Author Archives: Uzair Amir

FBI hacked 8K computers in 120 countries against child pornography site

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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is known for going all out for capturing cyber-criminals and terrorists but this time, the agency has set a new precedent in hacking operations. According to court documents the agency used a single warrant and compromised more than 8,000 computers in 120 different countries. Some information related to this secret […]

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Despite DDoS attack, Dyn Clinches Acquisition Deal with Oracle

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Last October, Dyn, a commercial DNS provider made headlines when it was attacked with a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. The same company is in the news again but this time for a completely different reason. As surprising as it sounds, it is indeed true that Dyn has been acquired by Oracle. The […]

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Ransoc Desktop Locker Ransomware Scans Social Media Profiles for Exploitation

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By Uzair AmirResearchers have identified a new scheme of ransomware called Ransoc.This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransoc Desktop Locker Ransomware Scans Social Media Profiles for Exploitation Continue reading Ransoc Desktop Locker Ransomware Scans Social Media Profiles for Exploitation→

Hackers Disclose Easily Exploitable Flaws in Microsoft Edge and VMware

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Microsoft Edge was pwned twice while VMware WorkStation 12.5.1. was also

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Hacker finds flaw in Gmail allowing anyone to hack any email account

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By Uzair AmirPakistani Student and a White Hat hacker Get $20,000 bugThis is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker finds flaw in Gmail allowing anyone to hack any email account Continue reading Hacker finds flaw in Gmail allowing anyone to hack any email account→