PlayStation 4 was used by Paris attackers from IS for communications

PlayStation 4 is even more difficult to keep track of than WhatsApp. And terrorists could send messages to each other within PlayStation games without speaking or typing a word. However, it remains unclear how the PS4 actually helped the terrorists in Paris during the fateful night. source: www.techworm.net

November 15, 2015 · 1 min · 48 words · Dylan Irwin

This is how social media helped in the wake of Paris Attacks

The day, 13th November will be marked as a black day in the history of France. The hashtag had been user over 611,000 times on Twitter as of early Saturday afternoon. As of Saturday afternoon, the hashtag had been tweeted over 16,000 times. Many users praised Facebook for quickly launching the feature on Friday night. Zuckerberg also changed his profile picture, and thousands of Facebook users followed suit. source: www.techworm.net

November 15, 2015 · 1 min · 70 words · Christina Walker

Anonymous say majority of CyberCaliphate cyber attacks are fake

Anonymous was able to trace the location of CyberCaliphate, and has new information on how the group operates. According to Anonymous the CyberCaliphate are found to be operating from a single IP address in Kuwait. Anonymous traced at least 10 Twitter handles, each with a different name, being handled from this IP. Anonymous have said that the pro-ISIS hackers use this Twitter handles to post propaganda literature throughout the day....

November 14, 2015 · 1 min · 206 words · Sara Nunez

Cyber security firm offers big bug bounty to hackers to break Tor’s Anonymity

Zero-days are critical software vulnerabilities that no one else has yet discovered. Not an iOS exploiter? source: www.techworm.net

November 14, 2015 · 1 min · 18 words · Robert Rowe

French airport suffers a downtime for using antiquated Windows 3.1

If you think that Microsofts Windows 3.1 belongs to the museums, you are wrong. Pilots rely on the system when weather conditions are poor. Windows 3.1x is a series of 16-bit operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers. The RVR is a value that determines the distance a pilot can see down the runway. The issue with a system that old is that people dont like to do maintenance work, explained Fiacre....

November 14, 2015 · 1 min · 109 words · Laura Houston

Microsoft built a Google Earth like tool four years before Google and then threw it away

This was revealed by Tom Barclay from Microsoft. As it happens, Microsoft built a vast one terabyte storage system calledTerraserverin 1997. One of the components of Terraserver was firstpublicly available satellite imagery of the world. Essentially, Microsoft built Google Earth four years ahead of Google. Google was an information company first. They saw the value of the information. By contrast, Google used the information from launching Google Earth in 2001 to its advantage....

November 14, 2015 · 1 min · 84 words · Margaret Nelson

Researcher finds a way to use Twitter Direct Messages to control botnets

A simple Python script, Twittor leverages the services option and Twitter API to allow anybody message users. This is not the first time that Twitter has been exploited to manage botnets. The activities of APT29 was reported by Softpedia in July. Public tweets were used by hackers particularly in that case. source: www.techworm.net

November 14, 2015 · 1 min · 53 words · Nicole Hamilton

Actor accused of using others viral videos to promote himself on Facebook

One video which Gibson posted back in October The best Halloween costume ever!!! was viewed 89 million times on his Facebook page. According to reports, Gibson allegedly took the video from YouTube without asking the original content creator. The Kurzgesagt video says Gibson is not the only one who does this. A whole group of people have built their online presence around stealing other peoples work, Kurzgesagt writes. To reach 86 million people via a Facebook ad, Gibson would have needed to pay thousands of dollars....

November 13, 2015 · 1 min · 116 words · Stanley Hubbard

Anonymous Exposes Identity of Alleged Halifax Rapist; Forces Police To Reopen The Case

The Halifax police said that the case was closed because the victim did not want to pursue it further. However, YouTube deleted thevideobecause its content violated their Terms of Service while its still available on Facebook. The second copy of the video is given below. We do promote awareness and education. Anonymous has vowed to get justice for the victim however the police are not happy with the Anonymous action....

November 13, 2015 · 1 min · 119 words · Kyle Nunez

Anyone can hack your Android smartphone with this critical vulnerability in Chrome

According to Gong the bug is in the V8 JavaScript engine that comes packed with each Chrome installation. Gong may be eligible to receive an Android bug bounty reward for the vulnerability. Also read:Top 15 Android Hacking Apps and Tools of 2016 Read More source: www.techworm.net

November 13, 2015 · 1 min · 46 words · Allison Callahan

Biohackers implant LED’s under their skin

The biohackers illustrated 3 implants operations last Saturday done in Dusseldorf simultaneously. The LEDs light up when activated by a magnet. The insertions in Germany involved short surgical operations that took 15 minutes for the chip to get activated. All the demonstrations were performed in very strict conditions. On activation, backlights mimic bioluminescence or light up the tattoos. The LED lights begin to blink if a gear has a magnet attached to it....

November 13, 2015 · 1 min · 213 words · Christine Maddox

Calls made on Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge and Note 4 can be intercepted say researchers

The duo demonstrated the attacks on Samsungs Shannon line of baseband chips in front of a live audience. The hack is done using a malicious OpenBTS base station which is located near target handsets. Once the smartphones are in the range they will automatically hone in and connect to the bogus station. Once connected, the malicious base station pushes firmware to the smartphones baseband processor. Komarov says that the full impact of their research can only be known once a detailed study is done....

November 13, 2015 · 1 min · 153 words · Russell Huang

Facebook testing Snapchat-like disappearing message feature for FB Messenger

Disappearing messages gives people another fun option to choose from when they communicate on Messenger. We look forward to hearing peoples feedback as they give it a try. Another tap on the hourglass will turn the feature off. If it proves successful, the feature would likely be made available in other countries. The personal digital assistant dubbed M completes tasks along with looking out for information at the request of users....

November 13, 2015 · 1 min · 86 words · Marie Neal