Researcher shows how easy it is to bypass Microsoft’s BitLocker

According to a researcher, BitLocker does not need sophisticated tools or exploits to be bypassed. However, to bypass the encryption, the computer will need to have obsolete security patches running on it. Security researcher Ian Haken claims that BitLocker is available on professional and enterprise versions of Windows. However, there are certain conditions that need to be satisfied for the exploit to be successful. If such a thing is true, then it is high time that you looked for a suitable alternative....

November 19, 2015 · 1 min · 84 words · Carol Carroll

Secure messaging App Telegram blocks 78 ‘ISIS-related’ channels

We were disturbed to learn that Telegrams public channels were being used by ISIS to spread their propaganda. As a result, this week alone we blocked 78 ISIS-related channels across 12 languages. It is an ultra-secure way to quickly upload texts and voice messages, and share videos. It says it has 60 million active users. In 2014, the app racked up millions of downloads, following Facebooks acquisition of WhatsApp. While we do block terrorist (e....

November 19, 2015 · 1 min · 109 words · Christine James

U.S. mass surveillance has not thwarted a single large scale terrorist attack and blame is on Snowden

Tsarnaev was a refugee. Paris attackers probably used encryption. Snowden revelations probably helped those attackers. source: www.techworm.net

November 19, 2015 · 1 min · 17 words · Dennis Douglas

You Can Now Grab Google’s Candy Bar-Sized Computer On A Stick For $85

This Chrome OS-based computer on an HDMI stick can turn any screen into a computer. Now, the equipment is officially going on sale for a reasonable amount of $85. The Chromebit CS10 features a sleek design and is about the size of a small candy bar. It measures 12 centimeters long and weighs just 75 grams. It plugs straight into an HDMI slot of any screen that you have going spare....

November 19, 2015 · 1 min · 128 words · Jerry Nelson

Algae genetically engineered to kill that one disease everyone is afraid of

This is the reason why researchers have been working on nanoparticle-based cancer drug delivery. This involves the delivery of drug-loaded, porous silica particles into the body so that target tumor cells. In case you did not know, diatoms are a large group of microscopic one-cell organisms. source: www.techworm.net

November 18, 2015 · 1 min · 48 words · Parker Norris

Anonymous aims to reduce extremism by shutting down 5,000 Twitter accounts

Can you guess who these 5,000 Twitter accounts belong to? You should know that we will find you and we will not let you go. We will launch the biggest operation ever against you. Let us hope that such accounts continue to get targeted and get systematically shut down. source: www.techworm.net

November 18, 2015 · 1 min · 51 words · Diana Nixon

Calculator Girl from India can calculate 100 division sums in just 96 seconds

She solved 100 division sums in 96 seconds flat which is a new record. She also solved 1000 division sums in 17 minutes flat. Despite being only 14 years old, she has set many records. Her father says that Limca Records authorities called them on 20th June. We received a call from the record book authorities on August 20 who confirmed submission of the registration. She has already got a certificate and a trophy for the same....

November 18, 2015 · 1 min · 154 words · Matthew Gardner

FBI’s website is the easiest to hack says hacker who hacked FBI and Home Office from his bedroom

This organization is named Federal Bureau of Investigation. FBI is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and is Americas primary law enforcement organisation. A 19 year old hacker, Charlton Floate, brought down FBI and Home Office websites from his bedroom. It was surprisingly easy to be honest. It took me about 40 or 45 minutes, he said. The fact that the Home Offices website was connected to its internal online grid was alarming in itself....

November 18, 2015 · 1 min · 148 words · Michael Gonzalez

GhostSec claims ISIS terrorists linked to Paris attacks has Bitcoin Wallet Worth $3 Million

Many terrorism watchers have been questioning the source of finances for ISIS efforts. DW (Deutsche Welle) previouslyreportedthat the Islamic State is experimenting with currency, specifically gold and bitcoin. Furthermore, bitcoin is their prime form of cryptocurrency. Getting to the heart of any militant organizations financing is absolutely the best way to slow them down. They have already managed to identify and shutdown 5500 Twitter accounts earlier yesterday. source: www.techworm.net

November 18, 2015 · 1 min · 69 words · Benjamin Moore

ISIS Is Plotting Deadly Cyber Attacks Against Airlines, Hospitals And Nuclear Power Plants

We need to establish deterrents in cyber space. We are building our own offensive cyber capability. He also said that the stakes could hardly be higher. However, Osborne said that the decision to boost cyber defence funding had been taken before the attacks. ISISs murderous brutality has a strong digital element. ISIS are already using the Internet for hideous propaganda purposes; for radicalization, for operational planning too. They have not been able to use it to kill people yet by attacking our infrastructure through cyber attack....

November 18, 2015 · 1 min · 166 words · Antonio Cantrell

ISIS issues anti-hacking guidelines for its online supports after Anonymous threats

Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down. You should know that we will find you and we will not let you go. We will launch the biggest operation ever against you. The French people are stronger than you and will come out of this atrocity even stronger. They have also allegedly issued five points of guidance to their members on how to avoid being hacked. It also told members to avoid using direct messages on Twitter, because is is open to hackers....

November 18, 2015 · 1 min · 139 words · Melissa James

This Is How Facebook Determines Your Top Nine Friends

Want To Know How Facebook Determines Your Top Nine Friends? Heres how Ever wondered how Facebook ranks and orders the nine friends that are shown on your page? Guys like help me here, posted one forum user. Is the way I see my friends 9-boxes the same way they view it? And are people I see in their 9-boxes the people they interact with privately/publicly? During the past few weeks Ive been seeing that girl persistently on my boyfriends 9-box....

November 18, 2015 · 1 min · 98 words · Shane Franco

US Directs Facebook To Wiretap More FB and WhatsApp Chats Than Ever Before

While most of us keep updating our day to day activities online, criminals these days are not behind. As a result, one can expect that police will follow and investigate crimes online. Also for comparison, Google has received only 18 and 12 wiretap requests in 2013 and 2014 respectively. So, perhaps, in 2015 as well, there will be a spike for wiretaps for Google chats. Such data for 2015 has yet to be published by Google....

November 18, 2015 · 1 min · 155 words · Teresa Clark