Author Archives: Swati Khandelwal

‘The Fappening’ Hacker Reveals How He Stole Nude Pics of Over 100 Celebrities

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Almost one and a half years ago after the massive leakage of celebrities’ nude photographs — famous as “The Fappening” or “Celebgate” scandal — a man had been charged with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, facing up to 5 years in prison as a result.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that it charged Ryan Collins, 36, of Pennsylvania for illegally accessing the Gmail

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FBI threatens to Force Apple to Hand Over iOS Source Code

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The Department of Justice (DoJ) has warned Apple that it may force the tech giant for handing over the source code to the complete operating system if it does not help the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone… Continue reading FBI threatens to Force Apple to Hand Over iOS Source Code→

Watch Video: How Hacker Installs a Credit Card Skimmer in 3 Seconds

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Card Skimmers have been around for years, but the video posted below is a perfect example of the evolution of the technology used by thieves.

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Here’s How Hackers Stole $80 Million from Bangladesh Bank

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The recent cyber attack on Bangladesh’s central bank that let hackers stole over $80 Million from the institutes’ Federal Reserve bank account was reportedly caused due to the Malware installed on the Bank’s computer systems.

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Florida Sheriff threatens to Arrest ‘Rascal’ Tim Cook if He Doesn’t Unlock the iPhone

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The legal battle between Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is turning ugly with each passing day.

Apple is fighting with the federal authorities over iPhone encryption case. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) requires Apple’s assistance to unlock an iPhone 5C belonging to San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has said explicitly that

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How a Typo Stopped Hackers from Stealing $1 Billion from Bank

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Typos are really embarrassing, but this time it saved the Bangladesh Central Bank and the New York Federal Reserve by preventing a nearly $1 Billion (£700 Million) heist.

Last month, some unknown hackers broke into Bangladesh’s central bank, obtained credentials needed for payment transfers and then transfer large sums to fraudulent accounts based in the Philippines and Sri Lanka. But…
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ISPs Sell Your Data to Advertisers, But FCC has a Plan to Protect Privacy

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The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has put forward a proposal that aims to protect Internet user’s privacy.

The proposal [pdf] will regulate the amount of customers’ online data the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are able to collect and sell to the advertising companies.

Currently, there is no particular rule by law covering broadband providers and customer privacy, and if adopted

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Google Android N Preview — 6 Cool Features That You Should Know

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Android N Developer Preview, an early beta of Google’s new mobile operating system that was expected to launch on Google I/O in mid-May, is unexpectedly launching right now.

Android N Developer Preview for the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Pixel C Nexus 9, the Nexus Player and the General Mobile 4G, an Android One device has been made available as an over-the-air update by Google on Wednesday.

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More than 1 Million Websites Install Free SSL Certificate (and Counting…)

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Let’s Encrypt has achieved another big milestone by issuing 1 million free Transport Layer Security (TLS) SSL Certificates to webmasters who wish to secure the communications between their users and domains.

Let’s Encrypt – operated by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) – is an absolutely free, and open source certificate authority recognized by all major browsers, including

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