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Yahoo hacked using Shellshock vulnerability

Internet & Software, Tech News, TechnologySeptember 4, 20190Comments

Romanian hackers have hacked Yahoo this weekend by making use of the ShellShock vulnerability. Jonathan Hall President of Future South technologies (A security research company) has reached out to both Yahoo and the FBI about this vulnerability as the hackers after getting access to Yahoo's servers are now trying to gain access to Yahoo's games servers a service…

Play Store vulnerability allows app installs without users knowledge

Apps, Google, Tech NewsAugust 30, 20190Comments

Google has had many malware issues over the past several weeks that are targeting Android devices but it seems like its own software, the Google Play Store also has some serious issues. Tod Beardsley, engineering manager at Rapid7 warns that an X-Frame-Options flaw which when combined with a recent Android WebView (Jelly Bean) bug (more about that…

Sony Hackers troll FBI in new released video

Internet & Software, Tech News, TechnologyAugust 27, 20190Comments

Sony Hackers have released a new video on Youtube making fun of the FBI. The video which was posted on Pastebin titled "you are an idiot" is as the GOP reports: "The result of investigation by FBI is so excellent that you might have seen what we were doing with your own eyes."In the video…

What does the “Verify Apps” feature do on Android

Apps, GoogleJuly 26, 20190Comments

Google has just announced a new feature that will become available on all Android 2.2 and above devices that is called "Verify Apps". This new setting can be enabled or disabled and will drastically increase the security of your device.What does it do? Enabling this feature will make Google continuously scan for malware and suspicious…

How to know if you have been affected by Heart bleed virus

Internet & Software, Online Marketing, Tech NewsJuly 11, 20190Comments

If you browse the web frequently or have watched the news over the past few days you might have heard about this new "Heart Bleed Virus" that is currently affecting millions of websites among them are big websites like Facebook, instagram, twitter, yahoo, gmail and many more (most of these have since then fixed the…

How to remove the Baidu folder on Sony Xperia devices

Mobile, Tech News, TechnologyJune 23, 20190Comments

Sony Xperia users have spotted a mysterious Baidu folder in the 10.5.1.A.0.283 firmware update. After further investigation, users found out that this Baidu folder was sending information without the users knowledge to an unknown location in China, Beijing. With this folder, the Chinese government can do the following:Read status and identity of your device Make pictures…

How to protect yourself against the new USB Virus: BadUSB

Gadgets, Tech News, TechnologyMay 1, 20190Comments

Over the past few weeks you might have heard about that terrible new USB Virus (known as BadUSB) which can be exploited by hackers and completely take over your PC, keeping in mind how important USB devices are for us in our daily lives, it is essential we find a way to protect our selfs against…

Security flaw spotted in Google Chrome autocomplete feature

Google, Internet & SoftwareApril 27, 20190Comments

With less time on our hands and having to sign up for everything we do on the Internet Autocomplete can really safe us a lot of time when signing up for something, but do you know that when you autocomplete your name you are also giving away your credit card information? Google introduced Autocomplete in…

EA Servers hacked and being used to steal Apple ID’s

Apple, Internet & Software, Tech NewsApril 9, 20190Comments

EA game servers have been hacked and are currently being used to steal information which is then used to access your Apple account, according to Netcraft.There is only 1 server that has been compromised but it is currently being used to store 2 websites on, one of them is ea.com and the other one a…

Why you should not use BitLy: Google warns for Malware

Internet & Software, Social Media, Tech NewsApril 7, 20190Comments

The popular URL shortener called BitLy has been blocked by Google and Firefox claiming the site contains malware. Thousands of users have been unable to access Bit.ly URL's which are mainly used in social networks like Twitter over the last couple of hours as (according to Google) "Bit.ly is infected with malware and is blocked…

Samsung devices get approved by the U.S. Department of Defense

Mobile, Samsung, TechnologyMarch 15, 20190Comments

The U.S. Department of Defense has approved Samsung smartphones running its own enterprise security solution called Knox, giving them an official U.S military's certification for meeting more then 100 requirements, including better encryption and intrusion detection.The approved devices are the following: Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 Active, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 and Galaxy Note 10 (yes, the…

Best free alternatives to Microsoft Security Essentials

Internet & Software, MicrosoftFebruary 10, 20190Comments

For those who have just bought a new computer running Windows you might be looking for a better antivirus program then Microsoft security essentials or if you are still running Windows XP, you are probably looking for a program to replace SE from Microsoft since the software will be no longer updated on the unsupported…