Anonymous claims responsibility for hacking of Michigan State website

We feel that there currently exists enough evidence to arrest Governor Snyder for either voluntary or involuntary manslaughter. However, there was no official confirmation for the cause of the website failure. However, the hackers were unable to take over any computer systems. As such, all policies and protocols were followed in relation to the most recent cyber-attack on our system. Patient care was not compromised and we are closely monitoring all systems to ensure IT security is consistently maintained....

January 29, 2016 · 1 min · 110 words · David Reynolds

Facebook pays bug bounty of $7500 for a FB account hijacking flaw

The vulnerability was discovered by UK-based security consultant Jack Whitton who immediately informed Facebook. Facebook engineers quickly took cognizance of the critical flaw and patched it within six hours. Using atechniquedescribed in 2012, the expert managed to encode an XSS payload into a PNG images IDAT chunk. Whitton found that several Facebook plugins are designed to be placed in an iframe, which bypasses such protections. This could be by posting a status with the link, or sending an email....

January 29, 2016 · 1 min · 94 words · David Robertson

Fears of electric shock makes Apple recall its power adapters

The adapters were also included in the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit. In an official statement, the company explained how to identify adapters that may be affected by the problem. People were advised to stop using the adapters and bring them to an Apple shop for replacement. Visit apple.com/support/ac-wallplug-adapter for information on how to identify and exchange affected adapters for the new, redesigned version. source: www.techworm.net

January 29, 2016 · 1 min · 66 words · Leslie Holder

Intel officially launches its 14nm Braswell entry level CPUs for desktops and laptops

Given below are the processors released by Intel for both desktop and mobile. Desktop lineup Pentium J3710: Quad-core 1.6GHz with boost frequency of 2.64GHz. Celeron J3160: Quad-core 1.6GHz with boost frequency of 2.24GHz. Mobile lineup Pentium N3710: Quad-core 1.6GHz with boost frequency of 2.56GHz. Celeron N3160: Quad-core 1.6GHz with boost frequency of 2.24GHz. Celeron N3060: Dual-core 2.16GHz with boost frequency of 2.48GHz. source: www.techworm.net

January 29, 2016 · 1 min · 64 words · Derek Stark

Leaked data of U.S police union website shows how cops belittle President Obama privately

FOP represents about 330,000 law enforcement officers across the US. The hacker stole approximately 18TB of data from its servers and leaked around 3.5 gigs online. The data was picked by users and is being currently shared on social media networks. FOPs website, fop.net, remained offline on Thursday evening. Canterbury said he was confident that no sensitive personal information or financial details of their members had been obtained. Some names and addresses were taken, he said....

January 29, 2016 · 1 min · 115 words · Aaron Brennan

Proposed Hypersonic jet can fly you from New York to London in 11 minutes flat

The planes wings would have enough lift to glide and land on a 6,000 foot runway. One Mach averages 1195km/hour, a speed equal to that of sound. An aircraft flying at Mach 2 is flying at twice the speed of sound, in the air. But first, further research needs to be conducted. source: www.techworm.net

January 29, 2016 · 1 min · 54 words · Ashley Lamb

Teen’s face disfigured after E-Cigaratte explodes in his face

It burned the back of his throat, burned his tongue very badly. If he wasnt wearing glasses, he possibly could have lost his eyes. Greer said the family raced Ty to hospital. He remembers hugging his son as he squirmed in agony waiting for a dose of morphine to kick in. He wanted to die. That is how much pain he was in. Greer doesnt know why the gear exploded....

January 29, 2016 · 2 min · 329 words · Dana Henderson

The ISIS encrypted messaging app: Myth or reality

However, these claims have all been put to rest thanks to the latest investigation conducted byDaily Dot. It did not take long for other sources to sprout up the news. However, there are several reasons why we believe that the claim has been put to rest. source: www.techworm.net

January 29, 2016 · 1 min · 48 words · Mary Ruiz

This Smart Padlock “TappLock” Scans Your Fingerprint To Unlock

A quick tap on the lock is all it takes to unlock. In other words, you unlock this with your fingerprint instead of a key, combo or smartphone. Tapp will be offering two models, the TappLock Lite and TappLock. It will also be able to notify you when the battery is low. Pishon is said to be slightly economical with the truth as regards the efficiency of Tapplock. It is a solid lock as it is made from 100% steel....

January 29, 2016 · 1 min · 130 words · Jennifer Smith

Yahoo Japan Sold 12 Tonnes of Elephant Ivory illegaly and made huge profits

While selling branded drink may be considered as not so harmful, selling elephant ivory is definitely very harmful. Since there is a chance some sales may be illegal we are strengthening our policies. We patrol 24 hours a day. Activist connection Avaaz has also introduced a petition that wants Yahoo to end its ivory sales portal. This petition has already garnered more than a 1.1 million signatures as of now....

January 29, 2016 · 1 min · 103 words · Mr. Alexander Fischer

Your phone map can disclose your location

Hence, you’re free to easily and accurately map Ashley Madison users. This should make everyone think twice about the location apps on their phone. News organizations downloaded the files, including Global News. However, it was later discovered that users usually not always or cleverly tried to hide their tracks. They used burner credit cards or web-based e-mail services like Gmail and Hotmail. In Canada, it shows an entirely convincing map of population density even though it is not verified....

January 29, 2016 · 2 min · 217 words · Anthony Wagner Jr.

Anonymous hackers bring down 20 Thai Prison websites in protest of death sentence to 2 British tourists

Anonymous had announced campaign called#Justice4WaiandZawand had earlier brought down 300 websites belonging to Thailands Courts of Justice. source: www.techworm.net

January 28, 2016 · 1 min · 19 words · Kristen Jones

California police made use of Stingrays in planes to spy on phones

For many years, the use of Stingrays by local law enforcement agencies has been predominant. It was disclosed in subsequent news reports that Chicago and Los Angeles local police departments possessed Dirtboxes as well. Anaheim is the smallest city known to have one. There is no clarity to what extent does the Anaheim police use their Stingray and the plane-mounted Dirtbox. The police department bought its Stingray two years after buying the Dirtbox in 2009....

January 28, 2016 · 1 min · 110 words · Catherine West