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Pinterest Hacked, Facebook Buys Oculus and More – Latest Security News

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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Interesting security news unfolded this week as Facebook bought Oculus Rift for $2 Billion. What could Facebook possibly want with virtual reality gaming you ask? Well, that remains to be seen. Here are some more notable stories. Google Glass Can be Misused as a High Tech Spyware Researchers at California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo came […]

Leaked passwords, Android malware and Google sued – Latest security news

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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With another week gone by, there are several noteworthy developments that have taken place in the security and tech world. Here are some relevant stories that will interest and worry you at the same time. 4.6 million Snapchat user IDs leaked online Snapchat, a photo messaging app for Android and iOS, has had the usernames […]

New Android Malware known as Android.AVPasser.A Detected

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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A new variation of mobile malware that affects Android based devices has been detected by the Quick Heal Labs. An innovative feature of this malware is that it detects certain mobile security applications on the device and modifies their databases in order to avoid detection. Quick Heal Detection: Android.AVPasser.A As all other forms of Android […]

Bytes of Latest IT Security News and Updates for this Week

  • Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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WhatsApp Site taken down by Hackers WhatsApp has again made the headlines, thanks to a hacking group called KDMS Team. Netizens who visited the Web site of the most popular instant messaging service, reported defacement of the site. The company issued a statement admitting that their Web site was hijacked and redirected to another IP […]

Watch out for Fake BBM apps for Android – they are here to dupe you!

  • Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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BlackBerry has halted its global release of BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) version for Android and iPhone platforms. What you may have downloaded or are going to download, is a fake (probably malicious) application. What’s going on? Back in May, BlackBerry managed to raise quite a lot of eyebrows, when it declared that Android and iPhones users […]

4 Ridiculously Easy Steps to Keep your Android Safe – Infographic

  • Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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Guess what threats your precious Android is exposed to? Crooks, who want to steal it, and miscreants who want to know what stuff is in it? Wait, are we missing something here? Of course, malware attack – the biggest threat of all. Apparently, in 2012, Android turned out to be the target of almost 96% […]

Latest Security News and Updates from this Week

  • Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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Number of Government Websites Hacked so Far – 78 According to Milind Deora, Minister of State for Communications & IT, 78 government websites have been compromised by hackers till June 2013. 16,000 odd cases related to spam, malware infection, and data breach have also come to light. Victims mainly included sites run by government, defense […]

Latest Security News and Updates for this Week

  • Sakshat Karkare / 13 years
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6 Million Facebook Account Compromised! Facebook reported that a bug was responsible for exposing email addresses and phone numbers of as much as 6 million Facebook users. The company informed that the bug was a part of the Download Your Information (DIY) tool in Facebook, that allows the user to upload their contact list or […]