The Ashley Madison Hack Won’t Just Affect Its Users
It’s really easy to sit back and think to ourselves that the Ashley Madison hack is going to hurt those who had it coming. I … Read more…
Florida Hosting Company Web.com Hacked
Today’s hack of the day brought to you by, Web.com. The company has confirmed that their systems have been hacked and up to 93,000 of … Read more…
Not All Hackers Are Bad – Short Guide To Hacker Hat Colors
The Short Guide To Hacker Hat Colors Hackers. The name given to those who can break into computer systems and manipulate it for their own … Read more…
Ashley Madison Hackers Reveal Users Data In Online Dump, Kind Of
The Ashley Madison hackers have gone through with their threats of revealing the private information of Ashley Madison users that was collected during the breach … Read more…
AT&T Users Data Was Being Sent To The NSA Without Your Permission
A shocking (or perhaps not so shocking) report has emerged from the New York Times revealing that AT&T has been sending users data to the … Read more…
Latest Android Security Patch Said To Be Flawed Itself
Recently an Android vulnerability dubbed “Stagefright” was shown to affect pretty much every Android phone in service. Google moved as quickly as possible to fix … Read more…
LastPass Changes Subscriptions, Now Free On Whatever Platform You Start On
Password managers are great. We’ve strongly suggested their use in the past. They allow users to create and use longer, more complicated passwords without the … Read more…
Unbreakable Australian Ransomware Emptying Victims Pockets
Australians are dealing with some ransomware that’s hitting many computers in that country and causing victims to empty their pockets. Ransomware is usually injected via … Read more…
Carphone Warehouse Security Breach Could Affect 2.4m Users
British retailer, Carphone Warehouse, has suffered a security breach which could very well lead to 2.4 million users being affected. The breach was discovered Wednesday … Read more…
iOS Malware “Masque Attack” Spotted Out In The Wild
Security researchers at FireEye have determined that the iOS malware “Masque Attack” — that they first discovered — is currently being used by hackers. Masque Attack … Read more…
Google Drive And Other Cloud Services Vulnerable To New Cloud Hack
A new hack introduced at the Black Hat convention in Las Vegas by security firm Imperva is said to be able to access user’s cloud … Read more…
Android Fingerprint Scanners Vulnerable To Hacking – OEM’s Fix Flaw
There is a lot of news coming out of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas including a new flaw discovered by hackers that targets … Read more…
Stagefright Detector App Debuts In Google Play Store
Stagefright has made every Android owner just a little more nervous about using their smartphone. While right now you’re very unlikely to be infected with … Read more…
Textra Updated With Stagefright Protection
Textra SMS, one of the most popular third party SMS apps, just received protection from the Stagefright vulnerability in its latest update. An attacker can … Read more…
Yahoo! Ads Temporarily Replaced With Spyware – Flash At Fault
It’s a day ending in ‘Y’ so there’s yet another issue with the Flash browser plugin. This time with some potentially far-reaching effects. In an … Read more…
Could Your Cellphone Battery Be Spying On You Via HTML5?
Researchers have found a bit of code inside HTML5 that could let your cellphone battery spy on you. This bit of code is designed to … Read more…
Circumventing Web Blocking Service More Popular Than Skype and Spotify In The UK
With the idea of web blocking creating quite a stir, there’s one site making a name for itself in circumventing web-blocking injunctions served by the … Read more…
What You Need To Know About Android Stagefright
I don’t care who you are at this point because the news has made its way around the globe and to just about every news … Read more…
Be Careful Of Windows 10 Upgrade Email Scam Circulating
Still haven’t received your Windows 10 upgrade notification from Microsoft? Are you getting a little impatient and really wishing they would get on with it? … Read more…
Survey Shows 27% Access Online Banking From Public Wi-Fi
Have you ever been walking down the street and come across a local coffee shop with a welcoming sign that says, FREE WI-FI. Well, what … Read more…
Android For Work Is Coming To All Four Major Carriers
Believe it or not, Android for Work is still alive, though we don’t hear much about it these days. Well, that’s changing today as Google … Read more…
GM OnStar Security Flaw Uncovered Allowing Unlocking And Remote Start
White-hat hacker Samy Kamkar has reveled a GM OnStar security flaw that would allow a hacker to unlock and start a vehicle remotely. Kamkar accomplishes … Read more…
United Airlines Hacked Flight Manifests Stolen
It seems each day that goes by there’s a new company being compromised and this time United Airlines was the target. The hackers, based in … Read more…
Hackers Use Twitter And Github To Lift Data From Users
Another day and another way found to hack into people’s private data. Security firm FireEye has discovered a piece of malware that uses Twitter and … Read more…
The CIA Had A Mobile Text Messaging System In The 70s
Espionage is a dirty business. Agencies like the CIA, FBI, NSA and others around the world are in the business of knowing everyone’s business. In … Read more…
Will The US Experience A Massive Cyber-attack Soon?
Over the past year the cases of major cybersecurity breaches have seemed to increase and it does not seem to be slowing down. Companies like … Read more…
Hacking Demo Leads To Fiat Chrysler Recall Of 1.4M Vehicles
Just days after hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek revealed an exploit that could be taken advantage of in certain Fiat Chrysler vehicles, the company has … Read more…
Don’t Expect Privacy Laws To Protect Your Butt-Dial
We’ve all done it. We’ve all been embarrassed by it. The infamous butt-dial. It happens at the most inopportune times too. Those moments when you’re … Read more…
