New Android malware bypass 2FA & steal one-time passwords

By Uzair Amir
These apps were designed to pass as BtcTurk, a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange. Researcher Lukas Stefanko at the Slovakian security firm ESET has discovered Android malware in new apps that can bypass the SMS-based two-factor authenticati… Continue reading New Android malware bypass 2FA & steal one-time passwords

Actress Bella Thorne posts her nudes to tackle threats from hackers

By Uzair Amir
Bella Throne will not be bullied by cybercriminals. Stealing private photographs of celebrities and threatening to post them online unless they give in to the demands of the hacker has become a common norm among cybercriminals for making … Continue reading Actress Bella Thorne posts her nudes to tackle threats from hackers

Instagram down: Social networking site suffering service outage

By Uzair Amir
Instagram down? You are not alone; Instagram is down for everyone. Another day, another service outage at social media giant Facebook. Yes, the photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram has been hit by a worldwide servic… Continue reading Instagram down: Social networking site suffering service outage

Google confirms presence of Triada backdoor in cheap Android phones

By Uzair Amir
Triada Banking Trojan came Preinstalled as Backdoor in Budget Android Smartphones- Google Confirms. It would probably be the first time ever in Google’s history that the company has revealed details of the tenacity and success of ma… Continue reading Google confirms presence of Triada backdoor in cheap Android phones

Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter hacked with photo of Pakistani PM Imran Khan

By Uzair Amir
Turkish hackers left a message protesting against Ireland on a Twitter account owned by India actor. The official Twitter account of Bollywood’s legend Amitabh Bachchan has apparently been hacked by Turkish hacking group calling its… Continue reading Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter hacked with photo of Pakistani PM Imran Khan

China’s BGP rerouting leaves European mobile carriers stranded for 2 hours

By Uzair Amir
On Thursday, June 6th (9:43 am UTC), Europe’s leading mobile providers received a shock when a large chunk of the traffic destined to reach them was misdirected or rerouted to another path by the network of a Chinese state-operated teleco… Continue reading China’s BGP rerouting leaves European mobile carriers stranded for 2 hours

Quest Diagnostics data breach affects 12 million customers

By Uzair Amir
Clinical laboratory firm Quest Diagnostics Inc. has admitted exposure of personal information of nearly 11.9 million customers after its web payment page was accessed by an unauthorized individual. In a press release, the company revealed… Continue reading Quest Diagnostics data breach affects 12 million customers

News aggregator app Flipboard hacked; user data stolen

By Uzair Amir
Hackers managed to breach Flipboard’s security for sensitive database multiple times putting millions of users at risk. Just yesterday, it was reported that the online graphic-design tool website Canva had suffered a massive data breach i… Continue reading News aggregator app Flipboard hacked; user data stolen

Online graphic-design tool Canva hacked; 139 million accounts stolen

By Uzair Amir
Canva has contacted the FBI to investigate the data breach. Canva, an online graphic-design tool website operated from Australia has suffered a massive data breach in which personal data of over 139 million registered users has been stole… Continue reading Online graphic-design tool Canva hacked; 139 million accounts stolen