Browser AutoFill Feature Can Leak Your Personal Information to Hackers

Just like most of you, I too really hate filling out web forms, especially on mobile devices.

To help make this whole process faster, Google Chrome and other major browsers offer “Autofill” feature that automatically fills out web form based on data y… Continue reading Browser AutoFill Feature Can Leak Your Personal Information to Hackers

Browser AutoFill Feature Can Leak Your Personal Information to Hackers

Just like most of you, I too really hate filling out web forms, especially on mobile devices.

To help make this whole process faster, Google Chrome and other major browsers offer “Autofill” feature that automatically fills out web form based on data y… Continue reading Browser AutoFill Feature Can Leak Your Personal Information to Hackers

Warning: Beware of Post-Election Phishing Emails Targeting NGOs and Think Tanks

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

Google Chrome to Label Sensitive HTTP Pages as “Not Secure”

Although over three months remaining, Google has planned a New Year gift for the Internet users, who’re concerned about their privacy and security.

Starting in January of 2017, the world’s most popular web browser Chrome will begin labeling HTTP sites that transmit passwords or ask for credit card details as “Not Secure” — the first step in Google’s plan to discourage the use of sites that

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That’s A Clever Hack! How anyone could make Money from Google and Microsoft

Smart hackers could exploit a loophole that could allow them to steal a significant amount of cash from Google, Microsoft and Instagram using a Premium rate phone number.

Security researcher Arne Swinnen from Belgium has discovered an ingenious way to… Continue reading That’s A Clever Hack! How anyone could make Money from Google and Microsoft

Oops! TP-Link forgets to Renew and Loses its Domains Used to Configure Router Settings

To make the configuration of routers easier, hardware vendors instruct users to browse to a domain name rather than numeric IP addresses.

Networking equipment vendor TP-LINK uses either tplinklogin.net or tplinkextender.net for its routers configurati… Continue reading Oops! TP-Link forgets to Renew and Loses its Domains Used to Configure Router Settings

‘The Fappening’ Hacker Reveals How He Stole Nude Pics of Over 100 Celebrities

Almost one and a half years ago after the massive leakage of celebrities’ nude photographs — famous as “The Fappening” or “Celebgate” scandal — a man had been charged with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, facing up to 5 years in prison as a result.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that it charged Ryan Collins, 36, of Pennsylvania for illegally accessing the Gmail

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