CentOS project team has released version 6.5 of CentOS Enterprise Linux for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures marking the fifth release in the 6.x series. Some of the new features in CentOS…
Nintendo 3DS finally gets YouTube app
Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming console now finally supports YouTube app after two years of launch, it has been revealed. Available for download to users in North America and Europe, the YouTube app…
Call of Duty: Ghosts aces UK all format charts again
Call of Duty: Ghosts has managed to top the UK all format charts again leapfrogging FIFA 14, which has now moved to second position. The launch of PlayStation 4 during last week…
Microsoft fails to move users away from Windows XP as Windows 8 garners less than 7% share
Windows XP EOL date is approaching fast, but it seems that Microsoft’s efforts of moving customers away from the decade old operating system are not bearing fruits as it is still the…
138 Cryptolocker C&C domains identified, taken down
Cryptolocker has been menacing gullible users, encrypting their files and demanding ransom in lieu of a private decryption key. Users and even law enforcement agencies have been succumbing to the demands and…
Vodafone Iceland hacked; data of over 70k users stolen
Vodafone Iceland was hacked on November 29 within initial breach only pegged to website defacement; however, after initial investigation the company confirmed that attackers have had accessed customer information as well as…
Bitcoin crashing? Sheep Marketplace heist may lead to decline in pricing
Having reached trading peaks of over $1,230 at Mt.Gox, Bitcoin prices have started to correct once again and have hit the low of $863 in early hours of trading today indicating that…
Silk Road-like Sheep Marketplace scams users; over 39k Bitcoins worth $40 million stolen
Bitcoin doesn’t fail to make it to the headlines every single day – either because of the exchange rate or some kind of hack – and today it is because of a…
D-Link SOHO networking devices contain hardcoded telnet credentials in plaintext
Reports of networking vendors hardcoding credentials in their SOHO routers is increasingly becoming a commonplace with the latest one being D-Link, which has hardcoded telnet credentials in quite few of its routers…
PSN update: Sony begins next phase of service roll-out as core network stabilizes
Sony has announced that the core network stability of PlayStation Network (PSN) is returning and will soon begin its next phase of service roll-out by reinstating one of PS4 PlayStation features –…
Bitcoin miners bundled with PUPs in legitimate applications backed by EULA
Bitcoin miners are being allegedly bundled with third party potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that come bundled with legitimate applications, a new report indicates. According to a report by security company Malwarebytes third…
ISPs in Ireland to block KickAssTorrents voluntarily
One of the first countries in the world which implemented ISP level blockade on The Pirate Bay will see renewed legal actions starting Monday that will see film and TV studios demanding…
Linux Mint 16 ‘Petra’ Cinnamon, MATE editions released
The team behind Linux Mint has announced two of the distributions latest versions – Linux Mint 16 Cinnamon and Linux Mint 16 MATE – which are now available for download. The team…
Samsung begins accepting Galaxy S Duos 2 pre-orders
Samsung has started accepting pre-orders for the Galaxy S Duos 2 through its India e-Store. The Galaxy S Duos 2 was all but confirmed after photos and specifications of the smartphone were…
Syrian Electronic Army hacks Time magazine’s Twitter account
The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has managed to hack it way through Time’s Twitter account and posted tweets hailing the Syrian President. The Twitter account was reportedly hacked on Friday and a…