Shahrwand newspaper reported that Iranian cyber police (known as FATA)arrested at-least 240+ people which include men and women and also shut down about 900 websites in Sistan and Baluchestan. According to reports all these people were involved in illegal internet activities includes managing porn and fake profiles,recently Cyber police of Revolutionary Guards announced its Spider […] Continue reading → 
The British Government Intelligence agency GCHQ has released “Cryptoy”, an Android app that is designed for kids to learn Cryptography. The app is available to download. The Cryptoy mobile app was developed by STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) students on an industrial year placement at GCHQ and was introduced and announced by the GCHQ […] Continue reading → 
You go to retailer shop to buy a new smartphone. you trust the manufacturer that its clean and safe to use. But its not always the case. Some cheap smartphones are pre-loaded with Malware. The malware is much difficult to uninstall and using evasion techniques that is hard to detect. The malware, called DeathRing, is […] Continue reading → 
Search Engine Giant Google has confirmed on Thursday that the next version of Android will encrypt data by default. This will prevent both thieves and law enforcement officials to gain access to personal information running the mobile operating system. Optional encryption has been present in some devices since 2011, but, according to security experts, only […] 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 → 
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 → 
A recent study by Hewlett-Packard (HP) shows nearly three-quarters of all Internet of Things devices are susceptible to getting hacked or compromised. They examined 10 common smart devices, including thermostats, smart TVs and webcams and they claimed that each device had approximately 25 vulnerabilities. Many of the vulnerabilities had to do with a lack of […] Continue reading → 
The NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering has opened registration for the largest hacking competition. This is specially for offers US students to participate and win cybersecurity-based scholarships and prizes, ZDNet reports. Last year over fifteen thousand students participated and many qualified the preliminary rounds in order to reach the finals in six separate competitions. This […] Continue reading → 
Researchers at the University of Michigan and the California University Riverside, discovered that six out of seven popular apps could be hacked with up to a 92 percent success rate using a malware-ridden app on a device and infiltrate other apps on the phone, regardless of their levels of security. The weakness allowed researchers to […] Continue reading →