Security Archives - Among Tech

Harvard and MIT students team up to create ProtonMail

Internet & Software, TechnologyJuly 10, 20210Comments

Harvard and MIT students have teamed up to a create a new end to end encrypted mailing service called ProtonMail, the new "NSA proof" mailing service was created after the students heard of Edward Snowden and privacy issues We thought it was really important to make an easy user interface, so we've abstracted out all the…

Apple furious about leaked NSA documents and calls US government “Malicious Hackers”

Apple, Mobile, Tech NewsMarch 13, 20200Comments

Last week several documents leaked which show that the NSA has a program called DROPOUTJEEP, with this hacking program used to put spyware on iPhone's and has a 100% success rate on doing so. This software then allowed the NSA to steal personal data and intercept messages. Apple was unaware of this and is furious about…

Several thousand AOL email accounts hacked

Internet & Software, Online Marketing, Tech NewsFebruary 26, 20200Comments

AOL has announced on Monday that it is currently investigating a security breach that affects several thousand AOL users. Hackers have gained access to several thousand email addresses, passwords, security questions, addresses and other highly personal information.It is yet unknown if the passwords obtained were encrypted or not. AOL does let MarketWatch know that financial…

Microsoft updates its Security Essentials to fix DDOS vulnerability

Internet & Software, Microsoft, TechnologyFebruary 22, 20200Comments

Microsoft has just released an update to its Microsoft Security Essentials anti-malware software (Engine 1.1.10701.0) The update will fix a vulnerability which was detected by Google Engineer Tavis Ormandy which works at Google Project Zero, the vulnerability would prevent the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine from monitoring your system if it scanned a specially crafted file on your computer,…

5 Million Gmail accounts hacked: Find out if your Gmail was compromised

Google, Internet & Software, Tech NewsFebruary 4, 20200Comments

Gmail is one of the most used email services in the world with more then 1 billion downloads on Android, but a recent Security breach has affected more then 5 million accounts. These accounts who have been affected both the username and password are now available to the public.Are you wondering if your account has been compromised?…

3 Best Free Antivirus Android Apps 2015

Apps, Google, Mobile, TechnologyJanuary 4, 20200Comments

More devices are getting infected with Malware every day. Thousands of Apps on the Play Store are infected with malware and Google doesn't seem to do a whole lot about it, thats why it is time to start protecting your device from future virus and malware attacks. We have put together a list of the 3…

Google launches VirusTotal for Mac OSX

Google, Internet & Software, Tech NewsJanuary 3, 20200Comments

Google acquired VirusTotal back in 2012 and the company has just announced on its official blog that it has released its malware scanning software for Mac OSX. The software was previously only available for Windows but due to the growing market share of Mac OS and the increase in malware on the system over the…

File found on iOS which stores unencrypted data of your location

Apple, Mobile, Tech NewsDecember 23, 20190Comments

Blogger NoBelSec has found some interesting information on iOS 6 in a file called cache_encryptedA.db which stores accurate data on the exact location where you have been using your iPhone.This particular file contains geo-locations provided by apps, cellular and wifi data on the iPhone, it will also tell you additional stuff like the location where your calls have been…

Research shows Android Apps can access all your Google accounts

Apps, GoogleNovember 14, 20190Comments

According to Craig Young, Android Apps can access all of your Google accounts with 1 click. Google uses a token system which is generated when a user logs in to a app with a google account, Craig Young found out that if he then gets this token and paste it into a web session it…

Best apps to Backup your Android device to the Cloud

Apps, Google, MobileOctober 11, 20190Comments

Our smartphones are with us all the time and losing all of the data we have on them could be devastating for the most of us, from amazing pictures you took on your last vacation to Italy to contact information from friends, family and work. So how can best back up this data so you…

Apps use NFC technology to hack Credit Card credentials

Apps, Google, Tech NewsOctober 2, 20190Comments

The fact that you can use your smartphone to pay at a restaurant or a store is great and with NFC (Near Field Communication) technology you can do just that, but what else? Several months back a report from CBC showed us how easy it is to steal credit card credentials using an App and NFC…

Secure online Bitcoin storage provider Xapo raises $20 million in funding

Bitcoin News, Internet & SoftwareOctober 1, 20190Comments

With Bitcoins becoming more and more popular and having serious value as more stores start to accept them as a payment method it has become a primary target for hackers, which over the past few months have stolen more then 750,000 Bitcoins from Mt. Gox and even more Bitcoins were stolen if you combine the other online…