Russians embrace Bitcoins, the West sticks with PayPal
2015-11-28
One day, as you’re busy surfing on one of your favorite online stores, you stumble upon a pair of chic shades … they’re the very ones you’ve been looking for,Read More →
Windows Phone hacked! Unlock Lumia bootloader, get root access, flash custom ROMs
2015-11-28
If you are the type of person that likes to tinker, Linux-based operating systems are for you. You would probably have many hours of fun playing with an Android device orRead More →
Google Translate Website Affected by XSS Bug, Google Says It’s OK
2015-11-28
The bug is in the website’s “translate a document” feature.Madrid-based Francisco Javier Santiago Vazquez, a security auditor for Mnemo, has discovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Translate’s interface.Read More →
When children are breached—inside the massive VTech hack
2015-11-28
4.8 million records from a Hong Kong toy company were compromised. I suspect we’re all getting a little bit too conditioned to data breaches lately. They’re in the mainstream newsRead More →
VPN Vulnerability “Port Fail” Reveals User’s Real IP Address
2015-11-27
Attackers can unmask users hidden under a VPN connection. A vulnerability into how VPN providers deal with port forwarding exposes the real IP address of some users, say the network securityRead More →
ISIS: Ghost Sec, Anonymous hack Islamic State website
2015-11-27
IT’S enough to make Islamic State sit up and take notice, or at the very least get a little hot under the collar. A group associated with activist group AnonymousRead More →
HTTPSohopeless: 26,000 Telstra Cisco boxen open to device hijacking
2015-11-27
Embedded device mayhem as rivals share keys. More than 26,000 Cisco devices sold by Australia’s dominant telco Telstra are open to hijacking via hardcoded SSH login keys and SSL certificates.Read More →
VTS scans Android devices for publicly-known vulnerabilities
2015-11-27
Vulnerability Test Suite (VTS) is a free application for Android that scans devices running the operating system for publicly-disclosed vulnerabilities. Publicly-disclosed vulnerabilities remain a threat months or even years afterRead More →
Hackers can hijack Wi-Fi Hello Barbie to spy on your children
2015-11-27
Security researcher warns hackers could steal personal information and turn the microphone of the doll into a surveillance device. Mattel’s latest Wi-Fi enabled Barbie doll can easily be hacked toRead More →
Raspberry Pi Zero Costs Just $5, Outperforms First Raspberry Pi
2015-11-26
The Raspberry Pi family has just received a new member called Raspberry Pi Zero and it costs only $5 (€ 4.5). Despite the fact that the regular Raspberry Pi 2Read More →
