Twitter on Sunday revealed that it has fixed a rare bug, which has been bothering its users allowing unauthorised users to view tweets from protected accounts. According to Twitter the bug, which…
Category: Security
Nokia X malware fears – are they legit?
Nokia used Android 4.1.2 SDK from AOSP to develop its X platform and though that wasn’t completely unexpected it did raise quite a few brows considering how some of the crucial Android…
Over 160,000 legitimate WordPress sites used for DDoS attack
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks aren’t new and 2013 was one of the worst years when it comes to such attacks that too through the use of large botnets and /…
Mark Karpeles’ blog hacked; Mt Gox database leaked
Hackers have hacked into Mark Karpeles’ blog and have published a post detailing the currency and BTC balance Mt Gox currently has in its accounts claiming that neither the Bitcoin exchange nor…
Vulnerability exposes Google account login email addresses
A security researcher stumbled upon a vulnerability while poking around Google services using which any user can find out the personal email address of the victim even if they have not shared…
Cisco patches critical vulnerabilities in small business routers, WLAN controllers
Cisco has patched critical vulnerabilities in a range of its small business routers and WLAN controllers including, which if exploited can not only cause denial-of-service conditions, but could also compromise the confidentiality,…
Malware pre-installed on new phones from Samsung, LG, Motorola and Asus
Being infected with malware after installing an app from an untrusted third-party app store is one thing, but having a brand new box-packed phone pre-loaded with malware is altogether a different ball…
Scammers with a conscience emerge with new Ransomcrypt Trojan
New ransomware that utilise encryption are being created almost daily since the success of Cryptolocker and in almost all cases there is no way out for the affected user: either pay or…
Malware-infected ads leapfrog porn as bigger malware risk
A new research from Blue Coat suggests that malware-infected ads have overtaken pornography as the number one source of malware on mobile phones. The security company attributes 20 percent of the malware…
Twitter’s system error accidentally resets passwords
Several Twitter users have received password reset request emails on Monday from the microblogging website, after being temporarily locked out of their accounts. “Twitter believes that your account may have been compromised…
Elaborate Netflix scam targeting users through fake Microsoft tech support
A security researcher has uncovered an elaborate scam trying to skim money from gullible Netflix users by first displaying error messages on their computer and then routing them to fake Microsoft tech…
Cisco announces ‘Internet of Things Grand Challenge’
Cisco has kicked off a grand challenge with $300,000 in prize money that invites the global security community to propose intelligent cyber security solutions. The grand challenge aims to address threats that…
CERT-In warns of critical VPN flaw in Android Jelly Bean, KitKat versions
Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) has issued an advisory numbered CIAD-2014-0012 pertaining to a critical VPN flaw in Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and Android 4.4 KitKat revealing that the vulnerability…
Hard-coded root password found in Synology DiskStation Manager VPN module
Synology DiskStation Manager has a critical vulnerability wherein VPN module has a hard-coded password for root, which attackers can use to connect to Synology device and possibly other devices on the shared…
Cryptolocker may have affected more Brits than previously estimated
The Cryptolocker ransomware known for its dirty encryption deeds may have affected more Brits than previously estimated as a new research puts the number of victims at three percent of the population….