The rewards too were quite amazing. The first one to receive the bug bounty award was Jordan Wiens, a Florida based vulnerability researcher. Or the receiver can even use it for say 20 round trips in the US. The attacker could gain access to any file and open arbitrary connection connections on the Facebook server. As per the bounty program the reward for finding this bug was around $30,000. The Redmond giant had announced its bug bounty program specifically for Windows 8....

One of the most popular ways to circumvent the filters is by using proxies and mirrors. Szathmari told TorrentFreak : Ninety-nine-point-seven percent of the tested mirrors are injecting additional JavaScript into the Web-browsing traffic. A great share of these scripts serve content with malicious intent, such as malware and click fraud. During his study, Szathmari found that the ads and the scripts presented by these proxies link to malware. He also noted that the scripts could even generate fake videos....

Kaspersky sees Duqu wherever they look, even their own connection, remarked Pwnie judge Dino Dai Zovi. The Most Overhyped Bug Pwnie award went to the Shellshock bug that impacted Linux systems in September 2014. Morgan Marquis-Boire from FirstLook accepting the Pwnie on behalf of Hacking Team Morgan Marquis-Boire from FirstLook accepting the Pwnie on behalf of Hacking Team Morgan Marquis-Boire from FirstLook accepting the Pwnie on behalf of Hacking Team...

But, Do you think your financial information in these automated machines are safe and hack-proof? My theory was successful. I was able to get the entire transaction history of my fathers bank account printed on his passbook. source: www.techworm.net

Microsoft now clearly states in the terms that the updates released could have some serious effects. Further, there is no clarity on what the company means when it says unauthorized hardware peripheral devices. It could mean that the company may disable e.g. Xbox controllers that are uncertified by Microsoft. There is more clarity on counterfeit games, as this is pirated software. Non Windows 10 users could fall prey to these new terms....

Well, there is nothing wrong with this, as Apple is a strong brand for a good reason. So, would the switch in the mobile operating system from iOS to Android matter to Apple fans. Well, maybe not. The video below proves that they will love it just the same way it loved iOS. Surprisingly, many of their targets took the bait. A self-proclaimed Samsung fanboy could not apparently recognize Android loaded onto an iPhone clone....

Apple looking to hire Android software engineers; is it planning to release Android apps? Undoubtedly, iOS has strongly affected the whole computer industry for the better. However, Apple doesnt plan to stop at this and looks like it has even more bigger plans. Could Apple be planning to release apps for the Android platform? Is Apple seeking out experienced Android software engineers for this job? Well, may be yes. Below is the job posting by Apple:...

Thus matching these two totallynon linear entitiesis definitely a big challenge for the computer system. In addition, thethermal emissionswould alsovarydepending on the external environment such as weather and over all temperature. Also, when an image has been taken by aninfraredcamera it possesses alower resolutionwhen compared to a normal photograph. The Deep Neural connection System is able toprocess the picturesand evenrecognize people in bad light or darkness. The only requirement for the system to give apt results is that itrequires a huge database....

The method used in the attacks was leaked during the Hacking Team data breach. It could look identical to the standard app but have extra functionality. Only if the infected link is clicked by the user does the attack get activated. All major operating systems like Android and iOS are affected by the method. They are versions of the standard app with extra functionality to exfiltrate sensitive information to remote servers....

It is necessary to pay attention when securing a internet that all devices connected to it are compatible. Staff privileges and data access levels need to be handled. The software package contains a single console that controls the applications and various devices installed on the smartphone. source: www.techworm.net

Well, one of them isWindows Media Center. Microsoft has now instead announced the launch of a free Windows DVD Player. However, this DVD player has proved to be a buggy program. It only allows you to play DVDs on your PC and provides simple controls for disc navigation. Additionally, you cannot play DVDs from file backups nor Blu-ray Discs. Also it runs only optical discs. Even the players FAQ simply says The timing has not been finalized yet....

It looks like finally all the efforts have been paid off. The buttons on the new video player after the update have become larger than what they were earlier. Additionally, the Watch Later button has also been removed. source: www.techworm.net

Joshua DrakefromZimperium Mobile Securitydiscovered six + one critical vulnerabilities in the native media playback engine called Stagefright. He called this weaknesses Mother of all Android Vulnerabilities. Stagefrightis a native media playback tool used by Android and all these weaknesses reside in it. Drake will give the full disclosure along with Proof of Concept at Def Con on 6th August. He also stated that a total of seven vulnerabilities had been sent to Google by 9th April, 2015....