Zerodium, A new Zero-Day buy and sell market launched by VUPEN founder

Zerodium: A new Zero-Day market specializes in buying zero-day exploits and then selling them off. Initially they started purchasing the exploit packs from D2Sec and VUPEN. Zerodium, is aZero-day acquisition companylaunched by Chaouki Bekrar, the founder of VUPEN. It does not buy vulnerabilities or exploits from any outside sources. In the process, Zerodium also plans toreward the independent researchersfor their contribution in discovering the zero-day exploits. Now, why do we say so?...

July 28, 2015 · 1 min · 111 words · Brittney Jones

‘Grandmother’ goes on £120k ($187000) shopping spree after hacking into savings account

Both of them are still at large. A total of 120,940 ($188956) has been stolen from the savings account. Initially, officers had doubted and arrested a 17-year-old boy for fraud-related offenses. Rolex bought by ‘Grandmother’ using the stolen money However, he was released later without any charge. The London Police have asked assistance from citizens in nabbing this grandmother. Rolex bought by ‘Grandmother’ using the stolen money source: www.techworm.net

July 28, 2015 · 1 min · 69 words · Kara Booker

Get ready for the One Plus 2 virtual reality launch today

So how can a user view the OnePlus 2 launch taking place via a virtual reality event? For beginners, you better download the OnePlus 2 launch VR app from the Google Play store. Clickhere for the link. Also ensure that the cardboard headset fits the smartphone you have. Weve also built a Cardboard-free 360 experience, right into our launch app. It wont be as immersive, but it will still be interactive and amazing....

July 27, 2015 · 1 min · 117 words · Andrea Campos

Hackers can take over Steam gamers accounts for 2 weeks with a simple trick

It is highly popular among gamers around the world. The hack attack was fairly simple and anybody who Steam gamers user name could exploit the bug. Steam took its services offline on 26 July while Valve, which owns Steam, worked on the issue. source: www.techworm.net

July 27, 2015 · 1 min · 45 words · Jason Hopkins

Microsoft releases tool to hide or block unwanted Windows 10 updates

Windows 10 Home offers no way to block security updates and new features that Microsoft sends in the background. What if Windows Update pushes an update to your system that causes more problems than it fixes? Such an update had caused a stir in the news a few days ago. it’s possible for you to then toggle updates with check boxes on the next page of the UI. The package is assigned for use with the Windows 10 Insider Preview....

July 27, 2015 · 1 min · 92 words · Kimberly Santiago

Microsoft Windows 10 has a battery level bug and Intel is working to fix it

However, Intel plans to deal with the issue before the Windows 10 launch next week. But, day 0 will definitely include a firmware update for laptops and the Intel based personal computers. However, it is still not sure as to whether the battery bug would be fixed within that time. However, we ought to get more clarity on the same once it is out on July 29. source: www.techworm.net

July 27, 2015 · 1 min · 69 words · Kelly Figueroa

Researchers use a basic cell phone to hack air-gapped computers

Most companies including defence departments and NASA use air-gapped computer to store their most confidential data. All electronic gadgets including computers emitelectromagnetic radiationof varying degrees during their normal operation. The researchers said that the basic cell phone has been designed in such a way to receive such signals. They combined these two factors and were able to exfiltrate data without triggering any protection alarms. Further the companies could strengthen the working environment with insulated walls or partitions....

July 27, 2015 · 1 min · 97 words · Herbert Horton

Stagefright Attack : It takes only a single text message to hack an Android Smartphone

Joshua DrakefromZimperium Mobile Securitydiscovered six + one critical vulnerabilities in the native media playback engine called Stagefright. He calls this weaknesses Mother of all Android Vulnerabilities. Stagefrightis a native media playback tool used by Android and all these weaknesses reside in it. (Image credits :Securityaffairs) Even the humble Bluetooth radio can also be hacked via Stagefright. Depending on the MMS tool in use, the victim might never know they had even received a message....

July 27, 2015 · 1 min · 154 words · Darren Mckinney

Woman from Kanpur becomes world’s richest person for a day due to SBI accounting error

In May, she received two text messages from the bank made her sit up and gasp in disbelief. She was obviously shocked as she had not made any such transaction. When her account was checked, there was a balance of Rs 95,71,16,98,647.14($1492965631). Rs 95,71,16,98,647 was credited to Urmila Yadavs SBI account. As a part of the process, the bank credited a made up figure and then deducted it. I do not want to contest as to how it happened....

July 27, 2015 · 1 min · 108 words · Alicia Garrison

Thousands of Apps on Google Play and Apple Play Store Secretly Run Ads That Users Can’t See

The Forensiq study identified over 5,000 apps that display unseen ads on both Apple and Android devices. Some apps continued to scroll through ads even after the app had been closed. Unlike many other types of malicious software, the apps also serve a legitimate purpose. The invisible ads tout Olive Garden, Amazon, and IBM. The App is still found on Apple Play Store and has a rating of 4 stars....

July 26, 2015 · 1 min · 97 words · Michelle Cabrera

Universal Pictures finds Jurassic World torrent seeded from its own servers

Jurassic World is a 2015 American science fiction adventure film directed by Colin Trevorrow. It is the fourth installment of the Jurassic Park series. It has been a mega hit across the world mopping up $1.526 billion upto now. Among the block requests was a link to https://127.0.0.1:4001/#/fr/. This indicates the pirated copy of the movie was being hosted within Universals own computer online grid. source: www.techworm.net

July 26, 2015 · 1 min · 67 words · Amy Marks

Google Morocco hacked along with parked domains of Microsoft, Kaspersky Labs

TODAY CCTLD MOROCCO 0WN3D!! YOU THINK THAT YOU CONTROL THE DOMAINS, BUT YOU DONT! WE CONTROL THE DOMAINS INCLUDING NIC MOROCCO! WE WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT WE CAN OWNANY .MA WEBSITE NOW. Links of targeted domains along with their zone-h mirrors as a proof of hack areavailable here. source: www.techworm.net

July 25, 2015 · 1 min · 51 words · Michael Stephens

Hacking fears make Fiat Chrysler recall 1.4 Million cars

This isnt intellectual property going out the door, this is 1.4 million lives on the line. As for now, the researchers are able to hijack the wheel only while the vehicle is in reverse. No defect has been found. FCA US is conducting this campaign out of an abundance of caution. He was joined by Chris Valasek in car hacking a couple of years ago. In the past, both have exploited the software of the Toyota Prius and Escape....

July 25, 2015 · 1 min · 99 words · Alicia Jones DDS