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AppleCare: Worth buying or is it useless?

Apple, Mobile, TechnologyJanuary 19, 20190Comments

People who don't own some form of an Apple related product are probably wondering what AppleCare is. Well AppleCare is the name for Apple's extended warranty for their products. For the first year when you buy one of their products you will always get a warranty, but at the same time you can choose whether…

How to Protect your Android smartphone against the Heartbleed virus

Apps, Google, Internet & Software, TechnologyJanuary 16, 20190Comments

The last time we covered the Heartbleed Virus was a few months back, but it seems like the virus is affecting Android smartphones over Wifi according to A new report from Portuguese security researcher Luis Grangeia.What is the "HeartBleed Virus" again? it is an encryption flaw (and is being called one of the biggest security threats the…

Credit Card info hacked at Target now on Black Market

Tech News, TechnologyOctober 7, 20180Comments

Last week Target reported that over 40 million credit card information was stolen from Target servers, it affected all of its stores across the US. Blogger Brian Kerbs reports that the amount of credit cards on the black market has 20-fold increased since the credit cards were stolen, all though the PIN code wasn't stolen, hackers…

Coinbase security vulnerability caused huge leak in user information

Bitcoin News, Internet & SoftwareOctober 1, 20180Comments

At the end of February Shubham Shah notified in a blog post that a bug could cause huge harm to Coinbase worlds most popular Bitcoin exchange platform and it seems like hackers have exploited this security vulnerability Shubham has warned Coinbase about 4 months ago as hundreds of users are reporting on Reddit that they are receiving phishing emails…

Target knew about the security vulnerability before it got hacked

Tech News, TechnologySeptember 23, 20180Comments

Several months back Target had a huge security breach leading to massive credit and debit card information leak where up to 70 million costumers saw not just their credit and debit cards but also their names, addresses and phone numbers ending up in the wrong hands.Now people familiar with the matter told WSJ that Target one of Americas largest retailing…

How to make encrypted iPhone calls using Signal

Apple, Apps, MobileSeptember 9, 20180Comments

With the NSA tracking everything there is to track and privacy become more difficult to achieve starting to think about making encrypted phone calls isn't a bad idea. The guys over at WhisperSystems have launched a new iOS app called "Signal" which will allow you to do just that.Making use of ZRTP protocol for secure voice…

Cyanogenmod security flaw makes it vulnerable to MitM attacks

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsSeptember 7, 20180Comments

The most popular Android custom ROM Cyanogenmod is vulnerable to what is known as Man in the Middle attacks due to the reuse of Java code that contains this very same vulnerability. A Security researcher which goes by the name of Vulture South (to hide its true identity) says that CM developers have used old Java 1.5…

Galaxy S5 fingerprint already hacked just 3 days after launch

Mobile, SamsungAugust 3, 20180Comments

Just 3 days after the official launch a German security firm SRLabs has already manager to hack the fingerprint scanner of the Samsung Galaxy S5. The method implemented is similar to the one used to hack the iPhone 5S Touch ID, a picture of the fingerprint is processed it into a wood-glue mold which is then used…

Root Galaxy S6 without affecting KNOX using PingPongRoot

Google, Mobile, SamsungJuly 13, 20180Comments

Almost all custom ROMs for the Galaxy S6 affect Samsung's security software KNOX. Previously it was impossible for users to install a custom ROM like Cyanogenmod and keep KNOX from voiding your device's hardware warranty but the PingPongRoot developer idler1984 has managed to root Galaxy S6 without removing KNOX using PingPongRoot.The method explained bellow doesn't require ODIN…

How to know if you have been infected with Mac.Backdoor.iWorm

Apple, Internet & Software, Tech NewsJuly 10, 20180Comments

A new thread has been discovered and has been dubbed Mac.BackDoor.iWorm. Affecting several thousand iMacs and Macbooks the malware opens a port on your computer and tries to make a connection to a server which it finds browsing comments in the /r/minecraft (the popular game which recently got purchased by Microsoft) subreddit of Reddit (a social…

Blackphone vs Privacy Phone: Which one is the most secure?

Gadgets, Mobile, TechnologyJune 2, 20180Comments

Personal privacy, once taken for granted, today finds itself under a never-ending threat from government agencies and hackers intent on spying on and leveraging personal information and communications. Huge technology companies on whom most or all of our online communications rely on have even been implicated in assisting with the government dragnet, leaving consumers with…

How to check if your accounts have been hacked

Internet & SoftwareMay 23, 20180Comments

Over the last couple of weeks we've started to see more and more companies report that they have been hacked by someone who has gone on to steal hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions of peoples personal information. In December of last year a viral botnet was discovered stealing the info of over 2 million…