Author Archives: Swati Khandelwal

[Video] How to Hack a Credit Card in 6 Seconds, Experts Reveal

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As India attempts an upgrade to a cashless society, cyber security experts have raised serious concerns and revealed how to find credit card information – including expiration dates and CVV numbers – in just 6 Seconds.

And what’s more interesting? The hack uses nothing more than guesswork by querying multiple e-commerce sites.

In a new research paper entitled “Does The Online Card Payment

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DailyMotion Hacked — 85 Million User Accounts Stolen

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Another day, another data breach.

This time a popular video sharing platform DailyMotion has allegedly been hacked and tens of millions of users information have been stolen.

Breach notification service LeakedSource announced the data breach on Monda… Continue reading DailyMotion Hacked — 85 Million User Accounts Stolen→

Rule 41 — FBI Gets Expanded Power to Hack any Computer in the World

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Hacking multiple computers across the world just got easier for the United States intelligence and law enforcement agencies from today onwards.

The changes introduced to the Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by the United States Depar… Continue reading Rule 41 — FBI Gets Expanded Power to Hack any Computer in the World→

Password Manager Pro — Easiest Way to Keep Enterprises Secure

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Recent corporate breaches have taught us something important — the average enterprise user is spectacularly bad at choosing good passwords.

As modern enterprise is becoming a hybrid organization with infrastructure spread across on-premises data centers as well as in the cloud, security of information, applications, and assets has become a paramount concern.

Cyber security is no longer an

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Press Shift + F10 during Windows 10 Upgrade to Launch Root CLI & bypass BitLocker

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If your computer’s security relies on Windows BitLocker Hard Drive Encryption software, then Beware! Because anyone with physical access to your PC can still access your files within few seconds.

All an attacker need to do is hold SHIFT+F10 during Win… Continue reading Press Shift + F10 during Windows 10 Upgrade to Launch Root CLI & bypass BitLocker→

Firefox Zero-Day Exploit to Unmask Tor Users Released Online

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Hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Firefox to unmask Tor Browser users, similar to what the FBI exploited during an investigation of a child pornography site.

Tor (The Onion Router) is an anonymity software that not only provi… Continue reading Firefox Zero-Day Exploit to Unmask Tor Users Released Online→

San Francisco Metro System Hacked with Ransomware; Resulting in Free Rides

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Nothing is immune to being hacked when hackers are motivated.

The same proved by hackers on Friday, when more than 2,000 computer systems at San Francisco’s public transit agency were apparently got hacked.

San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Ag… Continue reading San Francisco Metro System Hacked with Ransomware; Resulting in Free Rides→

Beware! Malicious JPG Images on Facebook Messenger Spreading Locky Ransomware

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If you receive an image file sent by someone, even your friend, on your Facebook Messenger, LinkedIn or any other social media platform, just DO NOT CLICK ON IT.

Even JPG image file could eventually infect your computer with the infamous Locky Ransomw… Continue reading Beware! Malicious JPG Images on Facebook Messenger Spreading Locky Ransomware→

Antivirus Firm Kaspersky launches Its Own Secure Operating System

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The popular cyber security and antivirus company Kaspersky has unveiled its new hack-proof operating system: Kaspersky OS.

The new operating system has been in development for last 14 years and has chosen to design from scratch rather than relying on … Continue reading Antivirus Firm Kaspersky launches Its Own Secure Operating System→

FBI Hacked into 8,000 Computers in 120 Countries Using A Single Warrant

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The FBI hacked into more than 8,000 computers in 120 different countries with just a single warrant during an investigation into a dark web child pornography website, according to a newly published court filings.

This FBI’s mass hacking campaign is re… Continue reading FBI Hacked into 8,000 Computers in 120 Countries Using A Single Warrant→