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“The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured. In the brief period that the account was compromised, any Tweet shared must be ignored,” Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) tweeted. In the brief period that the account was compromised, any Tweet shared must be ignored. — PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 11, 2021 Before the account was restored, the hackers shared a tweet promoting cryptocurrency along with a URL on PM Modi’s timeline which read, “India has officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender....

Instagram Bug Exposed Passwords: The Issue Instagram and Facebook are two of the most popular social media platforms with billions of users across the globe. Both Instagram and Facebook have been in news this year due to many major security flaws. Instagram Bug Exposed Passwords: The IssueInstagram Bug Exposed Passwords: The Solution The “Download Your Data” feature on Instagram allowed users to download their activity like recent posts, likes, and comments....

The report does not specify if the iPhone 7 Plus will still have the base storage of 16GB, or if Apple will go for larger storage options such as 32GB, 128GB and 256GB compared to the iPhone 6s Plus variety of 16GB, 64GB and 128GB models. The same report also claims iPhone 7 Plus will get a 3,100 mAh battery, which is almost a 12 percent capacity improvement over the current iPhone 6s Plus’ 2,750 mAh battery....

iOS Hacker ‘qwertyoruiop’ – known for jailbreaking multiple iOS versions and Playstations – used an old exploit for the iOS 9.3 Webkit browsers to hack the Nintendo Switch, which was previously used to jailbreak Apple iOS 9.3 devices. Another fellow hacker – LiveOverflow – has confirmed that the exploit works on the Nintendo Switch and a proof of concept was publicly released. The Switch was released with a very closed operating system, which means that the hackers will not be able to execute any unofficial code within the system....

It was the first time Ardit Ferizi, 20, had publicly appeared in the United States since being extradited from Malaysia, where he was detained in October on a US provisional arrest warrant. He is facing several charges, including providing material support to a terrorist organization and aggravated identity theft. Ferizi is accused of hacking an American company and stealing the sensitive data, then passed personal details of over 1,300 U....

If you are a hacker, pentester, or a security researcher, this news should interest you. The best Linux OS, Kali Linux 2017.2 was released yesterday. The hacking distro was under top-secret development according to the developers and features new tools as well as many bug fixes. Few need an introduction to Kali Linux but for those who don’t know, Kali Linux is one of the best Linux distros for hackers, pen-tester, and security researchers because of the fact that most of the hacking tools that are available online are built-in this Linux Distro....

Karbonn, Gionee and Samsung clones come pre-loaded with DeathRing TrojanDeathRingSmartphones that may come pre-loaded with DeathRing Lookout says that they have discovered the evidence of pre-loaded DeathRing trojan in Android smartphones and tablets after finding a similar pre-loaded malware called MouaBad earlier this year. DeathRing Lookout says that the DeathRing comes with your shiny Android smartphone disguised as a ringtone app but in reality it is a trojan which goes on to download SMS and WAP content from its command-and-control server to the users smartphone....

Kaspersky labs, a Russian cyber-security firm was called to investigate the A.T.M. anomaly and through its investigation discovered this was just the tip of the iceberg of the real hack that was taking place. The bank’s very own internal computers, the ones used by the bank employees who processed daily transfers, conducted daily bookkeeping, had been unwittingly infected with sophisticated malware that allowed cyber criminals to record their every move....

Last month Lexus unveiled the prototype of its novel magnetic levitating hoverboard, Slide which works on the principle of electromagnetism. This news had actually taken the world by surprise. Though our inner questioner does not accept such a hoverboard would exist in reality, the latest video teaser released by Lexus seems to indicate that Hoverboard Slide is indeed a real thing! The latest video teaser shows Ross McGouran, a professional skateboarder speaking about the Lexus’ Hoverboard, Slide....

Bradley Ireland, 64, suffered severe injuries in the early morning fire that took place at his Colonial Heights apartment on February 22, 2017. The victim died later that day in a local hospital, says the lawsuit filed by Bradley’s daughter Julia Ireland Meo and son Benjamin Ireland. “The fire was caused by a defect in the subject tablet, specifically affecting the tablet’s battery pack,” the lawsuit said. The fire started near an “electrical appliance” in the kitchen....

LG G Flex 2 has a sleek curvy design which is totally deviated from the conventional look. It is smaller, thinner and also light in weight about 152 grams. The screen size is 5.5 inches 1080p Full HD touch screen made of Polymer (P-OLED) which is light emitting. Also it has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 touch screen which is 20% stronger due to its Dura-Guard glass. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 series with 64-bit core processor and Adreno 430 GPU....

Unsurprisingly, CTV usage is at its highest in the USA, with almost 90% of adults owning at least one CTV device. With an ever-increasing number of consumers making the switch to CTV services, advertisers are being forced to adapt to this new trend so they can continue to reach their target audiences. However, it’s not as simple as switching over your ad spend from traditional TV to CTV, since this new market presents its own unique set of challenges....

The affected app is called CamScanner, which has more than 100 million downloads in Google Play, and is a very popular phone-based PDF creator app that comes in a free (ad-supported) and in a paid version. While the malicious module doesn’t actually reside in the code of CamScanner Android app itself, it was introduced in the PDF creator app as part of a 3rd-party advertising library. “CamScanner was actually a legitimate app, with no malicious intensions whatsoever, for quite some time....

For those unaware, TRI, which is famous for its completely secured products, had announced its Android based phone, Turing in 2015 with security features like end-to-end encryption, as well as metal-clad body that was tougher than titanium. The company was supposed to start shipping the device in December 2015, which has not happened till date. Apparently, TRI is facing major financial troubles that is causing the delay in bringing the device to the market....

Everything went according to plan for Michael Bank, and he even got a “yes” from his significant other, but what happened next could have easily given his marriage a completely new direction. On his way back home, Bank decided to take a different and steeper path, so it didn’t take long until he became stranded on a ledge, according to a report by LA Times. Bank used the same iPhone that he used to propose to his girlfriend, to alert the emergency teams....

John Hanke, the CEO and Founder of “Pokemon Go” developer Niantic, grew up in Cross Plains, Texas, just east of Abilene. The Texas man’s expertise for blending real-world maps and addictive gameplay dates back to 2004, when he joined the Google Geo team. Yes, the group that created Google Maps and Google Street View. Hanke went on to co-found Keyhole, which bridged the gap between geospatial data visualization on high-end computers and the navigation apps we all carry in our pockets....

Known as Limited Periodic Scanning, this new feature configures Windows Defender to scan the system in intervals even if other antivirus solutions are used primarily. It also performs with Windows Defender on your PC to remove malware that a third-party solution might not identify. The main idea behind the feature is to improve system security by using Windows Defender as a second-opinion scanner on Windows 10 devices. This is an optional feature that is not enabled by default....

This smartphone the all new Lumia 540 is an upgrade version of the Lumia 535, the first Microsoft-branded smartphone, the Lumia 540 sports an HD display and a better 8MP rear camera. The smartphone is featured with a 5-inch HD (1280×720 pixels) IPS LCD display with pixel density of 294ppi and will be running on Windows Phone 8.1 OS, upgradable to Windows 10 and will available for purchase in cyan, orange, white and black colours....

For those unaware, Microsoft Launcher (formerly known as Arrow Launcher) is an application launcher created by Microsoft for the Android OS platform as a lightweight, fast, and efficient simplification of the Android user experience. Effective yesterday, Microsoft has officially pushed out version 5.3 of Launcher for Android. While the most important change is the redesigned Time/Weather widget, there are also changes such as tasks card support for To-Do’s My Day, flagged e-mails from Outlook, and finetuning on UX fundamental and usability....