An update on GitHub suggests that only Chrome 41 is vulnerable to AwSnap! and Google has patched the bug on Chrome v42 and v42 Proof of Concept of the bug Reddit thread by Jblatt seems to confirm that the bug works on any PC listed above Like the earlier Chrome hack reported by Techworm, this bug can also be used by pranksters to cause mischievous harm on thread and website....
To celebrate the first birthday of its 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver app, Cloudflare has announced a new free VPN service called Warp for mobile devices. While the aim of 1.1.1.1 DNS service is to provide users’ faster internet connection and offer utmost privacy, Warp is being marketed as “VPN for people who don’t know what V.P.N. stands for.” The company claims that most VPN services are lousy because users are experiencing a slower internet connection....
Developer makes a free online tool for victims to identify with which ransomware they are infectedList of identified ransomware With hundreds of ransomware doing rounds, it is important to identify which ransomware has infected you. This helps because security researchers have been able to decrypt some top ransomware infected files. Now a code, Michael Gillespie has created ID Ransomware, a free online tool for victims to identify with which particular ransomware they’ve been hit....
Chubb Insurance is offering Internet troll coverage, which will accept claims up to £50,000 coverage. The insurance policy that is aimed at wealthy policy holders seems extensive. Chubb introduced the new policy following a survey conducted among its target audience and brokers. Tara Parchment, private clients manager for the UK and Ireland, explained that the troll insurance would aim to help customers re-establish their lives after suffering a cyber incident that has caused physical harm to their home or person....
According to experts’ estimations, more than 54,000 Twitter accounts, which also included their passwords, were posted online last Sunday. Another shocking revelation was that group of hackers were also able to post hacked personal details, which included mobile phone numbers, of the heads of the CIA, the FBI and America’s National Security Agency. Hussain, who has now been killed as a result of a US drone strike, has his legacy living on through thousands of individuals....
The goal of the new DARPA program, called Targeted Neuroplasticity Training, is to stimulate your peripheral nervous system, the network of nerves on the outside of your brain and spinal cord, to facilitate the development of cognitive skills. TNT could become much faster and a cheaper way to train people on various fields like foreign languages, Cryptography, Intelligence Analysis and more. Since DARPA is the first and foremost initiative in the Department of Defense Establishment, U....
The best part about this software is that it is available for the popular Operating systems such as Windows and MacOS. For Mac users, it comes pre-loaded. For Windows, a user needs to download it separately which is why we are here to guide you on how to download and install iTunes for Windows OS like 7, 8 and 10 Specification of iTunes for Windows 10, 8, 7 The specifications we mentioned here are provided by Apple itself....
Twitter had announced in December last year that Vine’s mobile app will become Vine Camera. The public Vines that exist will soon be shifted to an archive mode. While Twitter has assured it will move the existing 6 sec videos to an online archive, it’s not clear how long Twitter will keep those archived Vines online for. However, it did specify that users should download any of their own creations before January 17th....
A customer at an Owensboro, Kentucky convenience store was hospitalized on Saturday after an electronic cigarette battery apparently exploded in his pocket, and it was all caught on surveillance video. Josh Hamilton, the victim, is recovering from severe burns on his right thigh. Hamilton was paying for snacks at the counter at his local Shell gas station when flames shot out from his leg through his clothes. “He was giving me money, he put his hand in his pocket, so suddenly there was fire....
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has launched a new neuroscience company called “Neuralink Corp.”, which seeks to merge computers with human brains, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The ultimate goal to use this technology is to enhance memory function and provide more direct interaction between human and computer interfaces or give humans added artificial intelligence. The new company is focusing on what Musk calls “neural lace” technology, wherein tiny electrodes would be implanted into the brain which in turn would manage functions like memory, with the eventual possibility of uploading and downloading thoughts....
There are valid, serious, military technology developments happening in the Pacific. This is not about that. This is about some dudes who have built a giant robot with paintball cannons piloted by two people that seem to come right out of science fiction and they want it to fight a Japanese-made counterpart in an epic battle. On Wednesday, the video challenge was made by U.S.-based Megabits to Japan-based Suidobashi Heavy Industry to add to the trans-Pacific competition heating up following the USA Women’s National Soccer team beat Germany that same night to face Japan in the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday....
New evidence by Kaspersky researchers suggests that the hacking group could be NSA personnel in disguiseKaspersky reveals that the so called “Equation group” cyber hackers could be NSA personnel in disguise The new report which Kaspersky’s researchers published on Wednesday shows that the term “BACKSNARF” was one of the terms which was used by the Equation Group in one of their codes in their online platform and on the other hand NSA’s cyber warfare unit was using the same term for one of its project....
“We are strengthening our commitment to the Indian market by pioneering the first live 5G demonstration in the country. The 5G technology showcase has been organised in the direction of creating a robust 5G eco system in the country even as the Government plans to have 5G network roll outs by 2020. 5G research and development is natural for Ericsson thanks to our innovation, R&D focus, technology leadership and thought leadership,” said Nunzio Mirtillo, Head of Market Area – SE Asia, Oceania and India, Ericsson....
You may have heard the word latency when you were checking your PC or laptop configurations. If you have given it a proper peek, you would have noticed something L1 cache latency ** and L2 cache latency **. Have you ever wondered what latency means and why it the most crucial word of our times. Latency can make or break a device because nobody would like to own a slow PC/laptop....
With the elections in United States heading for a November showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the liberal left vs. conservatives agenda drew up huge controversy after ex-Facebook employees said that they had been ‘instructed’ to leave out popular conservative news items in favour of not so popular left liberal news item. After the matters reached to head, United States government had announced a probe into the alleged Facebook bias with Sen....
Announcing the decision on Facebook, Zuckerberg wrote in the post: “Today we’re announcing a new program called Facebook Community Boost to help small businesses in the US grow, and to help more people get the digital skills those businesses need. Since 2011, Facebook has invested more than $1 billion dollars to support small businesses. This is the next step.” Facebook will be investing tens of millions of dollars into the program that will travel to 30 cities around the U....
The settlement also requires Facebook to “submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate structure.” The FTC said the penalty was the largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers’ privacy and one of the largest penalties ever assessed by the US government for any violation. “Despite repeated promises to its billions of users worldwide that they could control how personal information is shared Facebook undermined consumers’ choices,” said FTC Chairman Joe Simons, a Republican, in a statement....
Statistics at the end of first quarter of 2014 revealed that Facebook has 1.28 billion monthly active users. And then the last quarter of 2014 statistics revealed it was 1.39 billion monthly active users. Now, March 2015 statistics reveal it is 1.44 billion, this is a clear indication that the number has gone up by 50 million in comparison to the December 2014 statistics. To give you a clear perspective of Facebook’s popularity, the current active users are roughly 5 times the population of United States at 318 Million (2014 statistics)....
Speaking at SXSW’s first Online Harassment Summit on Saturday, Bickert said these reports include allegations of hate speech posted on Facebook. She also said that she was unsure as to what percentage is serious and what should be taken off the site. The panel focussed on how far tech companies could and should go in eradicating possibly harmful content on their platforms. “You can criticize institutions, religions, and you can engage in robust political conversation,” said Bickert, of where Facebook draws the line....
You can type the name “Tsu on FB timeline,” but the moment you write “Tsu.co” or post any link from the rival social networking website, you’ll be blocked. The reason is that tsu.co is the domain of the Tsu social network, a recently launched website that works exactly like Facebook, MySpace, hi5, and other social media sites, but with a twist. Unlike Facebook, Tsu promises to share advertising revenue with users....
