Recent reports suggest the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned energy and defense companies operating in the country of a possible attack by Iranian hackers. According to Reuters, the Bureau…
Category: Security
GCHQ rolls out ‘Cryptoy’ Android app for budding spies
British surveillance agency GCHQ has rolled out a new app aimed at boosting teenagers’ interest in cryptography. Dubbed Cryptoy, the new code-breaking Android app lets users know about basic encryption techniques including…
Blackphone to roll out world’s first security-focused app store in January 2015
Privacy oriented phone-maker Blackphone has updated its operating system to add the world’s first security-focused app store and more. The updated version of Blackphone’s custom Android software PrivatOS will feature the most…
Phone thefts reduced by 40 per cent thanks to Apple security features
New security features introduced by Apple have helped curb phone thefts by as much as 40 per cent, a study by American Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed. Apple’s new mobile security…
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…
Microsoft details December Patch Tuesday fixes; includes Exchange update
Microsoft has revealed details about the upcoming fixes in December Patch Tuesday covering seven security bulletins through an advance notice yesterday. December’s Patch Tuesday contains half the number of updates as compared…
Europol arrests 118 people in connection with airline ticket frauds
The European police agency, Europol, has taken a total of 118 people into custody last week in connection with online fraud against airlines. The arrested criminals are suspected of fraudulently purchasing plane…
Sony taps FireEye’s Mandiant forensics unit to cleanup post cyber-attack mess
Sony has reportedly tapped in FireEye Inc’s Mandiant forensics unit to clean up the mess resulting out of the hacking attack which left all of its computer systems inaccessible last week. According…
Suffering from password fatigue? Intel’s PasswordBox acquisition intends to cure it
Intel has acquired Canada-based online identity management company PasswordBox in a bid to bring relief to ever increasing issue of password fatigue that affects millions of Internet users. PasswordBox has developed a…
Adobe outs emergency Flash Player patch to plug a remote-code execution bug
Adobe has released an emergency patch for a remote-code execution hole, which is assigned the ID CVE-2014-8439. This particular update comes as an update to an already existing advisory dated October 14….
Intel’s new biometric authentication system will eliminate use of passwords
Intel and McAfee are reportedly working on a new biometric authentication system that would cease the need for customers to enter passwords as a means of verifying their identity. According a report…
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…
Every sixth person on the planet has been a cyber-attack victim, new report claims
Every sixth person in the world has fallen victim to a cyber-attack, a new research states. According to a research study conducted by global information services firm Experian, one in six users…
UK Police nail five in UK over alleged use of RATs to hijack computers
Five people have been arrested in the UK as part of an ongoing international operation led by the country’s National Crime Agency (NCA) with support from officers in a number of police…