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A hacker with little more than a minute can bypass the authentication procedures on some Linux systems just by holding down the Enter key for around 70 seconds.
The result? The act grants the hacker a shell with root privileges, which allows them to g… Continue reading This Hack Gives Linux Root Shell Just By Pressing ‘ENTER’ for 70 Seconds
Do you own an Android smartphone? You could be one of those 700 Million users whose phone is secretly sending text messages to China every 72 hours.
You heard that right. Over 700 Million Android smartphones contain a secret ‘backdoor’ that surreptiti… Continue reading Pre-installed Backdoor On 700 Million Android Phones Sending Users’ Data To China
WhatsApp has introduced a new security feature that fixes a loophole in the popular messaging platform, which if exploited, could allow an attacker to hijack victim’s account with just knowing the victim’s phone number and some hacking skills.
The att… Continue reading WhatsApp Adds 2-Step Verification Passcode — Enable this Security Feature
Hackers can steal your sensitive information, such as your Passwords, PINs and Keystrokes, from your phone by observing changes in the wireless signal as you enter them into your smartphones.
A group of researchers from the Shanghai Jaio Tong Universi… Continue reading Wi-Fi Signal Interference Can Leak Your Passwords and Keystrokes
Yes, you only need a single laptop with a decent internet connection, rather a massive botnet, to launch overwhelming denial of service (DoS) attacks in order to bring down major Internet servers and modern-day firewalls.
Researchers at TDC Security O… Continue reading Even A Single Computer Can Take Down Big Servers Using BlackNurse Attack
As reported late October, the world’s largest online professional network LinkedIn is going to ban in Russia beginning Monday following a Moscow court decision this week that found Microsoft-owned LinkedIn to be in violation of the country’s data prote… Continue reading Russian Court bans LinkedIn in Russia; Facebook and Twitter Could be Next
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have risen enormously in past few months and, mostly, they are coming from hacked and insecure internet-connected devices, most commonly known as Internet of Things (IoT).
Recent DDoS attack against DNS pro… Continue reading 5 Major Russian Banks Hit With Powerful DDoS Attacks
Just a few hours after Donald Trump won the 2016 US Presidential Election, a hacking group launched a wave of cyber attacks targeting U.S.-based policy think-tanks with a new spear phishing campaign designed to fool victims into installing malware.
Th… Continue reading Warning: Beware of Post-Election Phishing Emails Targeting NGOs and Think Tanks
Part of the $81 Million stolen from Bangladesh bank’s New York Federal Reserve account earlier this year in the wake of the major malware attack on the SWIFT interbank transfer network has been tracked down to a casino in the Philippines.
SWIFT, or So… Continue reading SWIFT Hack: Bangladesh Bank Recovers $15 Million from a Philippines Casino
Part of the $81 Million stolen from Bangladesh bank’s New York Federal Reserve account earlier this year in the wake of the major malware attack on the SWIFT interbank transfer network has been tracked down to a casino in the Philippines.
SWIFT, or So… Continue reading SWIFT Hack: Bangladesh Bank Recovers $15 Million from a Philippines Casino