You can crash Linux Systemd with a single Tweet

you’ve got the option to no longer start and stop daemons. Systemd is an essential part of the boot process for most Linux distributions. This prevents a clean system reboot and results in system instability. After running this command, PID 1 is hung in the pause system call. you’re able to no longer start and stop daemons. inetd-style services no longer accept connections. You cannot cleanly reboot the system. The bug, which has existed for more than two years, does not require root access to exploit....

October 2, 2016 · 2 min · 300 words · Danny Madden

Angry Apple customer goes beserk, destroys iPhones and MacBooks in a rampage

The incident, which was filmed by a customer in the shop was uploaded later on YouTube. The video shows a man wearing sunglasses undocking phones before smashing them with the steel ball. Apple is a company that violated European consumers rights. They refused to reimburse me, he said. I told them: Give me my money back. So you know what is happening? he shouts, before swinging his steel ball down and wrecking the screen of another iPhone....

October 1, 2016 · 1 min · 132 words · James Wright

After Galaxy Note 7, it is now Samsung’s top-loading washing machines that are exploding

Samsungs bad time continues; after Galaxy Note 7, its washing machines explode in the U.S. It looks like Samsungs woes are just beginning to pile up. First, it was Samsungs Galaxy Note 7 smartphones that were exploding due to defective batteries. Now, it is their washing machines, which are exploding. It was the loudest sound. There were wires, nuts, the cover actually was laying on the floor. There have been no reported incidents when using this cycle....

September 30, 2016 · 1 min · 128 words · David Sullivan

CatchApp tool can siphon encryption WhatsApp messages from a distance

Haifa-based Wintego has released brochures for its CatchApp tool which it calls as a WhatsApp interceptor. The CatchApp tool is a part of larger Wintego arsenal called WINT. According to the company, WINT hacking tool can fit into backpack. It does that by acquiring login credentials for distinct accounts and then silently downloads all the data stored therein. Its small enough to fit into any backpack, said Wintego, so is ideal for stealthy operations....

September 30, 2016 · 1 min · 108 words · Alexandria Hurst

Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft come together for mega AI project

These companies will also discuss advancements and best practices for researchers to abide by. It does not intend to lobby government or other policymaking bodies. I know theyre enthusiastic about this effort, he said, and Id personally hope to see them join. source: www.techworm.net

September 30, 2016 · 1 min · 44 words · Danielle Huang

This bot wastes the spammer’s time by engaging in conversations

Weinreich (@BeWeinreich) has posted such 16 hilarious conversations. My inbox is a sacred place, and spammers shit all over it, Weinreichsays. That spam button on Gmail just didnt get me going anymore. I was seeking revenge, and some comedic relief. This bot created by Weinreich would reply to spam emails with responses that are suitable. It will then reply to the spam email, asking the spammer for more details. They continued to answer, and the bot continued to reply....

September 30, 2016 · 1 min · 107 words · Christopher Harrington

This plugin lets you find out what Facebook actually knows about you

However, this year, Facebook started sharing and collecting those WhatsApp phone numbers nonetheless. Coming back to Facebook. It is an open secret that the social web link giant knows more about you than you think. ProPublicas reporters have spent a year investigating algorithms like those used by Facebook. When they browse the Web, Facebook collects information about pages they visit that contain Facebook sharing buttons. Facebook uses all this data to offer marketers a chance to target ads to increasingly specific groups of people....

September 30, 2016 · 1 min · 86 words · Marissa Jones

You can disable lots of Google’s tracking through this page

The search giant probes all your online activities by tracking lots of your data. Be warned that the timeline only handles the data that Google already has. you could grab the tracking feature to disable from here and disable as many of these as you want. Do remember that disabling data tracking creates obstacles in Google serving its optimum services to you. You might lose some Google features. For example, disabling voice recording will probably remove Ok, Google from your phone....

September 30, 2016 · 1 min · 83 words · Krystal Miles

Chinese company threatens to sack employees if they buy iPhone 7

And, anyone who is found to have purchased the Apple products, will be sacked. As the internal storage capacity increases, the price of the mobile phone also rises accordingly. Anyone found disobeying this order must immediately resign from the company. Only if we do this, can we ensure long-term prosperity and happiness? Do not waste your effort on those luxuries that will only squeeze our hard earned money dry. Today, 18 September, is a day that all Chinese people will never forget....

September 29, 2016 · 1 min · 141 words · Allison Herman

DARPA develops hacker-proof computer code

However, they couldnt break through the defences of Little Bird. The computer code supporting the hardware was essentially unhackable with current technology, reports WIRED. The report notes the code is as trustworthy as a mathematical proof. Each statement follows logically from the next. An entire program can be tested with the same confidence that mathematicians prove theorems. With this approach, the codes that have undergone this process are supposed to be bug-proof....

September 29, 2016 · 1 min · 87 words · David Roberts

Facebook Launches Open Source Detection Tool, OSQUERY For Windows

Osquery developer kit for Windows was developed by Facebook with the help of the security firm Trail of Bits. The tool makes it simpler for them to identify and remove malicious extensions. Osquery is open source, so it can be audited and customized to specific environments. you’ve got the option to modify Osquery to do that. The build is easy to install, and you’re free to start coding right away....

September 29, 2016 · 1 min · 72 words · Kayla Short

Hackers Can Easily Steal Your Passwords With Apple’s iOS 10

Russian password-retrieval companyElcomsoftfirst discovered that local back-ups now use a different password security mechanism that avoids certain security checks. We discovered an alternative password verification mechanism added to iOS 10 backups. We are addressing this issue in an upcoming security update. This does not affect iCloud back-ups. Additional security is also available with FileVault whole disk encryption. source: www.techworm.net

September 29, 2016 · 1 min · 59 words · Donald Rivers

IPv4 Server Hacked In 12 Minutes While IPv6 Server Remained Intact

He ran five servers on IPv4-only addresses, while the other five ran only on IPv6 addresses. The root password of both the servers was set to password, which is strictly avoided in production environments. The hackers took only 20 seconds to brute-force the SSH root account. However, on the other hand, the IPv6 servers had much better results. However, that was not the end of the SSH brute force experiment....

September 29, 2016 · 1 min · 76 words · Joshua Berry