Microsoft sues Comcast subscriber for pirating copies of Windows 7 and 8

This case filed by Microsoft is unusual, as the company typically doesnt pursue these types of piracy cases. The account was identified by Microsofts in-house cyberforensics team, which logs suspicious activation patterns. The IP address at the center of the asubction (173.11.224.197) is allegedly based in Houston, Texas. At the moment, it is not really transparent if the suspect is a singular user or a company. In similar cases filed by Microsoft previously showed that the defendants were computer-related businesses and not individual users....

March 3, 2016 · 1 min · 91 words · Gabrielle Ramirez

Police drone can be hacked from a mile away, says researcher

Everything the original operator can do, it’s possible for you to do as well. He did not provide any information on the specific drone he tested or the name of the seller. Not only that, this hack will also block every single command from the drones legitimate operator. source: www.techworm.net

March 3, 2016 · 1 min · 50 words · Justin Hobbs

Samsung Launches World’s Largest Capacity SSD With 15.36TB Of Storage

Samsungclaims the product is the industrys largest solid state drive (SSD). Its predecessor, the PM1633 used Samsungs 2nd generation, 32-layer, and 128 GB V-NAND memory. Samsung also uses specially designed firmware that can access large amounts of high-density NAND flash simultaneously. The 15.36TB PM1633a drive supports 1 DWPD (drive writes per day). Samsung is now shipping the PM1633a 15.36TB SSD line-up for the enterprise. source: www.techworm.net

March 3, 2016 · 1 min · 66 words · Matthew Palmer

This guy challenged hackers to hack him and lived to regret it

Because it is just too easy for them to do so. Fusions Kevin Roose asked some of the best hackers at DEFCON to do their worst to him. But he didnt knew the hackers would come so hard at him. Part of the dossier prepared by the hackers The hackers had chance to steal all his wealth and assets. The hackers had access to everything that Roose had except for his fingerprints....

March 3, 2016 · 1 min · 112 words · Anne Meadows

Apple Faces €1M Fine per iPhone Each Time They Don’t Decrypt An iPhone In France

His Apple amendment covers all manufacturers of communications devices, internet providers and telecommunications operators. French politicians are looking to implement a fine to provide a good reason for the companies to comply. Only money will force these extremely powerful companies like Apple and Google to comply. Many tech companies have come out in support of Apple. When you create backdooors it leads to very, very bad consequences which always ends up harming users....

March 2, 2016 · 1 min · 75 words · Stephen Best

Apple wins the ruling in New York iPhone Hacking case

The same act was invoked in the FBI vs Apple case which had publicly pitted Apple against the government. and Apple have asked the Congress to interfere in this issue. The judge asked Apple to weigh in, and the company filed a brief that same month. The government then called Apples decision to side with the judge a stunning reversal. source: www.techworm.net

March 2, 2016 · 1 min · 62 words · Maria Gutierrez

Here is how you can run your codes online without installing any software

CodePad codepad.org is an online compiler/interpreter, and a simple collaboration tool. Its a pastebin that executes code for you. Paste the URL into chat or email to get help or to show someone how to do something. Or just try things out when you dont have an interpreter handy. It works well on many phones.The languages supported include C, C++, Perl, PHP, Python etc. Compile-Online It is another great online IDE with support for almost every well known programming language....

March 2, 2016 · 1 min · 82 words · Michael Allen

John McAfee shows FBI how to hack an iPhone

Maverick entrepreneur, John McAfee is in news again. Last month John McAfee publicly offered his services to hack the iPhone. He also claimed to be able to do it in three weeks or eat his socks. McAfee has now appeared on national television to show the world how how to hack a iPhone. This PIN is then used to enter the reassembled iPhone. Even if it were not finding the PIN number in a sea of binary is tricky....

March 2, 2016 · 1 min · 81 words · Noah Cooper

Kanye West found using The Pirate Bay torrents to download pirated music software

All the fun began with this tweet from West. Now, Serum retails at $190/140 and West is not that rich according to reports. What the fuck @kanyewest … Can’t afford serum? It must be noted that West was not using TPB as such but a TPB proxy website. West seems to forgotten the old adage of preach what you practice! source: www.techworm.net

March 2, 2016 · 1 min · 62 words · Tina Hill

Newly Found OS X Malware Hints At Hacking Team’s Return

The malware in question installs different programs on a computer. The group has been mysteriously quiet since. Patrick Wardle of Synack security firm believes that the installer was last updated in October or November last year. He added that the sample of malware utilises most of the same code as old Hacking Team malware. I just found some unique code in this dropper. or this is indeed a legit sample compiled by HackingTeam themselves....

March 2, 2016 · 1 min · 121 words · Lauren Silva

Pirates hacked into shipping company to gather intel on target ships

Technology and communications specialist Verizon described the hack in itsannual data breach post mortem releasedon Tuesday. Fast, clean and easy. The investigators then discovered that a malicious web shell had been uploaded onto the server. This allowed Verizon to write code to extract these commands from the full packet capture (FPC) data. The hackers were not highly skilled, and Verizon found numerous mistyped commands. source: www.techworm.net

March 2, 2016 · 1 min · 66 words · Kelly Mcdaniel

Scientists develop technique of ‘uploading knowledge to your brain’

The character Neo had a range of kung-fu skills uploaded directly into his brain in just a few seconds. Dr Phillips said: Our system is one of the first of its kind. Its a brain stimulation system. It sounds kind of sci-fi, but theres large scientific basis for the development of our system. When you learn something, your brain physically changes. Connections are made and strengthened in a process called neuro-plasticity....

March 2, 2016 · 1 min · 168 words · John Morris

Vivo Xplay5 Elite makes its debut with 6GB of RAM and Snapdragon 820 processor

Further, Vivo also unveiled its mid-range smartphone called the Xplay5. The all-metallic Xplay5 Elite offers Qualcomms latest SoC, the Snapdragon 820, clocked at 2.15GHz. The handset also incorporates a fingerprint sensor at the back, and runs Vivos Funtouch OS 2.6 atop Marshmallow. The smartphone packs a 3,600 mAh battery and will be available in Champagne Gold and Rose Gold color options. Xplay5 will be available in two color variants: Champagne Gold and Rose Gold....

March 2, 2016 · 1 min · 87 words · William Mora