Microsoft botches Windows 7 update and users think it is an hack

It seems to have become an habit for Microsoft to release botched patches and updates. The reason for the panic was some of the information in the update notification. Luckily, none of the URLs seemed legitimate. They were just random characters, and DNS servers turned up nothing. Luckily, it was all a misunderstanding. By evening Microsoft came out with a statement saying that the it had released a half cooked patch....

October 2, 2015 · 1 min · 111 words · Elizabeth Luna

The quest for eternal life makes a Russian scientist inject himself with 3.5-million-year-old bacteria

He has made a very strange claim connecting ancient bacteria to immortality. Anatoli Brouchkov is the head of the Geocryology Department at Moscow State University. It wasnt quite a scientific experiment, so I cannot professionally describe the effects, he added. But it was quite clear for me that I did not catch flu for two years. Perhaps there were some side-effects, but there should be some special medical equipment to spot them....

October 2, 2015 · 1 min · 125 words · Luis Sims

ZTE executive calls Google Nexus 6P a ripoff of ZTE Grand S

From the looks of it, Nexus 6P and Grand S Anthena seem similar. The Grand S does not have a fingerprint scanner located on the rear. Neither is it as sleek as Nexus 6P, which is made of metal. Till the time of writing of this article, Huawei or Google have not reacted to Haos accusation. source: www.techworm.net

October 2, 2015 · 1 min · 58 words · Kimberly Johnson

Apple’s iRing: New patent reveals a wearable ring

This Apple ring would be packed with a rechargeable power source, such as a battery. However, to make things easier, the document also describes a mechanism similar to Apple Watchs Digital Crown. A user might even wear two rings to control multiple aspects of a host UI. It also has two force feedback motors to communicate various notifications and directional information. It could be used as an external controller for gaming....

October 1, 2015 · 1 min · 105 words · Michael Moss

Gatekeeper hack exploit allows hackers to sneak malware onto your Mac

This feature was designed to keep even the most advanced users from accidentally installing malicious software on their computers. The exploit was discovered by Patrick Wardle, director of research at security firm Synack. Due to security concerns, the names of files have not been disclosed. Therefore, lets call them Binary 1 and Binary 2. Since, Binary 2 needs no digital certificate to run, it can install anything the attacker wants....

October 1, 2015 · 1 min · 140 words · Wendy Gonzales

Meet the guy who bought Google.com from Google for one long minute

So, how much did it cost him to buy the most-trafficked domain in the world? Well, only $12. I used to work at Google so I keep messing around with the product. I punch in in Google.com and to my surprise it showed it as available, Ved told Business Insider. I thought it was some error, but I could actually complete check out. Ved added it to his shopping cart and, to his surprise, the transaction went through....

October 1, 2015 · 1 min · 202 words · Katherine Miller

Microsoft offers free course to teach ‘absolute beginners’ to code Windows 10 apps

However you’ve got the option to only learn Windows 10 app coding if you know C#. If you dont know C#, Microsoft offers a separate free course calledC# Fundamentals. C# Fundamentals teaches you basics of C# programming and approaching coding. The absolute beginner course is laid out in two parts. First you learn the basic skills for creating simple apps. Who knows, lucky ones may even be chosen by Microsoft to work for them....

October 1, 2015 · 1 min · 85 words · Jessica Gregory

Run Linux Desktop on Browser with Icebergs

Currently, it is based on Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS (Trusty Tahr), running Linux kernel 3.13. It offers users with a full and complete desktop environment, as everything is written in HTML5. Several paid plans and a free one are provided by Icebergs that wont secure your sessions. it’s possible for you to try Icebergs service at https://icebergs.io/. source: www.techworm.net

October 1, 2015 · 1 min · 58 words · Daniel Dunlap

Stagefright 2.0 : New vulnerability in Android media processing puts billions of users at risk

A potential hacker could compromise Android devices by tricking users into visiting maliciously-crafted Web pages. The bugs affect more than one billion Android devices in circulation as of today. Google has been messy with the patches for Stagefright and as of now only Nexus smartphones/tablets have been patched. An attacker would use a specially crafted MP3 or MP4 file in this case to exploit the vulnerabilities. Its a library that was written very badly, Avraham said of Stagefright....

October 1, 2015 · 1 min · 153 words · Ryan Gordon

WinRAR vulnerability could affect millions of users by exposing them to remote attack

The vulnerability allows unauthorised remote attackers to execute system specific code to compromise a target system, he said. The existence of the serious vulnerability in the said tool has also been independently confirmed by Security firm MalwareBytes. The attackers saved in the SFX archive input the malicious generated html code. Further, Mr Espargham stated, it is necessary that you restrict the input and avoid using special characters. Filtering the input to block further client-side cross site scripting attacks, is also suggested....

October 1, 2015 · 1 min · 123 words · Rebecca Morgan

Anonymous Hacks Saudi Websites in Response to Decision of Crucifying A 17 Years Old Lad

The attack is in response to the upholding of a death sentence handed down to 17-year-old Mohammed al-Nimr. Naturally, the sentence was appealed but the appeal hearing was held in secret and apparently dismissed. Here is their upload on YouTube as a warning to Saudi Government. Currently, most of the sites are back up except for the Ministry of Justices. Anonymous announced that it began #OpNimr by attacking government websites and taking them offline....

September 29, 2015 · 2 min · 262 words · Michelle Ayers

Facebook seeks patent that could assign fingerprints to cameras

This time it is through your camera. It will also use this information to find out connection between different users. source: www.techworm.net

September 29, 2015 · 1 min · 22 words · Mike Jefferson

Liquid Water Found On Surface of Mars

The analysis confirms that these streaks are formed by briny or salty water flowing downhill on Mars. But something has happened to Mars, it lost its water. Thats a direct detection of water in the form of hydration of salts, Dr. McEwen said. There pretty much has to have been liquid water recently present to produce the hydrated salt. By recently, Dr. McEwen said he meant days, something of that order....

September 29, 2015 · 2 min · 221 words · Erica Campbell