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Iranian Cyber Police Arrested 240 M/W Shut Down about 900 Websites

Iranian cyber police 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 →

British Govt agency GCHQ releases “Cryptoy” Android app for Kids to teach Cryptography

cryptoy-app-cryptoy_director_portrait-2 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 →

Android OS New Version Android L to offer Data Encryption By Default

android L 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 Released - Fixes 12 Vulnerabilities

adobe-flash-player-icon 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 →

NYU launches Worldwide Hacking Competition For Students

hackforums hacked by Eg-r1z 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 →