According to a News Report there is an alleged incident of WhatsApp Data Leak and Nearly 500 Million User Records for Sale on the Dark Web. A data sample examined by CyberNews confirms that someone is allegedly selling up-to-date mobile phone numbers of nearly 500 million WhatsApp users. Leaked phone numbers could be used for […]
Continue ReadingIn a nightmare for thousands of TrueCaller users in India, a so-called bug automatically created their Unified Payments Interface (UPI) accounts with the ICICI Bank without their consent, triggering panic and hacking fears. The affected users received an SMS from ICICI Bank, saying – “Your registration for UPI app has started. If it was not […]
Continue ReadingBritish intelligence hacked into two major undersea cables owned by Reliance Communications compromising millions of users, including those from the Indian government, reveal the latest scan of documents leaked by Edward Snowden, the US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor-turned-whistleblower. This security breach took place sometime between 2009 and 2011. A private company, bought by telecom […]
Continue ReadingYasser H. Ali, an Egyptian security researcher, has discovered three critical vulnerabilities in PayPal website which could be used to take control of customer accounts. Yasser explained in his post the three vulnerabilities used to breach into accounts: 1] Reusable CSRF Token : The CSRF token “that authenticate every single request made by the user” […]
Continue ReadingA Vulnerability has been discovered in the wildly popular messaging app WhatsApp, which allows anyone to remotely crash WhatsApp just by sending a specially crafted message, two security researchers reported. Two India based independent security researchers, Indrajeet Bhuyan and Saurav Kar, both 17-year old demonstrated the WhatsApp Message Handler vulnerability. In a video demonstration, they […]
Continue ReadingE-cigarettes may be better for your health than normal ones, but spare a thought for your poor computer – electronic cigarettes have become the latest vector for malicious software, according to online reports. Many e-cigarettes can be charged over USB, either with a special cable, or by plugging the cigarette itself directly into a USB […]
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