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A week ago a report showed that many people on the Internet were susceptible to attacks thanks to the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) flaw which was in Linux. A University of California assistant professor in computer science, Zhiyun Quan said that the Linux flaw did not even need a genius

A report by Motherboard showed that Australian cops hacked into the activity of US TOR users as part of a widespread child porn investigation. The investigation saw the IP addresses of more than 30 Americans turned over to the FBI. The police had knowledge of who the owner of the

Sage, a major software company in the UK, has recently been hacked. The security breach potentially affects people working at 280 firms in the UK. Sage provides payroll and payment software as well as accounting software to businesses. The company has just acknowledged a hack, seemingly originating from an ‘internal’

The Def Con conference attracts security researchers and hackers as well. But, remember that security researchers are still hackers only they do no criminal activities with their skills. A security researcher recently discovered that there was an influx in IMSI-catchers in the Las Vegas area that hosted the conference last

Dota is one of the most popular games in the world, with monthly unique players reaching 12 million. Given the large number of users, it goes without telling the game’s official developer forum has a huge number of subscribers. Unfortunately, if you are one of the forum members, consider changing

Security researchers are always busy making discoveries and helping us better protect our online data. Recently, a group of researchers found a five-year-old government hacking malware that targets military, governments, telecommunication companies and scientific research institutions. The malware, called Sauron, is affiliated with a national government considering its level of

A researcher, at Defcon in Las Vegas, said that most of the Bluetooth Smart Locks currently in use could be hacked into easily by unauthorized users. He also expressed his concern with vendors’ lack of intent to overcome this. Anthony Rose, an electrical engineer, and Ben Ramsey, a security researcher,

Two hackers were found responsible for hacking into and stealing more than 30 Jeeps and Dodges from Houston, Texas. The hackers reportedly gained control of the vehicles by connecting to the car’s OBD-II port. Things are not going well for car-makers Jeep, for this is the second time in about

New reports, from government sources, indicate that scores of South Korean government officials have been hacked. Those affected include 90 researchers, diplomats, defense staff, and journalists. Authorities discovered this after responding to reports of spear phishing attacks on various government departments earlier in the year. The hacks, conducted within the

News about data breaches hit headlines every day. With that in mind, you took steps to protect yourself better by using a messaging app with end-to-end encryption. And you sat back thinking you are safe. A new report now indicates a text message flaw is responsible for a telegram hack