DMA Locker: New Ransomware, But No Reason To Panic
2016-02-03
DMA Locker is another ransomware that appeared at the beginning of this year. For now it has been observed to be active only on a small scale (source) – butRead More →
Push To Hack: Reverse engineering an IP camera
2016-02-03
For our most recent IoT adventure, we’ve examined an outdoor cloud security camera which like many devices of its generation a) has an associated mobile app b) is quick toRead More →
Wikileaks’ Julian Assange could be a free man this Friday, Thanks to UN
2016-02-03
Wikileaks founder Julain Assange can be a free man this Friday — His fate depends on the decision from United Nation’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD). Julian Assange, Wikileaks founderRead More →
Microsoft makes Windows 10 a ‘recommended update’ for Windows 7 and 8.1 users
2016-02-02
Microsoft has been accused of pushing Windows 10 rather aggressively, and the company’s latest move is going to do nothing to silence these accusations. For Windows 7 and Windows 8.1Read More →
Corrupt Silk Road Investigator Re-Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Flee the US
2016-02-02
JUST WHEN THE Silk Road’s saga of dirty money and double-dealing seemed to be winding down, one of the federal agents who investigated the site has added an audacious footnote:Read More →
Audit shows Department of Homeland Security 6 billion U.S. Dollar firewall not so effective against hackers
2016-02-02
A multi-billion U.S. Dollar firewall run by the Department of Homeland Security meant to detect and prevent nation-state hacks against the government functions ineffectively, according to a sanitized version ofRead More →
JSPatch hot patching technique puts iOS users at risk
2016-02-01
Security experts at FireEye are warning attackers can exploit the JSPatch hot patching technique to serve malicious code and put iOS users at risk. The release of hot patches forRead More →
Are Hackers Keeping a Hidden Stash on Your HP Printer’s Hard Drive?
2016-02-01
Unprotected HP printer HDDs can be abused if not protected. Security researcher Chris Vickery has discovered that HP LaserJet printers may be abused as an anonymous data storage unit by maliciousRead More →
Snowden Leak Proves That NSA And GCHQ Spied On Israeli Drones Using Open Source Tools
2016-02-01
Short Bytes: According to the latest documents provided by Edward Snowden to The Intercept, NSA and GCHQ were involved in surveillance activities pertaining to Israeli and Syrian drones presumed toRead More →
WhatsApp To Get End-To-End Encryption And Facebook Integration Soon
2016-01-30
WhatsApp is working on making your chats more secure by introducing end-to-end encryption along with a much deeper Facebook integration. A developer by the name of Javier Santos shared aRead More →
