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However, the social networking giant has now confirmed that the security breach has actually affected nearly 30 million accounts, which is less than the originally estimated 50 million. Additionally, hackers weren’t able to access more sensitive information like password or financial information, as well as third-party apps weren’t affected, the company said. Of the 30 million accounts, hackers were able to successfully access personal information from 29 million Facebook users....

Flaw in drug pump’s security feature helps hackers to raise dose limitsThe Hospira Pumps The brand in question was the popular LifeCare PCA drug infusion pump sold by Hospira—an Illinois firm with more than 55,000 of the intravenous drug pumps in hospitals around the world. The pumps are proclaimed to have extra safety measures that minimizes medication errors and makes it less harmful for the patient and prevent deaths. However, Rios found that the Hospira systems don’t use certification for their internal drug libraries....

IBM says that there has been a continuous change in corporations appointing their own hackers to “pen-test” (penetration test) online systems, networks, and physical locations, considering the increase in cyber-attacks and the need to strengthen cybersecurity. In fact, Henderson is just one of the 1,000 security specialists the tech giant hired in 2015. In a candid conversation with Business Insider, Henderson, 40, described what is like to be a hacker for IBM....

Some of you may have lost some money to hackers after they took hacked your credit card information. Most of the information hackers get is by hacking your password. One way of keeping ahead of hackers is by knowing how do hackers hack passwords and what methods and software they generally use. By knowing how hackers can get into your account, you will be in a better situation to understand what are the possible ways you can lose your account information and passwords & you can protect yourself from getting hacked next time....

As a Windows user, you are prepared for this. We are familiar with having problems and errors on a daily basis that often wreak havoc on productivity. Many things can be done to get help in Windows 10 and fix the error that is breaking the computer. Be rest assured that it will help you identify and troubleshoot the problem at hand. First, we start with the software-based solutions for all your issues that may happen due to a buggy driver or an app that is acting up for some reason....

In this article, we will be giving the details on how you can password protect your important files. This time an app will help us. Okay, here is the how-to: First of all in your Android device download and install the cool app File Locker. Now after installing it launch on your Android device and you will see all the files and folders listed in the storage. Now browse to the files that you want to lock with this tool....

This time i did noticed something new, from some of the previous spam type, the victim was sending me spam 2-3 times daily but when the link was reported as spam by someone and Facebook blocked the link. the victim started sending a new spam link. in this case victim have no idea, how to get rid of it….since i know what these links are able to do, i was not going to click it while i was logged into my Account....

Let’s start by discussing how to choose the best 3D projector. One of the first things you need to decide is how big you want the screen to be. To decide this, consider how far away from the screen you prefer to sit. This will help you decide what size screen you will be most comfortable with. Now that you have a clearer idea of the size of the screen, you can find a projector that can project a high-quality 3D image....

Tor is creating the next-generation Dark Net in part to stay forward in the security race. With funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the U.S. military agency has been accused of designing the cutting edge of new technology. The funding that started in 2014 is a part of DARPA’s Memex project, a “groundbreaking” search engine created to better commercial giants like Google at probing the Deep Web and other often ignored area for the U....

In doing so, HSBC became the first bank to use facial recognition technology for opening bank accounts. Now, if you want to open an HSBC account, you have to download the bank’s App and take a photo using the front camera. The HSBC mobile app uses facial recognition software to compare the new customers selfie with a photo ID uploaded by the customer, such as a driver’s licence or passport....

On the outset, Honor 6 Plus looks like a definitive cross between Apple’s iPhone 4s and Sony’s Xperia Z. Honor 6 Plus sports a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display with 1080 x 1920 pixels which gives 401 ppi (pixels per inch.) Under the hood it packs Huawei’s own octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 925 processor which will be backed by a 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. Users can expand the memory to 128GB via a microSD expansion slot....

So, how does the malware work? HummingBad infects primarily through “drive-by download,” or by installing itself on devices that visit infected web pages and sites. It’s code, which is obfuscated by encryption, attempts to install itself on a given device persistently by multiple means. The first, a “silent operation” that occurs in the background, is triggered every time the device boots up and its screen turns on. Then, Hummingbad checks to see if the device’s user account is “rooted....

The hacker claimed that he/she had obtained personal NSFW photographs of the Californian model through Apple’s iCloud and gave her two choices: pay up $900.00 or have your private photos distributed to the world. The iCloud Hacks first surfaced on 31st August on the 4Chan image boarding site and later on Reddit forum. Madison panicked at the thought of her images being leaked. The hacker ordered her to deposit the money in a brown Trader Joe’s bag in a planter located at a building on Fairfax Ave in Hollywood....

Wang Qun, director-general of the Arms Control Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, in comments to the U.N. General Assembly, said “It is highly necessary and pressing for the international community to jointly bring about an international code of conduct on cyberspace at an early date.” The Xinhua News Agency, China’s main state-owned press outlet reported comments by Wang. “China, for its part, will continue to commit itself to establishing a peaceful, secure, open and cooperative cyberspace and pushing for an early international code of conduct acceptable to all,” Wang added....

Along with that, it rolled the red carpet for its official digital currency, the digital rupee, backed by RBI, the country’s central bank. Any income from the transfer or transaction of cryptocurrency in India will attract a flat rate of 30% tax. This does not include the 1% TDS on any crypto-related transaction that will occur on every virtual digital asset (including crypto) in the country. How does 30% Tax on Cryptocurrency Work?...

According to reports, these Indian hacking groups which are working Anonymous banner, have not only taken down bulk ISIS-linked Twitter accounts and websites, but are also spying on their chats to foil future attacks. Earlier the Indian underground hackers used to concentrate their efforts on hacking and defacing websites belonging their perennial enemy Pakistan government. This is the first time the Indian hackers have come together to join the global cyber war on terror called by Anonymous....

For the unversed, the iPhone 14 Plus is the latest addition to Apple’s iPhone 14 series, which was launched on September 7, 2022. The smartphone was meant to replace the ‘mini’ series that was launched with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 series, as it could not find any buyers. Further, the iPhone 14 Plus, which starts at $899, was marketed as a cheaper alternative to the company’s iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models starting at $999 and $1,099 respectively, and that too with a fairly large screen....

According to The Wichita Falls Times Record News, Ben Wilson says his phone still worked even though it was “scratched a bit” after the incident on a plane. Wilson said he was travelling home with a pilot in a Beechcraft Bonanza, aircraft, when the passenger door slightly opened due to a pressure drop. He realized that his iPhone had been sucked out of the plane during the accident only upon landing....

Forgetting to activate 2-Factor Authentication led to the JPMorgan Chase being hackedBig SlipCase Files Big Slip 2 factor authentication adds an extra step to log into the machine and makes it that little extra harder for a attacker to hack into a system. A user wishing to log in, needs to know the password along with another code, that might be generated new for each instance. The New York Times reports that technicians at JPMorgan Chase had failed to upgrade one of its network servers with the 2-factor authentication feature, meaning that access was possible if the hackers knew the single password or brute forced it....

The latest report suggests that most of these sites are down by an ongoing DDOS Attack Campaign coming from several unknown sources. TV Torrent group EZTV confirmed that they are dealing with a serious flood of unwanted connections, which renders the site unavailable. whereas Kickass Torrents and ExtraTorrent was also down with Kickass torrent site’s DNS servers not resolving to any IP address, and ExtraTorrent showing a web cached version using Cloudfare....