Here are the top hack attacks of 2015

Lets have a look at the five worst cyber-attacks of 2015. Motherboard who first reported the hack was contacted by the hacker after the discovery was made by him. Not only millions of parents were affected but most importantly millions of kids were affected too. From the time breach was made public, VTech has been severely criticized by security professionals. Data of more than 30 million users was held to ransom and was leaked in the end....

December 10, 2015 · 1 min · 132 words · Olivia Bailey

India says goodbye to GPS, to have its own desi navigation system, IRNSS

GPS is not available at all places. Signal is weak in remote areas but our own signal will be available in remote areas with better accuracy. Monitoring and effective management of fleet of trucks or ship monitoring will be done through spacecraft. For example, for ships the system can inform which route will be more effective. That will save time and fuel, he said. IRNSS is needed because the foreign government-controlled global navigation satellite system does not guarantee service in all situations....

December 10, 2015 · 1 min · 167 words · Christine Shaffer

Muslims Will Always Be Welcome On Facebook Says Mark Zuckerberg

Other political leaders have condemned Trumps proposal as discriminatory. As a Jew, my parents taught me that we must stand up against attacks on all communities. Even if an attack isnt against you today, in time attacks on freedom for anyone will hurt everyone. We must not lose hope. His pledge to keep Facebook a safe place for Muslims is very much a step in that direction. Facebooks clear support of Muslims will play a big role in setting the tone of online discourse....

December 10, 2015 · 1 min · 90 words · Tamara Andrade

New “Bootkit” malware that loads even before Windows can open

Hence an antivirus program will have a hard time dealing with that. Remember that bootkits need not to limited to targeting banks and credit card transactions. Any non-criminal enterprise installing a bootkit is running a big financial risk if found out. Still, its worth pointing out that a computer cant be harmed by a malware it never encounters. source: www.techworm.net

December 10, 2015 · 1 min · 60 words · Julian Washington

NullCrew Hacker Pleads Guilty In Cyber Attacks On Corporations, Universities And Governments

His eventual prison sentence is more likely to fall between 46 and 57 months. French acknowledged a plea declaration and admitted his guilt to U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman. Gained ALOTTTTTTT of attention. Ive done like four interviews. A criminal complaint accused French of involvement in several cyber attacks by NullCrew between July 2013 and April 2014. French has struggled since his arrest to stay away from drugs and from the Internet say Prosecutors....

December 10, 2015 · 1 min · 101 words · James Brooks

This man brought Internet to 60000 people in rural Nepal

Nepal is one of them. Poverty is another reason why Internet reach is low in the mountainous areas of Nepal. This video explains how he did it. Its a wonderful and inspiring video, thats well worth a watch. Resource :Gizmodo Read More source: www.techworm.net

December 10, 2015 · 1 min · 44 words · Paige Mack

TuneCore Hacked: Millions Of Musicians’ Private Data At Risk

TuneCore is the latest in the list of high-profile attacks that has been carried out in recent times. You should also change your password on any other accounts or websites that share your previous TuneCore password. cautioned TuneCore CEO Scott Ackerman. The unfortunate breach follows cracks at Spotify, Patreon, and Songkick in recent months, among others. In January 2014, customer information was accessed from RevebNation, though no credit card info was leaked....

December 10, 2015 · 1 min · 74 words · John Williams

Windows Phone developer says Microsoft Didn’t Pay For Nearly Half A Year

Despite repeated requests, the revenue, which comes from in-app purchases, was not passed on by Microsoft. According to the developer forums, payments are made every month. However, it is not clear how much money was owed. Once he went public the issue clearly got escalated very quickly, he said. S happens but I believe this will only make [Microsoft] have better relations with devs. Just another day in the mobile battle field, the developer said....

December 10, 2015 · 1 min · 77 words · Crystal Velez

Xbox Live users open to hack as Microsoft accidentally leaks Private Keys

In the security advisory released Wednesday, Microsoft said it has invalidated the leaked certificate. The leaked digital certificate cannot be used to impersonate domains, create new certificates or sign code. However the biggest concern is that the private keys could be used to mount a in a man-in-the-middle attack. Potential hacker could use the leaked Xbox Live private keys to gain access to a secure connection. A hacker could intercept messages sent between Microsoft and the Xbox Live user....

December 10, 2015 · 1 min · 119 words · Alexis Jimenez

Google’s Eric Schmidt calls for a “spell-check” for online hate speech

Its our responsibility to demonstrate that stability and free expression go hand in hand. His words comes in the wake of calls by several prominent politicians to disrupt the effect of these communications. She said it is crucial to deprive jihadists of virtual territory by shutting off their means of communication. We have to do something. We have to go see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand whats happening....

December 9, 2015 · 1 min · 97 words · Amy Henson

iPhone Hack : It only takes 10 seconds to reset your iPhone RAM and make it run quicker

Better yet, it wont end the apps that youve already got open, so nothing should be lost. However, they will reload when you go to them. source: www.techworm.net

December 9, 2015 · 1 min · 28 words · Sierra Thomas

Read all about Thunderbolt 3 which will go optical in 2016

On the other hand, USB does a very good job for many types of peripherals. In todays digital ecosystem, USB, HDMI, and DisplayPort play a big part. Intel illustrated another interesting feature ultrafast external storage with the help of fast external PCI Express support. (Thats up from about 10 W in Thunderbolt 2.) Currently, the Thunderbolt 3 chip, known as Alpine Ridge, isnt part of Intels CPU. source: www.techworm.net

December 9, 2015 · 1 min · 69 words · Maria Harper

Scientist Produces First Completely Recyclable Biopolymer That Can Recycle All Plastic Products And Make It A New Product

Currently, available bioplastics like the PLA could only undergo partial thermal recycling until the discovery. The polymerisation process can start again for use in future plastic products from its base GBL monomer. A colorless liquid, GBL has many uses, of which are a superglue remover and a cleaning solution. However, Chen and his partner, Miao Hong, who thought differently carried out experiments. They discovered a method in the end that led to the production of poly(GBL) from GBL....

December 9, 2015 · 1 min · 137 words · Timothy Pace