Chinese Hackers Compromise Telecom Servers to Spy on SMS Messages

A group of Chinese hackers carrying out political espionage for Beijing has been found targeting telecommunications companies with a new piece of malware designed to spy on text messages sent or received by highly targeted individuals.

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Former Yahoo Employee Admits Hacking into 6000 Accounts for Sexual Content

An ex-Yahoo! employee has pleaded guilty to misusing his access at the company to hack into the accounts of nearly 6,000 Yahoo users in search of private and personal records, primarily sexually explicit images and videos.

According to an press note … Continue reading Former Yahoo Employee Admits Hacking into 6000 Accounts for Sexual Content

Some D-Link and Comba WiFi Routers Leak Their Passwords in Plaintext

What could be worse than your router leaking its administrative login credentials in plaintext?

Cybersecurity researchers from Trustwave’s SpiderLabs have discovered multiple security vulnerabilities in some router models from two popular manufacturer… Continue reading Some D-Link and Comba WiFi Routers Leak Their Passwords in Plaintext

Cortana Software Could Help Anyone Unlock Your Windows 10 Computer

Cortana, an artificial intelligence-based smart assistant that Microsoft has built into every version of Windows 10, could help attackers unlock your system password.

With its latest patch Tuesday release, Microsoft has pushed an important update to … Continue reading Cortana Software Could Help Anyone Unlock Your Windows 10 Computer

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg’s Twitter, Pinterest accounts Hacked! And the Password was…

The man who runs the biggest social network and continuously implements new security measures to boost its billion users security, himself failed to follow basics of Internet security for his own online accounts.

Yes, I’m talking about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who had his Twitter and Pinterest accounts compromised on Sunday.

The hacker group from Saudi Arabia, dubbed OurMine, claimed

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