Here at Gadget Hacks, we spend countless hours scouring the web to find the most interesting apps as they make their debuts, so the recent influx of new software hasRead More →
It doesn’t require you to buy a new copy of Windows. As happens from time to time, somebody has spotted a feature in Windows 10 that isn’t actually newand hasRead More →
Radamant ransomware v1 and v2 are now decryptable. Fabian Wosar, security researcher at Emsisoft, has managed to crack the encryption algorithm for the first two versions of the Radamant Ransomware Kit,Read More →
Researchers could not track down the database’s owner.Security researcher Chris Vickery has identified a misconfigured database that contains the personal details of 191,337,174 US voters. The unprotected database was discoveredRead More →
An employee of Russia’s Internet giant Yandex, Dmitry Korobov, stole the source code of its search engine and tried to sell it on the black market to fund his own startup,Read More →
Experts at Symantec discovered that hackers quickly take advantage of CVE-2015-8562 remote code execution to compromise Joomla servers. Joomla recently patched the CVE-2015-8562 vulnerability that could be exploited by attackers forRead More →
Stealing PINs and pillaging bank accounts are both trivial. Credit card users could have their PINs stolen, and merchants could have their bank accounts pillaged, in a set of attacks demonstratedRead More →
Malware authors employ open-source Android firewall utility to block security app from talking to their cloud servers.Even if some malware families never get to cause worldwide damage, it’s sometimes interestingRead More →
Adobe squeezes out one last batch of security fixes for 2015. Adobe has issued new versions of Flash to patch a load of security flaws – one of which isRead More →
THERE WAS ONCE a time when people distinguished between cyberspace, the digital world of computers and hackers, and the flesh-and-blood reality known as meatspace. Anyone overwhelmed by the hackable perilsRead More →
China’s legislature unanimously passed a controversial anti-terrorsim law on Sunday despite months of objections from major tech firms and Washington alike. Among other requirements, the new rules state that telecomRead More →
Coinbase website DDoSed by hacker group. A hacker group consisting of two hackers, @L7Crew and @An0CBR claimed to have brought down the Bitcoin exchange website Coinbase. The Coinbase website is offline and opening the sameRead More →
As all of you know, reconnaissance is critical to being successful in a pentest or hack. Recon is where we gather all the information we need to determine the bestRead More →
Mintcast adware uses user.js settings files for persistence.Two PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) are secretly turning off Safe Browsing support in Firefox to make sure they can deliver unsolicited ads andRead More →
No, the hackers weren’t mad at any dinosaurs. On Christmas Eve, Egyptian hackers associated with the Anonymous Rabaa Team have defaced the website of the Ministry of the Environment in CostaRead More →
Presently, there is a worldwide shortage of skilled hackers and salaries are rising rapidly. This is a great time to pursue a career in hacking—and this is a good timeRead More →
A repeat of last year’s gaming outage looks to have been avoided after hacker group Phantom Group claimed it won’t target Sony and Microsoft. Last Christmas, gamers were outraged whenRead More →
Wristband and armband devices such as smartwatches and fitness trackers could be used by attackers to spy on you! We have discussed several times about the possibility to exploit IoT devicesRead More →
Hacking group keeps its promise, downs Steam for Christmas.The SkidNP hacking group kept their promise and started attacking Steam servers on Christmas, after a spat with Phantom Squad earlier thisRead More →
Facebook’s plan to bring limited, free internet access to India has hit a hurdle: a regulator in the country wants it blocked. India’s telecom regulator has asked that the service beRead More →
