Tag: hacking news
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Newly Discovered Mac Malware with Ancient Code Spying on Biotech Firms
Security researchers have discovered a rare piece of Mac-based espionage malware that relies on outdated coding practices but has been used in some previous real-world attacks to spy on biomedical research center computers. Dubbed Fruitfly, the malware has remained undetected for years on macOS systems despite using unsophisticated and “antiquated code.” Infosec firm Malwarebytes discovered […]
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How To Stop Hacking of Your WiFi in 2017
It’s 2017, and we’re not any further along with Wi-Fi security than we were 10 years ago. There are Intrusion Detection Systems and 2nd generation antivirus apps to protect us from some vulnerabilities but the simple fact is that we find businesses that are still deploying wireless technology in ways that it should never be […]
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Your iPhone Can Be Hacked Remotely With Just A Message
Do you own an iPhone? Mac? Or any Apple device? Well now it appears there is a StageFright type hack for iPhone users. Just one specially-crafted message can expose your personal information, including your authentication credentials stored in your device’s memory, to a hacker. The vulnerability is quite similar to the Stagefright vulnerabilities, discovered a […]
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How to Hack Someones Facebook Account Just by Knowing their Phone Numbers
Hacking Facebook account is one of the major queries on the Internet today. It’s hard to find how to hack Facebook account, but researchers have just proven by taking control of a Facebook account with only the target’s phone number and some hacking skills. Yes, your Facebook account can be hacked, no matter how strong […]
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Spotify Hack?
Spotify Possibly Hacked! Change your Password ASAP If you are one of the millions of people around the world who love to listen to music on Spotify, you may need to change your password immediately. Has Spotify been hacked? The company says no, but some Spotify users have claimed their profiles were hijacked, and details […]
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Chinese ISPs Caught Injecting Ads and Malware into Web Pages
China has gained a considerable global attention when it comes to their Internet policies in the past years; whether it’s introducing its own search engine dubbed “Baidu,” Great Firewall of China, its homebrew China Operating System (COP) and many more. Now, Chinese Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have been caught red-handed for injecting Advertisements as well […]