Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Heartbleed has left a worst impression worldwide affecting millions of websites and is also supposed to put millions of Smartphones and tablets users at a great risk.Heartbleed is a critical bug (CVE-2014-0160) in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library, that actually…
Google Chrome vulnerability allows Websites to Eavesdrop on You
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Just imagine, you are sitting in front of your laptop and your laptop is listening to your nearby conversations. What if the recorded audio from the system’s microphone is being instantly uploaded to a malicious website?Google has created a speech-recognition Application…
These Motorola smartphones will get security patches to address the Stagefright vulnerability
In the wake of Stagefright (a recently discovered Android vulnerability that makes it possible for hackers to remotely access phones without owners consent), Google, Samsung, and others have already announced security updates that will be pushed regularly to select devices. Motorola is also doing something in this regard: the company…
Popcorn Time vulnerability could allow hackers to take over your computer
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans One of the most popular movie streaming apps online might be a prime target for hackers. On Monday, TorrentFreak shared a report from Antonios Chariton (aka DaKnOb), a security engineer and researcher who discovered a major vulnerability in one of the most popular…
A hacker cartel is using a mysterious Flash vulnerability to steal sensitive business data
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers are using a mysterious, as yet undiscovered, Flash vulnerability, to steal sensetive business data from Macbook and Windows users, according to researchers at Kaspersky Lab. Kaspersky Lab revealed the campaign in a threat advisory, warning a hacker group, known as Wild…
HackerOne raises $25 million in vulnerability management push
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HackerOne is a vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty platform connecting businesses with security researchers. Over 250 companies including Yahoo!, Adobe, DropBox, LinkedIN, Twitter and WordPress are counted as customers of the San Francisco-based firm, which has paid out roughly $3.2 million…
Hacker finds vulnerability in Facebook, can delete your photo albums
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Like it or not, Facebook has become almost ubiquitous in today’s world. Most people you know, both young and old, are on there. Worse, some folks keep memories of their lives stored on the service, including precious photos that, in some…
A White-hat Hacker Discovered A Dangerous Vulnerability In Three Apple Operating Systems
A Swedish white-hat hacker has discovered a serious vulnerability in OS X Yosemite that may extend to previous Mac operating systems as well, reports The Hacker News’ Mohit Kumar. The vulnerability, called “Rootpipe,” appears to have been discovered by For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com…
Critical Vulnerability and Privacy LoopHole Found in RoboForm Password Manager
Unless you are a human supercomputer, remembering password is not so easy, and that too if you have a different password for each site. But luckily to make the whole process very easy, there is a growing market out there for password managers and lockers with extra layers of security….
Smart LED Lightbulbs Can be Hacked too; Vulnerability exposes Wi-Fi Passwords
Until now, we have seen how different smart home appliances such as refrigerators, TVs and routers could expose our private data, but now you can add another worry to your list —LED light bulb. Don’t laugh! It’s true. Researchers at UK security firm Context have formulated an attack against the…