Google joins FIDO's crusade to replace passwords
An posting From Cnet in there Security and privacy sections about Google joins FIDO's crusade to replace passwords: In the face of rampant weak password selection, group aims to replace passwords for identity authentication when logging into Web sites and online accounts. A group of tech companies looking to replace passwords for online identity authentication gained a powerful ally Tuesday in […]
Viber flaw bypasses lock screen to give full access to Androids
An article from Naked Security about Viber flaw bypasses lock screen to give full access to Androids: Lacking the lightning-fast reflexes needed toget past the Samsung Galaxy Note 2's lock screen? Hampered by pesky morality that forces you to forego the placing of bogus emergency calls so as to hack iPhone passcodes? Not that you should want to do any of […]
AP Twitter account hacked, posts false White House scare
An posting from NBC News in there Technology section : Following a hack attack, the Associated Press' verified Twitter account posted "an erroneous tweet" claiming that two explosions occurred in the White House and that President Barack Obama is injured. Moments later, the @AP Twitter account — with nearly 2 million followers — was suspended. Immediately […]
Twitter testing a two-step security solution: report
An posting from NBC News in there technology section: On Tuesday, Associated Press became the latest national media outlet to have its Twitter account compromised by hackers, leading security experts to question why the short-messaging service has yet to implement two-factor authentication like that offered by Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple. According to Wired, such a security […]
Anonymous Hackers breached in Korea Exchange Bank and Leaked 15K Users Log in Credentials
Again the News of World Largest Hacking Group Anonymous, according to a recent tweet Anonymous Breached in Korea Exchange Bank and leaked 15k Users private data, Anonymous just tweeted about that, they also called We are Korea Cyber Army > @KoreaCyberArmy.
Hosting company Hostgator hacked, suspect arrested after being "rooted with his own rootkit"
An posting from Naked Security about Hosting company Hostgator hacked, suspect arrested after being "rooted with his own rootkit": A system administrator - or, more accurately, a former system administrator - from Hostgator, a server hosting company in Houston, Texas, has been arrested for hacking into his former employer's network. Court documents allege that after Eric Gunnar Grisse, 29, […]
Android malware more than doubled worldwide in 2012
An article from NBC News in there Technology and posting about Security: The amount of malware aimed at infecting Android devices worldwide more than doubled last year, according to a new report from a mobile-security firm. The sheer number of pieces of malware for the Android platform rose from less than 25,000 in 2011 to more […]
In cyber war game, Air Force cadets fend off NSA hackers
An article from NBC News in there Technology and posting about Security: HANOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force Academy team on Friday beat out rivals from other elite military colleges after a three-day simulated cyber "war" against hackers from the National Security Agency that is meant to teach future officers the importance of cybersecurity. […]
Botnets Come Out Of Hiding For Boston Bombing Spam
An Posting from Dark Reading about Botnets Come Out Of Hiding For Boston Bombing Spam : Spammers are harnessing two venerable botnets -- Kelihos and Cutwail -- to send out reams of deceptive emails disguised as news and video clips from the Boston Bombing, but that carry malicious payloads. According to a blog by researchers at Trusteer, a […]
Google Oman Domain was hit by DNS Attack
As we reported last Last week that Google Kenya Domain was hacked and the latest stuff is Google Oman domain which was attacked by Hackers, the incident is of Sunday Morning after Google came to know about this they fixed the Page into its original State.