A security expert disclosed that the TOR Network is not very much successful in saving its users from the inspection of the so-called government spies. Though, the TOR has its strong network yet with the third-party add ons, it is really not possible to secure its users from the hackers,…
Australian Govt. App Are Using Apps to Ensure Users’ Safety
Department of Human Services of Australia says that excessive permissions sought by its mobile applications are compulsory for the service delivery. This is to make sure that the customers are not at the privacy risk. Last week, the register accessed the department over board permissions sought by the apps. These…
Hackers Adopting XP Boxes To Target IE 8 Users
A new attack has specifically targeted the windows XP machines that run Internet Explorer 8. According to security researchers, this attack can hack victims working in multiple industries all over North America and Europe. This is the very first wild attack spotted against Windows XP after Microsoft brought the life…
Facebook Users In India Got Their Mates Fooled By Self-Crossing Site Scripting
The security experts have warned the Facebook users in India not to fall for the trick of self-crossing site scripting. If they fall a prey, they will provide a road to the attackers to hack the accounts of their friends. Satnam Narang, the Symantec Security Response Manager has revealed in…
Users Hate The Chrome’s Experimental UI And So Do The Phishers
If some features are fit into the strain of Google Chrome, then phishers might have a hard time hooking victims. There is an origin chip feature at the omnibox or address bar of Google Chrome. It will remove lengthy URLs to replace them with domain names. The origin chip will…
Users data on stake as the Orange France is under cyber attack
Second attack in the row, the personal data of Orange France’ customers are again under attack. The phishers took off 4.9% of the subscriber’s data, which was composed of date of birth, name, and phone numbers. The data of the users was used by the company for the SMS and…
Bogus Facebook hacking tool dupes users
Symantec has seen an alternate round of a ham-fisted however shockingly fruitful assault that targets Facebook clients planning to break into their companions’ records. The seed of the trick is a feature on Facebook that claims to offer a device for getting login certifications for companions’ records. Read More…. For…
Healthcare.gov users told to change passwords following Heartbleed flaw.
The Heartbleed Bug has uncovered the hidden bitter truth about tech companies and the Federal Government. The Heartbleed bug, just recently discovered by two researchers, left the door wide open to data attacks on vulnerable web servers. People who have accounts on the enrolment website for President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law…
Reddit users discover iOS malware threat.
Mobile phone hacking is being credited with the discovery of a malware infection targeting iOS users. The jailbreak community discovered the infection Known as ‘Unfold Baby Panda’, the infection targets jail broken iOS handsets and is believed to be spreading through Chinese iOS software sites. The researchers believe that the stolen credentials…
SANS warned to end users against Heartbleed
In the fourth briefing on the bug from the SANS Institute’s Internet Storm Centre (ISC), the risk of Heartbleed client-side attacks and recommendations for end users is focused. “A lot of the effort initially has been on servers, and servers are certainly at the most risk not just…