Chinese Hacking Group Codoso Team Uses Forbes.com As Watering Hole

vulnerability with a bypass vulnerability in Microsofts ASLR technology for Internet Explorer, which Microsoft has patched today. The researchers found that the attack occurred over a couple of days following the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. The specific nature of their targets is what lead the researchers to believe that the attackers might be Chinese. Example of the Thought of the Day widget on Forbes website The hackers seem to be targeting Chinese dissident groups, defense sector firms and other political and commercial targets....

February 11, 2015 · 1 min · 202 words · Adrienne Martinez MD

DDoS attacks brings down most Dutch government websites

The general feeling was one of astonishment that there was no backup to bring the websites back online. The investigation is still under process, the attacker is yet unknown Read More source: www.techworm.net

February 11, 2015 · 1 min · 33 words · Megan Caldwell

DroidStealth : An Android App with stealth capability can help to store private stuff

Called DroidStealth, the App can be boon to both the good civil society and the cyber criminals. These people usually look for methods to escape security checks or investigation from the crime squad and government authorities. So this is actually a new method of saving data from other applications within the same phone. Data is saved into secret code by using the Fast Cryptographic Operations for Android. Also this system is not found under the normal downloaded app list....

February 11, 2015 · 1 min · 112 words · Juan Hill

Imgur’s birthday bash : Imgur Pro to be free to all Imgur users.

Imgur generates its revenue by the ads and its Pro Tools. Users who update from Imgur to Imgur Pro are not served ads. Imgur gained huge popularity due to social media like Reditt and Digg. Were looking forward to many more years of uniting the universe through images with you. it’s possible for you to sign up for Imgur pro now and avail all the features it offers. source: www.techworm.net

February 11, 2015 · 1 min · 70 words · Lori Lee

Raspberry Pi 2 ‘most adorable bug’ causes it to crash when you take a snap of it

It just hates cameras. The Raspberry Pi 2 is camera-shy. The bug in Raspberry Pi 2 is harmless other than rebooting it. The photoelectric effect is the observation that many metals emit electrons when light shines upon them. Electrons emitted in this manner can be called photoelectrons. These photoelectrons can have sufficient charge in them to interfere with the circuitry of some gizmos. He made a post about the Raspberry Pi 2 being camera shy on Raspberry Forum onSaturday....

February 11, 2015 · 1 min · 194 words · Stacy Bonilla

Standard Chartered Accounts Breached By Hackers in Pakistan

As of now, it only appears that bank account holders in Pakistan have been affected by the hack. Standard Chartered officials have said they take such incidents very seriously. They then use the numbers to make fake copies of debit cards. We will update this story as when we get more information. source: www.techworm.net

February 11, 2015 · 1 min · 54 words · Melanie Powers

Twitter CFO gets first hand taste of hacking again! His Twitter account tweets spam for a brief period

Twitter CFO, Anthony Notos Twitter account hacked for a brief period on Tuesday. The hackers then started sending out spam tweets from his account at other users. This news has been confirmed by Jim Prosser, who is the spokesperson of Twitter. Twitter authorities are further investigating this anyways. Anthony Noto, former Goldman banker took over as the Chief Financial Officer of Twitter in last summer. Later this tweet was deleted....

February 11, 2015 · 1 min · 88 words · Monica Andrews

WWE Stars NSFW images leaked, Seth Rollins Zahra Schreiber Photo Scandal

Seth Rollins and Zahra Shreiber the latest victims of hacking and NSFW photo leaks. Are WWE starsSeth RollinsZahra Schreiber victims of hacking or love gone sour. Apparently even WWE website was showing the NSFW images for a brief period according to WWE tracking websiteDeadspin. Soon afterward, Rollins naked images were subsequently released by his fiancee, Leighla Schultz. She even misspelled the name of Rollins apparent lover, Zahara. Shultz confirmed that she had posted the images of Seth on a tweet to a acquaintance....

February 11, 2015 · 1 min · 156 words · Jesse Garza

By end of the year you might be playing Fruit Ninja on your smartphones just with your eyes

Eye Tribe manufactures the smallest eye tracking rig in the world and has broken the record for the same. Enabling this gadget means it will attract more buyers and the younger generation. source: www.techworm.net

February 10, 2015 · 1 min · 34 words · Tyler James

DARPA’s HAPTIX Starts Work to Provide Sense of Touch in Prosthetic Hands

The DARPA initiative is also a part of the White House programme for rehabilitation of Army veterans. HAPTIX seeks to bring a prosthetic palm complement that moves and provides the user a feeling healthy hand. Speeding growth of vastly softened upper-limb prostheses has turned a inhabitant priority. DARPA is evaluating several graphic technical approaches in Phase 1. The name HAPTIX is a play on a word haptics, referring to a clarity of touch....

February 10, 2015 · 1 min · 92 words · Sarah Lopez

Delete anti-Putin Tweets says autocratic Russia, Russian delete requests to Twitter tripled in last six months

The report focuses on requests received from different governments regarding the account information, content removals and copyright violations. The report also provides an insight into whether any action has been taken byTwitteron these requests. Most of these tweets were by the critics against the corruption and government authorities. Critics have thoroughly condemned this act of Putin, who is being supported by Kremlin. source: www.techworm.net

February 10, 2015 · 1 min · 64 words · Ian Deleon

Delta Airlines Facebook Page hacked, malicious malware links posted.

This just in, Delta Airlines Facebook Page has been hacked. and Worlds Fattest Woman and her Husband. Shortly after the second post, Delta Airlines removed the objectionable links. The@DeltaFacebook page was compromised. We sincerely apologize for the unauthorized, objectionable content that was posted. source: www.techworm.net

February 10, 2015 · 1 min · 45 words · Sheila Walker

File-Sharing Rapidshare will shut down in March 2015

Kindly note that RapidShare will stop the active service on March 31st, 2015. After March 31st, 2015 all accounts will no longer be accessible and will be deleted automatically. RapidShare, has announced that it will shut down next month. source: www.techworm.net

February 10, 2015 · 1 min · 41 words · Sarah Wood