The Federal US government confronted Tech Giant Yahoo and threatened to fine $250,000 a day in 2008 if it didn’t abide by an extensive demand to hand over user communications. A demand the corporation considered unconstitutional. According to Yahoo Blog Post. According to court papers unsealed Thursday that bring light to how federal authorities pushed […] Continue reading → 
Adobe Flash Player 15.0.0.152 which was released on Tuesday fixes a total of 12 vulnerabilities. Security Bugs include memory leakage, memory corruption, use-after-free. These could be exploited for code execution. These flaws affect Flash Player 14 and all previous versions for Windows and Mac. These updates resolve memory leakage vulnerabilities that could be used to […] Continue reading → 
TorrentLocker - a wide spread ransomware has been cracked by Finnish Security Researchers. CryptoLocker and CryptoWall encrypts files on a victim’s machine and then demands ransom. The victim has to pay to get the decryption software that can decrypt the files. TorrentLocker was regarded as the demonic spawn of CryptoLocker and CryptoWall which made killings […] Continue reading → 
Around 5 million Google usernames and passwords have been leaked online by Russian Hackers on a Russian Bitcoin forum BTCSEC. The Hackers also leaked popular Russian Webs Services Mail.ru and Yandex Accounts. Google Russia said it is investigating the alleged leak, adding that it advises customers to use strong passwords and enable two-step login verification […] Continue reading → 
The official Bangladeshi Air Force Recruitment Site has been hacked by Two Hackers with the handle Kai-H4xOrR And Muhammad Bilal from Team Pak Cyber Experts & Pak Haxors Crew. The website is not completely defaced. However, The hackers managed to upload the deface message on a news part of the website successfully. It is unclear […] Continue reading → 
Official website and subdomains of pakistan Meteorological department is hacked by a hacker with the handle XerXes from Pak Cyber Crew. Web attack type is unknown. It seems that hacker exploited the vulnerability on the server and managed to deface the websites.The offical site with 8 others subdomains were hacked. Hacked websites: http://pmd.gov.pk/pcc.htm http://aws.pmd.gov.pk/pcc.htm http://drought.pmd.gov.pk/pcc.htm […] Continue reading → 
Home Depot finally confirmed that its payments system were breached. The US retail chain working with law enforcement over compromise of payment terminals across stores in the country. Chief executive of the hacked firm Frank Blake admitted the breach in a statement issued on the company website. The retailer said the exact number of customers […] Continue reading → 
People are more conscious about Privacy and Security after Snowden revelations. So keeping in mind, Social networking giant facebook seeks to address privacy concerns over settings and services. A new tool will start to appear on Facebook users’ pages over the next few days to help people review what they are sharing with whom. The […] Continue reading → 
A hacker broke into a part of HealthCare.gov website (Federal Health Insurance Site) & succesfully uploaded malicious files during late July. Investigators found no evidence that consumers’ personal data was taken in the breach. According to The Wall Street Journal, even though the hack took place, no evidence shows that personal information was taken during […] Continue reading → 
Security breaches can happen to anyone at anytime. You, your family, your doctor’s office, your college, the stores you shop in, the websites you visit, and even the agencies that meet basic needs like water and electricity. According to a report from the United States Government Accountability Office, The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team reported […] Continue reading →