WhatsApp crosses 700 million users, with record 30 billion messages being sent everyday

He also made the revelation that these users now send 30 billion messages everyday. This has resulted in the Facebook messenger App reaching 500 million active users and taking the second spot. The social giant has now cornered both the top spots as far as instant messaging is concerned. Whatsapp also made the announcement that it will finally be adding voice calling facility in February of this year. Facebook announced its acquisition of WhatsApp in February 2014 for $19 billion in a stock and cash deal....

January 7, 2015 · 1 min · 117 words · Jacqueline Le

28 million Records On Immobilise, UK’s National Property Register Site Exposed

The flaw which was revealed byIT security consultant Paul Mooremay have put Immobilises 28 million registered records cyber criminals. It is used by users to register their valuables like bikes, computers, phones etc. and is said to host registered records of 28 million items. Most of its services are used by Insurance companies and police authorities. The vulnerability stems from the URL presented to users who which to register their products on Immobilise....

January 6, 2015 · 1 min · 137 words · Amy Murphy

3 million Moonpig customers data vulnerable due to a API flaw

Ironically the flaw was brought to Moonpigs notice almost 18 moths ago by developerPaul Price. They can be accessed by changing the customer identification number sent in an API request. Further anybody can place orders through the accounts accessed. And anybody can see or obtain last four digits of credit card numbers and expiry dates using insecure API. These records can than be used to make fraudulent purchases online. …I hit my test users a few hundred times in quick succession and I was not rate limited....

January 6, 2015 · 1 min · 128 words · Dana Ford

Apple patches iDict related flaw in iCloud

Apple engineers worked overtime to address this flaw by implementing a Rate Limiter. Pr013 also got the message that Apple has patched the hole and took to Twitter. He warned users not to use iDict as that would mean tester getting his/own iCloud being locked. iDict is patched, Discontinue it’s use if you don’t want to lock your account#TheMoreYouKnow ! The leaks forced Apple to implement the 2-Factor authentication on iCloud storage service....

January 6, 2015 · 1 min · 75 words · Lindsey Smith

Morgan Stanley Fires Insider Who Leaked Client Details On Pastebin

Morgan Stanley detected this exposure and the information was promptly removed, the company noted in its statement. Overall, partial account information of up to 10 percent of all Wealth Management clients was stolen. The data stolen does not include account passwords or social security numbers. According to Yahoo Finance the employee has been identified as Galen Marsh. It also added that FBI has been notified about the theft and is investigating into the matter....

January 6, 2015 · 1 min · 76 words · Kelli Salas

SnoopSnitch App uses radio signals to find nearby tracking devices

The security researchers presented their App at the recently concluded Chaos Computer Congress annual hackers conference in Hamburg. Enabling users to add or remove people at any time. These devices sit between a real phone and telecom tower to launch a man-in-the-middle attack and intercept data. source: www.techworm.net

January 6, 2015 · 1 min · 48 words · Natalie Erickson

Toshiba Releases FlashAir III Wireless SD Card

With FlashAir III users can quickly designate which the photos to be shared instantly or just saved. It also gives more file management features from web web app on a PC. Toshiba will give 5 years standard limited warranty on all FlashAir III Wireless SD Cards Read More source: www.techworm.net

January 6, 2015 · 1 min · 50 words · Willie Cannon

Wifiphisher automates phishing attacks against secured WiFi AP

A new software tool named WiFiPhisher is available onGithubcreated by a Greek security researcher, named George Chatzisofroniou. The WiFiPhisher software tool works on Kali Linux and requires a wireless interface that is capable of injection. The tool spits de-authorization packets at a legitimate access points jamming it and prompting users to inspect available networks. Users will see the malicious data pipe masquerading as their trusted access point. This nature of this technique is called the Evil twin....

January 6, 2015 · 1 min · 130 words · Nichole Cobb

Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp hacked; Site Taken Offline

The worlds largest Bitcoin exchange, Bitstamp.net was taken after it was compromised by hackers. The company has assured users that all their bitcoins lying in the cold storage are secure. The operational wallet consists of a small fraction of bitcoins which are frequently bought and sold. Bitstamps CEO Nejc Kodri? took to Twitter to assure the Bitcoin Exchange users that all is well within the exchange. My sincerest apologies to those who are affected by our service being temporary suspended....

January 5, 2015 · 1 min · 112 words · Krista Bailey

Facebook ‘Copyright’ Hoax Message

(as a result of the Berner Convention). For commercial use of the above my written consent is needed at all times! This message is actually a hoax and dont fall prey to it. (There is a Berne Convention! Facebook itself came out with a statement damning the above hoax. source: www.techworm.net

January 5, 2015 · 1 min · 51 words · Donald Rodriguez

Gogo Inflight Internet is intentionally issuing fake SSL certificates

She noticed this while connecting to Google sites and looking at the issuer of the SSL certificate. The SSL certificate was being issued by Gogo and not Google. Working closely with law enforcement by directly injecting spyware into their inflight service. This makes it suspect that this is not being done for any legitimate reason. Secured transmissions for sensitive data like credit card numbers and user account passwords becomes significantly safer....

January 5, 2015 · 1 min · 73 words · Heather Hudson

Microsoft warns for new malware attacks with Office documents

These Trojan downloaders arrive in emails masquerading as orders or invoices. source: www.techworm.net

January 5, 2015 · 1 min · 13 words · Cassandra Johnson

Seagate Seven, World’s Slimmest Portable Hard Drive

Seagate Seven will be slimmer than iPhone 6 Plus. The stunning slim Seagate seven comes pre-loaded with Seagate Dashboard and a High-quality braided USB 3.0 cable. source: www.techworm.net

January 5, 2015 · 1 min · 28 words · James Fisher