Author Archives: Mohit Kumar

Hacking Millions with Just an Image — Recipe: Pixels, Ads & Exploit Kit

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If you have visited any popular mainstream website over the past two months, your computer may have been infected — Thanks to a new exploit kit discovered by security researchers.

Researchers from antivirus provider ESET released a report on Tuesday stating that they have discovered an exploit kit, dubbed Stegano, hiding malicious code in the pixels of banner advertisements that are currently

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UPDATE Firefox and Tor to Patch Critical Zero-day Vulnerability

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The critical Firefox vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild to unmask Tor users has been patched with the release of new browser updates.

Both Mozilla and Tor Project has patched the vulnerability that allows attackers to remotely execute … Continue reading UPDATE Firefox and Tor to Patch Critical Zero-day Vulnerability→

Cyber Attack Knocks Nearly a Million Routers Offline

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Mirai Botnet is getting stronger and more notorious each day that passes by. The reason: Insecure Internet-of-things Devices.

Last month, the Mirai botnet knocked the entire Internet offline for a few hours, crippling some of the world’s biggest and m… Continue reading Cyber Attack Knocks Nearly a Million Routers Offline→

Hacker who exposed Steubenville Rape Faces longer Prison term than Rapists

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Remember Steubenville High School Rape Case?

In 2012, Steubenville (Ohio) high school’s football team players gang-raped an unconscious teenage girl from West Virginia and took photographs of the sexual assault.

In December 2012, a member of the hack… Continue reading Hacker who exposed Steubenville Rape Faces longer Prison term than Rapists→

Researchers Show How to Steal Tesla Car by Hacking into Owner’s Smartphone

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New technology is always a little scary, so are Smart Cars. From GPS system and satellite radio to wireless locks, steering, brakes, and accelerator, today vehicles are more connected to networks than ever, and so they are more hackable than ever.

It’… Continue reading Researchers Show How to Steal Tesla Car by Hacking into Owner’s Smartphone→

Researchers Show How to Steal Tesla Car by Hacking into Owner’s Smartphone

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New technology is always a little scary, so are Smart Cars. From GPS system and satellite radio to wireless locks, steering, brakes, and accelerator, today vehicles are more connected to networks than ever, and so they are more hackable than ever.

It’… Continue reading Researchers Show How to Steal Tesla Car by Hacking into Owner’s Smartphone→

NTP DoS Exploit Released — Update Your Servers to Patch 10 Flaws

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A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a critical vulnerability in the Network Time Protocol daemon (ntpd) has been publically released that could allow anyone to crash a server with just a single maliciously crafted packet.

The vulnerability has been p… Continue reading NTP DoS Exploit Released — Update Your Servers to Patch 10 Flaws→

Oracle acquires DNS provider Dyn for more than $600 Million

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Yes, Oracle just bought the DNS provider company that brought down the Internet last month.

Business software vendor Oracle announced on Monday that it is buying cloud-based Internet performance and Domain Name System (DNS) provider Dyn.

Dyn is the s… Continue reading Oracle acquires DNS provider Dyn for more than $600 Million→

Elon Musk Plans to Launch 4,425 Satellites to provide Global Internet from Space

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Big tech companies, including Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, are in the race of bringing Internet connectivity to unconnected parts of the world through wireless devices, flying drones, high-altitude balloons, and laser beams.

But, SpaceX founder El… Continue reading Elon Musk Plans to Launch 4,425 Satellites to provide Global Internet from Space→