FBI successfully hacked iPhone and they wont disclose how it got data from seized San Bernardino shooters iPhone. The iPhone has been at the center of a bitter dispute between Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. But that legal battle—in which a judge last month had ordered Apple to …
Read More »US Government Firewall Einstein fails to protect Govt agencies from massive data breach
Two weeks back there was a crippling cyber attack to hit US Office of Personnel Management that breached US Government Firewall. It’s the agency responsible for managing the personnel records and security clearance details for millions of current and past US government employees. US government alleged breach enabled attackers to make …
Read More »Social engineering Amazon Customer Service
Social engineering, in the context of information security, refers to psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. A type of confidence trick for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or system access, it differs from a traditional “con” in that it is often one of many …
Read More »Kali Linux 2.0 to be released on 11th Aug 2015
Kali Linux 2.0 (Codename ‘Kali Sana’) is to be released on 11th August 2015. Those who are not keeping track, this is the biggest update since BackTrack Linux was superseded by Kali Linux back in 2013. Following is the release history of Kali Linux as shown in Kali Linux Release …
Read More »Skype bug crashes Windows, iOS and Android versions of Skype application
A recent Skype bug discovered by VentureBeat can crash Skype in Windows, iOS and Android versions. All it takes is sending or receiving http://: in a message. It crashes the Windows app if you're the sender and completely kills it if it's the one receiving that string of characters. However, the iOS and the Android apps are only affected when they're the recipient, and Skype for Mac seems to be immune from the issue.
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