Microsoft is implementing two new security features to keep Hotmail accounts safe. One feature banning commonly used passwords and the other letting you report compromised email accounts called “Hey! My friend’s account was hacked!” As the Seattle PI reports, Microsoft is banning all common passwords from Hotmail. “Having a common password makes your account vulnerable […]
The latest Harry Potter movie – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – is the final adventure in the Harry Potter film series. It has generated huge interest among Harry Potter fans and Google search is flooded with requests of searches for free pirated copies of the movie. A quick search for free […]
Microsoft has released 4 security bulletins covering a total of 22 vulnerabilities,one of which rated Critical and it affects the Microsoft Bluetooth Stack. An attacker in physical proximity to a vulnerable computer can exploit this issue for a complete compromise. and threee of which are rated Important, include a patch for a previously public issue […]
The new variant of Bootkit.Trup is making rounds, which is updated to protect the infected MBR. The encryption used in Bootkit.Trup.B is very similar to its old variant “Bootkit.Trup.A” which is simple rotate right (ROR) operation. It gets Drive geometry of the infected disk and then calculates position near end of the partition to store […]
It has been observed that cyber criminals are targeting innocent elderly people at home. The scam works by criminals posing as computer security engineer who is actively calling people at home. The scammer indicates on phone that their computer is at risk from Internet threats and they are computer security personnel calling them to fix […]
Often times News channels compete to grab opportunity to show Breaking News. Ironically, few hours back @foxnewspolitics Twitter account is hacked. Hacker is using this account to post haox that US President Obama is assassinated. They have more than 34 thousand followers on this famous Social Networking site. Foxnews has confirmed about the hack on […]
A research study done among Australian parents and commissioned by Telstra revealed that social networking websites are affecting their kids’ health and well being and making them dumber. The research pointed out that 65% of the parents believe that their kids spend more time on social networking websites which distracts them from their homework. For […]
If only you could have a little robot – the perfect accomplice that fits neatly into your pocket and gets rid of bugs and what’s more works at lightning speed! Now, imagine if that accomplice sleekly enters your Android and protects, blocks and provides the perfect set of handcuffs to lock your device against theft. […]
Microsoft has released 16 security bulletins to address publicly disclosed 34 vulnerabilities,nine of which are rated Critical, and seven of which are rated Important. This is the second largest bulletin released by Microsoft in 2011 covering 16 bulletins. Fixes includes patches for OLE, DFS, SMB Client, Internet Explorer, Threat Management Gateway client firewall, .NET, Silverlight, […]
A hacker group going by the name Anonymous which is quite famous has threaten to attack the Malaysian Government website www.malaysia.gov.my on 15th June. The group posted the threat in the form of graphic which appeared as follows. The image was posted on https://i.imgur.com/PTFWh.png The group stated that it will launch the attack at 7:30 […]
