presidential election, further escalating tensions between the countries.

The US state department has declared 35 diplomatic intelligence offi… Continue reading Obama Expels 35 Russian Spies Over Election Hacking; Russia Responds With Duck Meme

New Android Malware Hijacks Router DNS from Smartphone

Another day, another creepy malware for Android users!

Security Researchers have uncovered a new Android malware targeting your devices, but this time instead of attacking the device directly, the malware takes control over the WiFi router to which yo… Continue reading New Android Malware Hijacks Router DNS from Smartphone

Critical PHPMailer Flaw leaves Millions of Websites Vulnerable to Remote Exploit

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in PHPMailer, which is one of the most popular open source PHP libraries to send emails used by more than 9 Million users worldwide.

Millions of PHP websites and popular open source web applications, includ… Continue reading Critical PHPMailer Flaw leaves Millions of Websites Vulnerable to Remote Exploit

Hackers threaten to take down Xbox Live and PSN on Christmas Day

Bad news for gamers!

It’s once again the time when most of you will get new PlayStations and XBoxes that continue to be among the most popular gifts for Christmas, but possibilities are you’ll not be able to log into the online gaming console, just l… Continue reading Hackers threaten to take down Xbox Live and PSN on Christmas Day

Raspberry Pi launches PIXEL OS for Mac and PCs

Here’s the Raspberry Pi’s Christmas treat for tech community!

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has released an experimental version of its lightweight Linux-based Debian operating system called PIXEL OS that can run on most standard desktop computers ships… Continue reading Raspberry Pi launches PIXEL OS for Mac and PCs

NIST Calls Development of Quantum-Proof Encryption Algorithms

Quantum Computers – Boon or Bane?

Quantum computers can perform operations much more quickly and efficiently even with the use of less energy than conventional computers, but that’s bad news for encryption — a process which scrambles data according to a massively complex mathematical code.

In theory, quantum computers can break almost all the existing encryption algorithms used on the

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Hacker Demonstrates How Easy In-flight Entertainment System Can Be Hacked

Next time when you hear an announcement in the flight, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking…,” the chances are that the announcement is coming from a hacker controlling your flight.

Dangerous vulnerabilities in an in-flight entertainment system used by the leading airlines, including Emirates, United, American Airlines, Virgin, and Qatar, could let hackers hijack several

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Hacker Demonstrates How Easy In-flight Entertainment System Can Be Hacked

Next time when you hear an announcement in the flight, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking…,” the chances are that the announcement is coming from a hacker controlling your flight.

Dangerous vulnerabilities in an in-flight entertainment system used by the leading airlines, including Emirates, United, American Airlines, Virgin, and Qatar, could let hackers hijack several

Continue reading Hacker Demonstrates How Easy In-flight Entertainment System Can Be Hacked