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Apparently, Google is highlighting the ‘best torrent sites’ in U.S. search results. If you search for “torrent sites” or “best torrent sites”, Google is returning a carousel of what’s “popular on the web” as a result for the query, said TorrentFreak who was the first to report it. For instance, Google displays the names of sites such as RARBG, The Pirate Bay, isoHunt, Torrent Project and 1337x as well as their logo....

Known as the Titan Security Key – a physical device – it works in a way similar to the products offered by companies like Yubico and it can be used to add an extra layer of security to protect data on the sites and services against phishing attacks. In 2017, Google started giving out physical security keys to all 85,000 employees to login accounts. Following this implementation, no employee has experienced any account hacks and phishing attacks since then....

The search giant has started rolling out this feature for the people in the U.S. “We’ve probably all gone through this before: you do a search for something, and the results just don’t seem to be related to what you were looking for,” Elizabeth Tucker, Google Product Manager wrote in a blog post. “Starting today in the U.S., we’re rolling out a new message that lets you know when Google hasn’t been able to find anything that matches your search particularly well....

A conviction and sentence from a Southern District of Texas judge this month resulted in six months in prison and a $10,600 fine after his guilty plea to a misdemeanor count of computer fraud and abuse. However, before he took his plea his alleged ties to the hacktivist group Anonymous surfaced and he instead faced 44 felony hacking and cyberstalking charges, all of which were eventually dismissed. With the case over, Fidel Salinas claims that, months after his arrest, he was called by the FBI and told to come to the local field office to retrieve his confiscated computers....

For those unfamiliar, Cellebrite is an Israeli company, which specializes in extracting data from mobile phones for law enforcement agencies. The firm’s main product is called the Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED) – a tool designed to extract smartphone data, which is being used extensively by the U.S. and UK police. Reportedly, in January this year, the same Israeli firm suffered a major data breach wherein 900GB worth of data was stolen....

The problem is so severe that the hospital authorities are transferring patients to other hospitals because of the outage. The ransomware has taken the connected medical devices and portals offline, as well. What is worse that the ransomware hackers are reportedly asked for more than $3.6 million to decrypt the system and the hospital’s files, CSO reports. To help tide over the crisis, the hospital staff has now shifted to manual mode of working and using fax machines and landline telephones to get work done....

For those unaware, Diebold is one of the top players in the ATM market, which earned $3.3 billion in sales, which includes both selling and servicing machines globally, from its ATM business last year. In a security alert issued on July 15, 2020, Diebold said that cybercriminals are using a “black box” that they believe contains parts of the company’s proprietary software to illegally exfiltrate money from ATMs across Europe....

According to a new report from a security firm called Reason Labs, hackers are abusing the dashboards made by several organizations to keep track of COVID-19 to inject malware into computers. For those unaware, several organizations including John Hopkins University have created dashboards to keep tabs on the spread of the coronavirus. People are dependent on these dashboards to stay up to date with the latest infection numbers. Attackers are using the coronavirus maps displayed in live tracking to steal information including user names, passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive information that is stored in the users’ browser....

The bug was discovered by University of Birmingham computer scientist Flavio Garcia and a team of researchers. Funnily, Garcia and his team commenced their research in 2013 but had to stop their research midway due to a lawsuit. After the judge ruled in their favor, the team re-commenced their Volkswagen keyless entry bug research. They have now found that the vast majority of the 100 million vehicles from VW Group sold in that time are vulnerable to a key-cloning attack that leaves the ignition and keyless entry system exposed to tampering....

Steam is an Internet-based digital distribution platform developed by Valve Corporation offering digital rights management (DRM), multiplayer, and social networking. Steam provides the user with installation and automatic updating of games on multiple computers, and community features such as friends lists and groups, cloud saving, and in-game voice and chat functionality. It is highly popular among gamers around the world. The hack attack was fairly simple and anybody who Steam gamers user name could exploit the bug....

Recently, a hacker group named ‘fail0verflow’ had successfully managed to run Debian Linux on Switch by exploiting its boot code. The group had posted a still image on Twitter that displayed the Nintendo console running the Debian Linux distro and user login, along with a serial adapter that was connected to one of the Joy-Con terminal on the right side. Now, the same group fail0verflow has converted the console into a full-fledged tablet PC....

A new hi-tech railway signalling system being tested in the United Kingdom could potentially be hacked by cyber criminals to cause oncoming trains to crash into one another at high speeds, Prof David Stupples has warned. His warning comes at a time when the United Kingdom is looking to replace its ageing and old signalling system and is looking to test the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). Internet security expert Professor David Stupple told the BBC that plans to replace old railway signal lights with new digital systems could expose the railway network to cyber attack, Prof Stupples believes a hack can cause a “nasty accident” or “major disruption”accident” to involving terrorists and cyber criminals as they could “easily expose the new mainframe....

Hacking RFID Payment Cards Now Possible with Android AppAndroid App as the mediumWorkingOther successful attacks Android App as the medium Trend researchers have discovered a high-risk Android app detected as ANDROIDOS_STIP.A in Chile. This app is used to recharge smart cards that use RFID and is being spread via blogs, forums and other sites. Paying via RFID cards is becoming more popular nowadays as more mobile devices add NFC support. Banks, merchants or public services issue RFID cards to their customers with prepaid credits....

Here’s are 25 hidden features in Apple’s iPhone which you didnt even know existedLet’s take a look at 25 hidden iPhone features:Redial: To make the last dialled number appear, press the green call button on the keypad screen in the phone app.Clear cache: Using a secret trick, you can make your iPhone run faster by clearing out the cache in numerous Apple’s apps. Tap on any single tab icon at the bottom of the screen 10 times in a row in the App Store, Podcasts, Music, Game Center and Phone apps....

Every coder and wannabe programmer should read these five ‘must have’ books – Part IIRefactoring: Improving the Design of Existing CodeWorking Effectively with Legacy CodePeopleware: Productive Projects and TeamsHead First Design PatternsSoft Skills: The software developer’s life manual In this article, we present the second part of five top books that every coder or programmer should read. To know about the first list of top five books, click here. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Written by object expert Martin Fowler, this book shows how refactoring can make object-oriented code simpler and easier to maintain....

We believe the Iranian government realized this application may be the replacement of Telegram; the application of choice by Iranians and Hoop may be a threat of taking its place. For this reason, during its three-week marketing campaign, the Iranian officials took notice of this application and banned its outgoing connections to Hoop servers. Raised red flags How can other applications like WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram be available in Iran for years, but Hoop Messenger is banned within 3 weeks?...

Here Is How To Add Video Profile Picture On Facebook on Android smartphonesStep 1: Head to Your ProfileStep 2: Trim & Adjust OptionsStep 3: Select Video (Upload Only) Tapping on “Take a New Profile Video” opens up the recorder. Just tap on the red circle at the bottom to start the capture. Again, you’ll only have seven seconds of recording to work with. On the next screen you need to select a thumbnail....

The app does an impressive job of collecting caller ID data from multiple sources for the most part. However, there are times when Truecaller gets incorrect information. For example, it may show a different name as the caller ID — instead of the name you want. Fortunately, there is an option to change the name in Truecaller and correct the wrong name. In this article, we have covered all the steps you can follow to change the name in Truecaller....

With the arrival of Microsoft’s Windows 10, BSOD screens are a rare sight but they do occur. Sometimes, you can get an unwanted error that your system has failed. In absence of a Windows 10 repair CD/DVD the only solution to the BSOD or system error is to reboot your device using some external source like your USB pendrive or a DVD. This article is for those of you in genuine need for an installation disk or bootable USB stick for Windows 10....

According to Microsoft team member Mike M. on the Windows developer forums said that a fix is in development, and should hopefully arrive in September. But what about those users who do not wish to wait till September to use their webcam? There is couple of options available for such people. The first one, which is probably the simplest, is to uninstall the Windows 10 Anniversary Update by rolling back to the previous version of Windows 10....