If you use a smartphone running Android, then it’s time you started paying much more attention to your security. A design flaw has been found in Android’s connection to Google services which…
Tag: Hacking
The FBI has Issued a PSA Warning about Car Hacking
Yesterday, three U.S. organizations released a public service announcement regarding the dangers, necessary precautions, and what to do in the event of a remote exploit of your motor vehicle, aka car hacking. The Federal…
A Spelling Mistake Stopped a Billion Dollar Bank Heist
The Bangladesh central bank was saved from a nearly £694 million bank heist thanks to a spelling mistake made in an online bank transfer. The unknown hackers were still able to get away…
UCLA Health becomes victim of cyber attack; data of 4.5 million individuals at risk
UCLA Health has officially revealed that it has been a victim of a cyber attack – possibly a criminal one – wherein attackers may have stolen data of as many as 4.5…
Slack admits facing security breach in February
Popular work communications app Slack on Friday admitted to having faced a four day long security breach attack in February. “We were recently able to confirm that there was unauthorized access to…
Twitch advises users to reset login passwords in wake of a possible data breach
Amazon’s game streaming service Twitch has warned its users of a possible security breach which may have compromised account information including username and password, IP address, login information, limited credit card information…
Police arrest UK teenager in connection with PSN, Xbox Live hacking attacks
British Police have arrested an UK teenager in connection with the Lizard Squad hacking attacks that took down Sony’s PlayStation Network and Microsoft’s Xbox Live over Christmas. The UK Police arrested the…
Caution! Free mobile apps can expose your handset to hacking, new research claims
Vulnerabilities found in free mobile apps can expose users’ handsets to hacking, new research claims. According to a research conducted by security consultancy MWR InfoSecurity, code used by advertisers and third parties…
North Korea: US responsible for recent internet outages in the country
North Korea, on Saturday, blamed the US for internet outages the country has recently experienced amid a confrontation over Sony Pictures’ hacking. Some of North Korea’s main internet sites remained disrupted early…
Sony threatens Twitter of legal consequences over tweets with leaked hacking details
Still struggling with the devastating hacking attack which led to massive disclosure of stolen email information, Sony has threatened to sue Twitter if it does not stop its users from tweeting information…
Sony hack not a case of ‘act of war’, but is an act of ‘cyber vandalism’ says Barack Obama
Barack Obama, in an interview on on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, has categorised Sony’s recent hacking case as an act of “cyber vandalism” instead of an ‘act of war’…
Security breach at Sony has done more harm than previously thought
The recent security breach that crippled Sony Pictures Entertainment internal network last month has done much more harm to the company than anticipated. An analysis of more than 33,000 leaked SPE documents…
Sony Pictures Entertainment network breached
Sony Pictures Entertainment reportedly at the receiving end of a hacking attack on Monday which left all of its computer systems inaccessible. According to reports, the first indication of the hacking attack…
Microsoft: Windows Live hacking rumors are nothing else but a hoax
Amid reports that surfaced last week stating that hackers have compromised login credentials of numerous PlayStation Network, Windows Live and 2K Games users, Microsoft has come forward to clarify its stand on…
Sony denies PSN hack claims
Sony has outright denied recent reports of PlayStation Network hack claiming that the recent leaks of customer login credentials are fake. Reports started flowing in a couple of days back that a…