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A Security researcher has discovered a unique attack method that can be used to steal credentials from a locked computer (but, logged-in) and works on both Windows as well as Mac OS X systems.
In his blog post published today, security expert Rob Full… Continue reading Here’s How to Hack Windows/Mac OS X Login Password (When Locked)
The son of a prominent Russian lawmaker has been found guilty in the United States of running a hacking scheme that stole and sold 2.9 million US credit card numbers using Point-of-Sale (POS) malware, costing financial institutions more than $169 Milli… Continue reading Russian Lawmaker’s Son Convicted of Stealing 2.9 Million Credit Card Numbers
Thailand has suffered its first ATM Hack!
An Eastern European gang of criminals has stolen over 12 Million Baht (approximately US$350,000) from a total of 21 ATMs in Bangkok and other five provinces by hacking a Thai bank’s ATM network; police said We… Continue reading ATMs in Thailand Hacked; 12 Million Baht Stolen; 10,000 ATMs Prone to Hackers
After the failure of Facebook’s Free Basics — an initiative to provide free Internet access — in India due to the violation of Net Neutrality principles, Facebook has reintroduced its plan to provide Internet access in rural India, but this time:
Th… Continue reading Facebook to Launch Commercial Express Wi-Fi Service In India
An FBI electronics technician has pleaded guilty to acting as a Chinese secret agent and passing along sensitive information about the Feds to a Chinese government official.
Kun Shan “Joey” Chun, 46, admitted in federal court in Manhattan on Monday th… Continue reading FBI ‘Double Agent’ Pleads Guilty to Selling ‘Classified Information’ to China
Cyber attacks get bigger, smarter, more damaging.
P*rnHub launched its bug bounty program two months ago to encourage hackers and bug bounty hunters to find and responsibly report flaws in its services and get rewarded.
Now, it turns out that the world’s most popular p*rn*graphy site has paid its first bounty payout. But how much?
US $20,000!
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Yes, P*rnHub has paid $20,000
Continue reading PornHub Pays Hackers $20,000 to Find Zero-day Flaws in its Website
T-Mobile is the latest in the list of recent high-profile data breaches, though this time the breach is not carried out by “Peace” – the Russian hacker who was behind the massive breaches in some popular social media sites including LinkedIn, MySpace, … Continue reading Insider Breach: T-Mobile Czech Employee Steals and Sells 1.5 Million Users Data
The United States federal authorities have boosted charges against a former IBM Corp. software developer in China for allegedly stealing valuable source code from his former employer in the US.
Chinese national Xu Jiaqiang, 30, was arrested by the FBI… Continue reading US charges Chinese ex-IBM employee with Espionage
A 28-year-old Ukrainian hacker has pleaded guilty in the United States to stealing unpublished news releases and using that non-public information in illegal trading to generate more than $30 Million (£20.8 Million) in illicit profits.
Vadym Iermolovych, 28, admitted Monday that he worked with two other Ukrainian hackers to hack into computer networks at PR Newswire, Marketwired and Business
Continue reading Ukrainian Hacker Admits Stealing Corporate Press Releases for $30 Million Profit
The most popular messaging app WhatsApp now has a fully functional desktop app – both for Mac as well as Windows platform.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp messaging software has been a mobile-only messaging platform forever, but from Tuesday, the company is offering you its desktop application for both Windows and OS X.
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Few months back, WhatsApp launched a Web client that can be run
Continue reading WhatsApp launches Desktop Software for Windows and Mac Users