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As part of the regular sweep over the Deep Web and Dark Web, Cyble researchers came across an interesting item, where a threat actor posted 2.3GB (zipped) file on one of the hacking forums carrying details of the job seekers’ personal data. “Cyble researchers have identified a sensitive data breach on the darkweb where an actor has leaked personal details of ~29 Million Indian Job Seekers from the various states,” Cyble wrote in a blog post last week....

Default Android Browser SOP bypass flawOnly Android default browsers affectedProof of ConceptSOP bypass flaw patched in Android KitKat 4.4 and aboveOlder Android >4.4 users still vulnerable?Vulnerable Smartphones Only Android default browsers affected The vulnerability of same-origin policy (SOP) bypass affects only the default Android browser. The vulnerability is in how Javascript is handled by the Android function responsible for loading frame URLs. Normally in any browser, the SOP is prevents the JavaScript on one page or tab to from accessing data/content on another page/tab....

You may have often heard about both Unix and Linux operating systems. In today’s world, Linux is more famous than Unix but Unix has its own users. While Linux is an open source, free to use operating system widely used for computer hardware and software, game development, tablet PCS, mainframes, Unix is a proprietary operating system commonly used in internet servers, workstations and PCs by Solaris, Intel, HP etc. Unix is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, developed in the 1970s at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others....

In a thread on Apple’s Support Communities, several users describe a similar problem. According to them, the phone’s TouchID-equipped control regularly becomes ‘burning hot’, making the device not only uncomfortable, but at times impossible to use. However, the problem would go away after holding the home and lock buttons for 10 seconds, resetting the phone. Owners vented their frustration by voicing their displeasure on Twitter. “This morning, when I woke up, the home button was burning hot and the screen is just black,” says one Twitter user....

Today, SpaceX announced that it will build a one-mile test track at half-scale next to its headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif, which will be finished within a year. Simultaneously, SpaceX is starting a pod design-build competition that is open-sourced and accessible to anyone who submits a filled form on SpaceX’s new Hyperloop web site. The last day to enroll for the competition is September 15. SpaceX will send technical guidelines in details in August....

The Harry Potter series star, Emma Watson, 24 was threatened by internet trolls as soon as she addressed the UN headquarters in New York in September to launch the HeForShe campaign, aimed at raising awareness about sexism and violence against women. Readers will remember that the threat against Emma came just days within the leaking of ‘iCloud hacks,’ images of the Hollywood celebrities like Hunger Games star, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Kirsten Dunst, and countless others....

These malicious mobile apps, which disguised themselves as photo editors, games, VPN services, business apps, and other utilities were listed on Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store. These apps stole the login details of around 1 million users. According to Meta, malicious photo editors apps accounted for the most downloads at 42.6%, followed by mobile apps like Business Utility (15.4%), Phone Utility (14.1%), Game (11.7%), VPN (11.7%), and Lifestyle (4....

Facebook vulnerability allows hackers to take admin control of the business pages on FacebookPage Takeover :Removing VictimProof of concept video : Detailing his findings on his blog, Laxman has stated that if the vulnerability is exploited, the hacker can take over admin privileges of a Facebook page and remove the victim. By default Facebook application interface do not allow third party applications to add or modify page admin roles (page roles like manager, editor, analyst etc....

Facebook announced today it was pushing out some “query packs” on its code page that would enable security researchers to look for signs of Hacking Team infection. These query packs form part of Facebook’s “osquery”, a free and open source framework that can be used to gather network data and quickly ask questions to uncover potential security threats. It’s part of the social network’s own security defences and was updated recently to protect against some critical Apple Mac and iPhone vulnerabilities....

Many sad and lovelorn souls turn to Facebook to vent their feelings and get help. In most cases, posts from such people cannot be brought to the notice of proper authorities for the fear of revealing identity. Facebook’s suicide prevention tool will let all users around the globe report such cases anonymously. Facebook’s tool works like a regular button. When you come across a post that seeps of sadness and looks potential suicidal, you can tag the post to Facebook which will reach out to that friend and offer a helpline or supporting materials to guide them through their difficult time....

“While we have always taken steps to secure accounts that we believe to have been compromised, we decided to show this additional warning if we have a strong suspicion that an attack could be government-sponsored,” Facebook CSO Alex Stamos explained. Stamos did not elaborate which nation was sponsoring the accounts or how the Facebook users are targeted. Facebook has their own methods and processes that they want to keep secret so that attackers can’t find a way to pass their hacking attempts as generic ones....

Considering the huge audience that it caters to, it is bound to get a lot of things right. However, in this article, we are going to concentrate on what it gets wrong. Here are some of the most common WhatsApp problems on Android and their solutions. I cannot install WhatsApp In order to download the latest version of WhatsApp, you need to have a smartphone running Android version 2.1 or higher (Note, Android 2....

The Washington Post today reports that it was able to, with the help of professional hackers exploit a security flaw in the iPhone that was previously unknown, and then used it to access the device linked to terror suspect Syed Rizwan Farook. It is reported that the unnamed group of hackers was given a one-off fee to break into the iPhone. Neither the nature of the exploit is unknown, nor the financials involved....

Andrew Nikishin, Head of Future Technology Projects at Kaspersky Lab, has given a detailed explanation on this controversial topic: “As a fairly frequent flyer, I had mixed feelings about the news that modern planes can be hacked. Readers who are not familiar with how modern planes operate might get the impression that an intruder with a laptop can easily seize full control of a plane. In reality, that isn’t quite the case....

Here are the best solutions you can try to fix the problem. Despite being designed for Apple’s hardware AirPods work flawlessly with Windows 11 PCs & Laptops. That said, audio issues with Airpods on Windows 11 are still quite common. Consequently, we have shared some of the best working solutions to fix problems such as AirPods Connected But No Sound On Windows 11 and Airpods Low Volume On Windows 11....

What’s more worrying is that this attack does not require the victim’s interaction and can be performed almost automatically. For those unaware, TeamViewer is a popular software application developed by the German company TeamViewer GmbH, for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer between computers. It is available for Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, Chrome OS, Android, iOS, Windows RT, Windows Phone 8, and BlackBerry operating systems....

Jonathan Nightingale, a former General Manager and Vice President of the Firefox group at Mozilla, said that Google was the company’s biggest partner during his 8-year tenure at Mozilla. “Our revenue share deal on search drove 90% of Mozilla’s income,” he tweeted. However, in a series of tweets that followed Nightingale described the changes and issues between Google and Mozilla that happened after the release of Google Chrome. “When I started at Mozilla in 2007 there was no Google Chrome, and most folks we spoke with inside [Google] were Firefox fans,” Nightingale mentioned in a Twitter thread on April 13....

But there is some good news for BayFiles fans. The BayFiles website that was dead in 2014 has been brought back to life this week by an anonymous group of ‘privacy-oriented’ people who toyed with the idea of relaunching it. While the new operators have acquired the site’s domains and logotype from TPB co-founder Fredrik Neij, aka TiAMO, the website will start from scratch since all the old data and its potential users have gone....

According to reports from Russian newspaper Kommersant, Korobov downloaded a piece of software named Arcadia, which included critical information about the working of Yandex’s search engine. He attempted to sell it to an electronics retailer called NIX, where a friend of his allegedly worked. He also checked the darknet in search of potential buyers. Korobov had planned to sell that information for $25,000 (£16,700) and 250,000 rubles (£2,330), but Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested him when he came to a meeting with a potential buyer....

For those unaware, California-based Belkin International, Inc. is best known for creating an array of home networking products and smartphone accessories that are sold throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Asia and Europe. Further, Linksys manufactures networking equipment, Wemo produces home automation equipment, and Phyn sells a product that provides notification for water leaks in your house. With the acquisition, Foxconn hopes to accelerate entry into the smart home market....