Android phones can be hacked with a simple text
CNN reports that Android phones can get infected by merely receiving a picture via text message, according to research published Monday. It affects an estimated 950 million phones worldwide —…
Hackers are draining bank accounts via the Starbucks app
Reported on CNN, thieves are stealing money from people’s credit cards, bank and PayPal accounts — by first tapping into their Starbucks mobile app. Starbucks (SBUX) on Wednesday acknowledged that…
Standard Chartered Bank issues security alert to customers about malware DYRE
SECURITY ALERT – DYRE MALWARE TARGETING ONLINE BANKING CUSTOMERS We have received information pertaining to an increase in activity of the DYRE malware (with its associated variants) targeting Singapore online…
Google accidentally leaked WHOIS information of 283 thousand website owners details
Google Accidentally Leaked 283,000 Website Owners’ Personal Details Reports said the fault first appeared back in mid-2013 but it has only recently been discovered and fixed. The error was identified…
Smart TVs can be easily hacked to steal information and even control the camera
Smart TVs can be easily hacked to steal information and even control the camera Smart TVs are gaining popularity these days. Popular Japanese, Korean and Chinese brands are now flooding…
Security firm GFI claims Mac OS X is the most vulnerable
According to a report by security firm GFI, Apple’s Mac OS X is the most vulnerable operating system, with the iOS platform coming in second. But the report sparked a…
Are you being spied by the spyware residing in your Hard Disk ?
According to Foxnews.com, security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have unearthed malware that can place spying software in hard drives, fueling suspicion that the National Security Agency may be behind a…
IBM Unveils Industry’s First Intelligent Cloud Security Portfolio for Global Businesses
IBM Unveils Industry’s First Intelligent Cloud Security Portfolio for Global Businesses Largest Enterprise Security Management Vendor Debuts Proven Tools to Protect People, Data and Applications in the Cloud ARMONK, NY…
Microsoft patches 3 zero-days including Sandworm, three zero-days, Oracle and Adobe patches
Microsoft patches 3 zero-days including Sandworm, three zero-days, Oracle and Adobe patches You’ll want to patch CVE-2014-4114 with MS14-060 as a vulnerability in the OLE package manager can be exploited…
Xiaomi issues new firmware to correct auto activated Cloud Messaging feature
Two days ago, F-Secure released a test lab report that the Xiaomi phone is sending private data to the backend servers in China. This is inline what we have translated…
F-Secure tests and confirmed Xiaomi 1S sends data back to China servers
F-Secure, a company that is known for it’s anti virus has tested the Xiaomi 1S and they produced the following report which is reproduced below : Xiaomi phones have made…
UK allowed to spy on netizens Social media postings on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ without a warrant
Are you worried ? Will other governments follow the UK to spy on netizens activities ? According to CNBC, British spies can legally monitor its citizens’ Facebook, Twitter and Google…
Heartbleed Bug: Tech firms urge password reset
Several tech firms are urging people to change all their passwords after the discovery of a major security flaw. The Yahoo blogging platform Tumblr has advised the public to “change…
South Korean Banks and TV stations under cyber attack ?
According to a news report by CNN, South Korea’s Banks and TV stations system outage could be due to a cyber attack from the North. One television station, YTN, reported…
Governments around the world are spying on their citizens using FinFisher
FinFisher is a spyware that is installed onto PCs by governments around the world to spy on their citizens. To our surprise, a lot number of countries are actually tracking…