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The organization that offers advanced crime scene investigation and portable hacking instruments to others has itself been hacked. Israeli firm Cellebrite, the well known organization that gives computerized criminology instruments and programming to help law implementation get to cell phones in examinations, has had 900 GB of its information stolen by an obscure programmer. However, the programmer has not yet freely discharged anything from the stolen information chronicle, which incorporates its client data, client databases, and a huge measure of specialized information in regards to its hacking devices and items. Rather, assailants are searching for conceivable chances to offer the entrance to Cellebrite framework and information on a couple chose IRC talk rooms, the programmer told Joseph Cox, donor at Motherboard, who was reached by the programmer and got a duplicate of the stolen information. Then, Cellebrite likewise conceded that it as of late experienced "una...

Here's some bad news for Android users again. Certain low-cost Android smartphones and tablets are shipped with malicious firmware, which covertly gathers data about the infected devices, displays advertisements on top of running applications and downloads unwanted APK files on the victim's devices. Security researchers from Russian antivirus vendor Dr.Web have discovered two types of downloader Trojans that have been incorporated in the firmware of a large number of popular Android devices operating on the MediaTek platform, which are mostly marketed in Russia. The Trojans, detected as Android.DownLoader.473.origin and Android.Sprovider.7, are capable of collecting data about the infected devices, contacting their command-and-control servers, automatically updating themselves, covertly downloading and installing other apps based on the instructions it receives from their server, and running each time the device is restarted or turned on. The list of Android device...

Setting a passcode on your iPhone is the first line of defense to help prevent other people from accessing your personal details. However, it's pretty much easy for anyone with access to your iPhone to bypass the passcode protection (doesn't matter if you configured Touch ID or not) and access your personal photos and messages. A new critical security flaw discovered in iOS 8 and newer, including 10.2 beta 3, allows anyone to bypass iPhone's passcode and gain access to personal information using the benevolent nature of Apple's personal assistant Siri. The security glitch has been discovered by EverythingApplePro and iDeviceHelps and now that they have gone public with a video demonstration, you can expect Apple to fix this issue in the next iOS beta version. All an attacker need is to find out the phone number of the target's iPhone and access to the phone for a few minutes. But, what if you don't have target's phone number? No worries. You ...

New Operating System: Antivirus Firm Kaspersky Launches Its Own Secure OS. The popular cyber security and antivirus company Kaspersky has unveiled its new hack-proof operating system: Kaspersky OS. The new operating system has been in development for last 14 years and has chosen to design from scratch rather than relying on Linux. Kaspersky OS makes its debut on a Kraftway Layer 3 Switch, CEO Eugene Kaspersky says in his blog post, without revealing many details about its new operating system. The Layer of 3-switch is the very first tool for running the Kaspersky OS, which is designed for networks with extreme requirements for data security and aimed at critical infrastructure and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. What's new in Kaspersky OS than others? Kaspersky OS is based on Microkernel Architecture: The new secure OS is based on microkernel architecture that enables users to customize their own operating system accordingly. So, depending on a user's s...

Microsoft Warns Windows 10 Update Can Freeze Your PC/Laptops And It Has No Fix Buggy updates and patches have become the order of the day for Microsoft. It has even botched its ‘Anniversary Update’ which was supposedly the largest and most important Windows 10 upgrade so far. The most important upgrade is also compulsory which means that Windows 10 users can opt out of it. Now it has been confirmed that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update has a major bug which causes PCs/laptops to freeze. The problem becomes even more severe for Windows 10 users is that they cant opt out of it and Microsoft says it has no fix for this freeze bug. The bug raised many queries on Microsoft Answers support site and ultimately Microsoft posted a new and self explanatory topic titled: ‘Windows 10 may freeze after installing the Anniversary Update’ and states there have been: “Microsoft has received a small number of reports of Windows 10 freezing after installing the Anniversary Update on syst...

Browsing for porn in your browser’s Incognito mode might not be as private as you think  Last week we had reported why logging out of Facebook while surfing porn websites is good because Facebook tracks users through the ‘Like’ and ‘Share’ buttons on such porn webpages. Carrying the research a bit further, we present you with another fact you didnt know. Surfing porn in any browser’s Incognito Mode doesnt make your porn habits private. It is a fact that Incognito mode doesnt save history but that’s about the only protection it grants you. 99 out of 100 Google Chrome user think surfing porn in Incognito users is safe! Admit it, you use your browser’s Incognito window to surf porn yourself!!! Why surfing in Incognito is not private? Opening a private or incognito browser in either Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari or Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer only ensures your computer does not remember your online activity. As said above, any web browser will make ...

WHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS LOG OUT OF FACEBOOK WHILE WATCHING, VISITING NSFW WEBSITES. Did you know that Facebook actively tracks you if you visit porn websites? If you’re logged on Facebook and go on any adult entertainment website or shady porn website, chances are that the porn website has a Facebook plug-in button. This Facebook plug-in will actively track you down and know that your have been surfing porn. Facebook tracks your surfing habits because the social networking giant collects data about the websites you’re visiting so they can target the ads you see – including your taste in porn. According to their data policy, Facebook states: “We collect information when you visit or use third-party websites and apps that use our Services (like when they offer our Like button or Facebook Log In or use our measurement and advertising services). “This includes information about the websites and apps you visit, your use of our Services on those websites and apps, as well as...