Dark Web hackers retaliate to FBI’s ‘Operation Onymous’

The Dark web hackers have managed to re-seize one of the websites taken down by the FBI. The judge presiding over the trial had been targeted and threatened by the people behind the Silk Road. They have also managed to get back 2 .onion links that direct to the site. Moreover, the new owners have created a brand new.onion address to prevent police from re-seizing Doxbin. Anyone can currently dive into the two previously seized addresses, and a third ....

November 11, 2014 · 1 min · 132 words · Lauren Hernandez

Eastern Iowa Airport Data breach, May Compromise Customers Credit & Debit Card details

The affected server was isolated and security measures were taken to contain the intrusion. The breach was isolated to the public parking lot and did not affect any other concessions. source: www.techworm.net

November 11, 2014 · 1 min · 32 words · Bradley Watkins

Firefox Developer Edition, Mozilla’s 10th birthday present for developers & privacy concerned users

Firefox integrated WebAPIs and Add-ons to enable people to get the most out of the Web. Having a dedicated developer surfing app means we can tailor the browsing experience to what developers do every day. Download this Edition of Mozilla here https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/ Read More source: www.techworm.net

November 11, 2014 · 1 min · 46 words · Seth Williams

G20 summit security breached, secret projectors found inside the venue in Brisbane

The security personnel have found two projectors, reportedly disguised as security cameras, inside the restricted zone. G20 Summit TheAustralia 2014G-20 Australia summit will be the ninth meeting of the G-20 heads of government. The hosting venue will be the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. It is expected to attended by a galaxy of world leaders. More than 4000 representatives from the 20 countries of the block are expected to visit the summit....

November 11, 2014 · 1 min · 101 words · David Lynch

Masque Attack : Your iPhone App may actually be a cloned App hiding malware

The FireEye researchers have named this new attack as Masque Attack. How does Masque work? FireEye says the only pre-install apps like Mobile Safari are unaffected by this issue. According to FireEye, the attacker can leverage this issue both wirelessly and through USB. Masque Attacks can pose much bigger threats than WireLurker. FireEye said they had notified Apple on July 26 2014 but Apple had not responded immediately. FireEye said that they had seen the Masque being exploited in the wild....

November 11, 2014 · 1 min · 83 words · Eugene Daniels

BrowserStack, a browser testing service, hacked and compromised, Paste claims it is shutting down

A tweet was made from the BrowserStack account accepting the same. Though at present it is not known how many of user accounts may have been compromised in the hack. We did get hacked. Currently sanitising entire BrowserStack, so service will be down for a while. We’re on top of it & will keep you posted. BrowserStack (@browserstack)November 10, 2014 What is BrowserStack? BrowserStack was founded by Ritesh Arora and Nakul Aggarwal in April 2011, and launched fully in September 2011....

November 10, 2014 · 2 min · 240 words · Joshua Smith

Google ordered to assist Marvel in finding Josh Gazelle, the leaker of Avengers: Age of Ultron Teaser Trailer

A certain user Josh Gazelle has been identified as the leaker of the trailer. The subponea is given below : The US Court however disallowed Marvel from entering Google premised. source: www.techworm.net

November 10, 2014 · 1 min · 32 words · Joshua Chan

Pizza Hut Australia Point of Sales hit with ZeroAccess rootkit malware for over a year

Webroot said that it had found variants of the ZeroAccess rootkit malware as well as fake anti-virus malware. They also installed the Webroots cloud based anti-virus system to stop the future infections from occurring. The company is currently investigating into the infection and has refused to comment on the issue. you might read all about the ZeroAccess Rootkit malware on thisPDF (Downloadable)file from Sophos. Techworm will bring you the latest about this infection as it happens....

November 10, 2014 · 1 min · 78 words · Louis Davis

US Postal Service (USPS) hacked, employees and customers personal data compromised

The Washington post said that officials denied to comment on who they think to be behind the attack. however it is believed that hackers connected with state actors from Chinese Government may have been involved. Thankfully, no credit or debit card related payment data was affected by the breach. USPS said in a press release. The letter written by UPS to all the affected employees as well as customers is reproduced below....

November 10, 2014 · 1 min · 172 words · Amanda Miles

Belkin releases patch for its flawed Belkin N750 dual-band router firmware

The flaw which was reported overnight- was found to target the Belkin N750 dual-band router. The Flaw IntegrityPT consultant Marco Vaz published a Metasploit module allowing guests to attack vulnerable routers. Belkin took approximately 6 months to be ready with a patch for this flaw. These kinds of flaws are considered rare among toolkit makers. Even more so on such old kits. Belkin users are advised to update to firmware F9K1103_WW_1....

November 9, 2014 · 1 min · 73 words · Katrina Garcia

IS your camera hacked ? Insecam is hosting feeds of all unsecure security cameras across the world

Table Of Contents IS your camera hacked ? Such online cameras are available for all internet users. This is the greeting that welcomes users to Insecam. UNSWs Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre co-convenor David Vaile said people should think twice before using internet-connected security devices. This is a wake up call for security agencies. Just keeping watch on others isnt enough. it’s crucial that you ensure that someone else isnt watching you too....

November 9, 2014 · 1 min · 87 words · Joshua Thomas

The 100 ISIS terrorists giant killer or defender of Kobane, who is ‘Rehana’

But in reality who is she? Techworm takes a behind the scene non partisan look at Rehana. WHO is the real Rehana? Whatever we have heard about her is from social networks which are not authenticated. Rehana has killed more than a hundred#ISISterrorists in#Kobane. It seems claims of her life, death and body count may have been greatly exaggerated. She was in August but as of now her whereabouts are not known....

November 9, 2014 · 1 min · 178 words · Duane Daniels

New security features coming in Windows 10

Most hacks, worms, trojans and viruses target Windows machines in particular. Mainly because of the vast reach that no other platform can match. SO every new Windows release, is an occasion of celebration and concern. Though there is always a concern that a new OS will open new areas for hackers to exploit. With Windows 10, its clear Microsoft wants to bolster security without opening up any new holes. Brenden Vaughan, a threat research manager at Webroot, says its a big step in reducing security threats....

November 8, 2014 · 1 min · 162 words · Ashley Anderson