The Warsaw Stock Exchange hacked by Jehadi outfitsISIS cyber criminals behind the attack? Though nothing more is known about the hack or why the exchange website was down in middle of trading hours, a Paste made on paste sharing website Pastebin states that The paste has been made by one Mr. JAN_URBANOWICZ claims to have some 30,000 login and password records of the Warsaw investors and brokers. A Polish website niebezpiecznik....
This has raised questions over their long term viability, and whether they will be targeted by new legislation which aims to limit or regulate them (given their moral/ethical questionability). Here are some considerations on whether Europe will create legislation to limit them in 2018. How do ICOs Work? ICOs work very similar to the likes of crowdfunding platforms and IPOs (Initial Public Offerings). Instead of dealing with investors, however, ICOs usually involve supporters of the startup buying its distributed cryptocurrency units for real money in order to provide it with the funds it needs to operate....
The vulnerability, which was first reported by The Financial Times, has named Israel’s cyber surveillance company, NSO Group that sells to security companies and governments to fight terrorism, behind the spyware. According to WhatsApp, the spyware allowed attackers to inject the surveillance software on to both iPhones and Android devices using a single WhatsApp call. In other words, the code developed by NSO could be transmitted even if users did not answer their WhatsApp call....
There have been rumours circulating that Samsung is set to release three variants of the S10 series next year, each with different size configurations. The suggestion here is that the S-series is likely to be merged with the Note series. This makes all the sense in the world after all, especially when you take a look at the Galaxy S8+ and its 6.2 inch screen and compare it with the Note 8 with its 6....
How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC’s bandwidth to update other Windows 10 users’ systemsHere’s how you can disable P2P updates in Windows 10: It seems that WUDO feature utilizes a sufficiently great portion of the upload internet bandwidth to share Windows 10 updates to other computers. Hence, to conserve bandwidth, the feature should be manually turned off. One of the more fascinating changes in Windows is the new Peer-To-Peer (P2P) delivery update mechanism....
Sadly soon after the discontinuation of Windows 7, a new bug has emerged that prevents users from shutting down or rebooting their computers. When a Windows 7 user attempts to shut down or restart their PC, a popup message that reads “You don’t have permission to shut down this computer” emerges. As of now, Microsoft hasn’t released any fixes for this problem. However, Windows 7 users have been scratching their heads to find solutions and workarounds to fix this issue....
During the December 2013 results, Windows Defender managed to finish dead last, so in a time span of less than three years, it is fairly impressive that the software is able to do well. However, there is still room for improvement for the program. The tests conducted on Windows 8.1 for the December 2015 results show that Microsoft’s in-built software had finished 11th out of 19 programs tested and the surprising thing is that it was able to come out on top against software such as F-Secure, ESET, Panda Software, and Comodo, which is quite impressive for a freeware....
Windows Phone Internals allows Lumia owners to unlock their bootloaders, gain root access and even flash custom ROMs. Considering that Microsoft’s Windows Phone and Windows 10 mobile are the most closed of all mobile operating systems, this is quite an achievement. However, Windows Phone users may have to wait until the WP developer community develops good quality ROMs like the Android community does. The creator of the rooting tool, Windows Phone Internals, Healthcliff74 has opened full fledged website to help the Windows Phone users get familiar with his rooting tool....
For those unaware, source code is a text file version of a computer program or software that contains instructions that the computer follows to execute. It is written in a programming language which a human can read and change. According to the leaker, the source code files that is 43GB in size was compiled and collected over the past two months. The contents of the leaked file include MS DOS 3....
Fixing another coder’s bugs If you work for a company, more often than not you will have to fix someone else’s code. If you’re among the lucky ones who have never been asked to do this, bless your stars. For those who have, it can be a horrible experience. Its rarely easy to understand a code someone else has written, even more so when there isn’t proper documentation or comments in that code....
The group of researchers from the European University of Madrid had disclosed this vulnerability in May 2015 along with a few more other security vulnerabilities include privilege escalation, CSRF, XSS, DOS, authentication bypasses in other devices. According to an alert issued Tuesday by the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) at Carnegie Mellon University, the affected device models are: ASUS DSL-N12E, DIGICOM DG-5524T, Observa Telecom RTA01N, Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) SpeedSurf 504AN and ZTE ZXV10 W300....
Recently, the owner, James Johnson placed an ad “for sale” on Craigslist to sell his town. The advertisement for Cabin Creek says the nearly 5-acre property is about 45 minutes from Denver. It comes with an old gas station, an 8-room motel, a roadside restaurant cafe, an eight-space RV park, two houses and a private shooting range. The 3,300 square feet gas station still has pumps outside and the building was once a gas station repair shop and a movie theatre....
Unfortunately, even though it is now available on Playstore and the Appstore, it appears to be unavailable for some US users at this time. Only users in Australia and New Zealand can access the app on both Android and iOS. The current version requires approximately 60MB for Android users and 100MB for iOS users. According to the Google Play store, the app requires Android version 4.4 and up, while iOS 8....
The online hacker collective Anonymous dealt a huge blow to the terror group ISIS, whose attacks in Paris had left 129 dead and dozens more injured. Following the attacks, the Anonymous group had declared cyber-war on ISIS members last weekend. It also asked hackers around the world to join its #OpParis operation. In its declaration of cyber-war, they had vowed to hunt down the social media accounts Daesh members used to coordinate attacks, promote Jihadism, or recruit new members....
It remains an evolving, multi-billion dollar industry as some hackers are often blamed for causing irreparable damage while others are simultaneously credited for some of the biggest breakthroughs in technology. No matter what a hacker may be, they are known for their resourcefulness and their knowledge of complexity theory. The female hackers listed below have been credited with some of the biggest breakthroughs that changed the perception of hacking. Let’s have a look at some of the most beautiful and notorious female hackers and the impact they have on the world....
Ever since work from home culture has become mainstream, many companies are using it as a primary source of communication. Many people like to change their voices while talking on discord. The reason can be anything ranging from privacy concerns or just for fun and entertainment. The aim is to change the voice to an extent that is unrecognizable or sound like other people or gender. Note: Voice Changer Apps on discord are also being misused by many users nowadays to troll or harass people online....
It is generally thought that Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking have a Mensa IQ score of 162. Dhruv Talati, who resides in Barkingside in Ilford, London has managed to get a maximum possible score of 162 in Mensa’s Cattell III B Paper in July 2016, which outdoes the individual scores of Einstein and Hawking that is 160. The youngster, who attends Fullwood Primary School in Barkingside, Ilford, now joins the elite club of one percent of people who not only have scored the highest but also have been named the most intelligent people in the world....
The teen, who cannot be publicly named, was well known in the international hacking community. He pled guilty in Australian Children’s Court on Thursday, with sentencing set for next month. The teenager’s lawyer said in court that the boy was a big fan of Apple who “dreamed” of working for the company. “Hacky hack hack” During a raid on his family home in Melbourne, the authorities found downloaded files saved in a folder called “Hacky hack hack....
For those unaware, MPA is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix. It works towards promoting effective copyright protection, reducing piracy, curbing copyright infringement, and expanding market access in the motion picture and television industry. Along with other entertainment industry groups, the MPA also sends a yearly summary of infamous foreign piracy markets that includes pirate sites, apps and hosting providers, to the US Trade Representative (USTR)....
Created by Brendan Eich, JavaScript is a global website platform designed using a high-level programming language that makes it more convenient for non-developers, hence its consideration as a user-friendly language. JavaScript provides attractive user experiences as it enables interactive aspects in web pages. JS was designed in a way that facilitates its operation with minimum effort in PCs and mobile browsing systems. It is also consistent across all browsers including -Opera Mini, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer....
