Deciphering who hacked Yahoo, Russia or China?
Yahoo recently disclosed that they were victims of a hack that happened back in 2014 which resulted in close to 500 million accounts being compromised. The company also claimed that the hack was state sponsored which has raised questions of which country targeted them. The usual suspects when it comes
VPN vs. Proxy vs. Smart DNS – How do they differ?
Many beginners get confused when comparing proxy servers and VPNs for the purpose of masking or changing one’s IP. Both can be used to bypass geo-restrictions on content and websites from countries where services are blocked. Therefore, the two are sometimes misidentified as being the same. VPNs and proxies are similar
New law will make it legal to hack any car in the US
Cybersecurity experts have been saying that the modern car should not be car with a computer in it, and their fears are shown through by the hackers who constantly try to hack the cars software, and doing other various things such as shutting off engines, tracking riders and also disabling
iPhone unlocked with $100 worth kit, throwing egg in FBIs face
One computer scientist from Cambridge University may have showed that the FBI might have paid in excess to unlock the iPhone of Syed Farook, the San Bernardino shooter, after he managed to bypass the passcode with only store bought kits which had cost him $100. Using a technique known as
UK banks at risk of data stealing Qadars Trojan
A Trojan that has been on the market for close to three years now and believed to have been built by Russian cybercriminals is now targeting most of the UK banks. The Trojan’s name is Qadar, and it is believed to have been around since 2013. According to researched data,
Leaked NSA hacking tools used to attack Cisco devices
Some unknown hackers have made use of the NSA hacking tools that were released a few months ago to hack into some targets using firewalls and switches and some routers which the tech company Cisco make. The news was revealed by Cisco itself. The attack indicates the first real-time attack
New vulnerabilities in Signal app can be used to alter attachments
Security researchers have discovered a flaw in the Android version of the secure messaging application, Signal, which lets hackers make the app crash and also alter the attachments sent on the app. Signal is one of the most revered secure messaging applications, and it was built by Moxie MarlinSpike’s Open
Malware Author Claims It Is Not Harmful
MalwareMustDie, a security researcher came across a new Linux Trojan two weeks again, which he claims is the first Linux malware to be coded in the Lua language. After reverse engineering the code, there was proof that the Trojan was believed to be only targeting the IoT infrastructure and also
Pokemon Go related apps affected with malware
Pokemon Go came and it changed the way people viewed games again. When it came back in July the game was a sensation. Its worldwide success however meant that it also caught the attention of hackers who wanted to also enter into the success. The game was launched back in
Ad service hacked as 6 million plain text passwords are leaked
People have looked at ways to get money from the Internet ever since the Internet was created. Some times people are lucky enough to click on the correct ads to make money online and really make money online. Others are not too lucky as an ad turns out to be
