In the report which is available here, the European Union voted against new amendments that would have prevented so-called “fast lanes” on the internet, the fundamental premise of net neutrality. Net neutrality means that all internet traffic should be treated equally. In an utopian world, nobody including large corporations like Facebook should be allowed to pay internet service providers (ISPs) extra money or create separate channels that can open a elitist fast lane to deliver their content or services to customers/users....

EvilAP Defender application can come in handy in Evil Twin attacks, which consist in impersonating a legitimate Wi-Fi, tricking users into connecting to a device controlled by cybercriminals. Idris says that the tool is particularly handy because he included functionality allowing the administrator to run denial-of-service activity against the malicious device, in order to gain more time to set up stronger defenses. Different access points can be distinguished through identifiers, attributes and tagged parameters (additional values sent along with the beacon frame), and EvilAP Defender relies on these characteristics to determine an impersonating device....

The Extratorrent admin took to Twitter to tell its fans about the DDoS attack — Extra Torrent (@Extra_Torrent) January 10, 2015 About Extratorrent ExtraTorrent was one of the more popular torrent websites in 2014. It has grown in size due to more traffic and has moved up again in the top 10, now placed as the 4th most-visited torrent site by torrent ranking websites. This success didn’t go unnoticed by rightsholders groups such as the MPAA who recently called out ExtraTorrent as one of the top pirate sites....

This decision was made after MPs blamed the social media sites of “passing the buck” and their unwillingness in cracking down on terrorism in the fight against online extremism. The MPs also warned that social media sites feared it would “damage their brands” and that they were becoming the “vehicle of choice” for extremists. The tech companies, which have been criticised for allowing their online platforms to become a “recruiting platform” tool for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, said they would be able to identify propaganda more effectively by pooling their resources....

Apparently, for the past couple of days, Facebook’s Android app (com.facebook.katana) has been asking for superuser access to users’ devices. However, if a user tries to deny this request, it still continues asking until the user grants permission. This has led to panic among users who took to various internet forums looking for an explanation for the suspicious pop-ups. “Today I was browsing Facebook when suddenly I got a superuser request popup,” one user wrote on XDA developer forums....

FB Messenger has definitely undergone major changes this year. Earlier in April, the social media giant added a video call functionality to its mobile messaging client. That means users can now video chat aside from sending messages, emojis, stickers, and making calls right from the standalone Messenger app. This makes the application more appealing to avid fans of messaging services since it works on two of the most popular platforms–Android and iOS....

This move is looked as a plan to take over the current and undisputed king of online video, YouTube, and aims to get people watch more videos at the leading social networking site. Facebook is currently “testing a dedicated place on Facebook for people to go when they exclusively want to watch video,” Facebook’s vice president of product management Will Cathcart said in an online post. “Video has continued to grow on Facebook....

For those unaware, Facebook had first revealed its 3D Photos feature at the 2018 F8 developer conference, which was rolled out a few months later. Until now, this feature depended on the dual-lens “portrait mode” capabilities, which was only available in new, high-end smartphones. The social media giant has now enhanced its 3D Photos feature technology to support images taken from single, rear-facing camera phones. The feature is now available for anyone with an iPhone 7 or higher, or “a recent midrange or better Android device,” says Facebook....

For those unaware, Zoom has seen a huge surge in popularity over the past weeks, as people are forced to work and study from home amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Currently, Zoom allows up to 49 participants in a video call. Due to the increased demand for social video calling, Facebook has decided to release the feature for Messenger Rooms, a group video chat feature on Messenger, earlier than scheduled due to the coronavirus lockdown....

In a civil complaint filed with a federal court in San Francisco, California on April 9, the social media giant has accused Basant Gajjar, the creator of “LeadCloak” cloaking software. Gajjar has been accused of using the LeadCloak software to violate Facebook Terms and Policies by providing cloaking software and services designed to circumvent automated ad review systems and ultimately run deceptive ads on Facebook and Instagram. “[Gaijar’s] cloaking services were used to promote, among other things, deceptive diet pills and pharmaceuticals, cryptocurrency investment scams, and even misinformation about the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Facebook alleges in the complaint....

When customising their profile picture, Facebook users are given the option to let the French flag expire after a day, a week, a month – or last forever. However users who set a longer time limit are now struggling to disable the French flag overlay. Unfortunately, the only other way to remove the overlay is to simply pick your previous profile picture. Navigate to your profile page on Facebook, hover over your profile picture and click the “Update Profile Picture” option which appears....

The current episode of Fappening 2.0 refuses to die down as the hackers released more explicit and personal images and videos of more celebrities. This time the Hollywood actresses were missing. The hackers have now released NSFW images and videos of WWE Diva Kaitlyn and page 3 models like Lacey Banghard, Lauren Cohan, and Holly Willoughby. The Fappening 2.0, or Celebgate 2.0, started with private photos of Emma Watson and Amanda Seyfried circulating on the “dark web” and then 4chan last week before the images made it to Reddit....

Shane Tusch, a resident of San Mateo, wanted to check out if this suicide prevention tool is real or not! On 26th February 2015, Tusch posted his frustrations regarding the stress he had been facing due to first amendment made to his home loan by the bank. He posted that he was undergoing trouble paying his bank debts for quite some time and in the post he declared that he would take his life in some public place....

Generally, a judge’s approval is not required for the planes’ surveillance equipment, and the FBI said the flights are used for specific, ongoing investigations. The FBI said it uses front companies to keep the pilots and aircraft safe from danger. It also protects the identity of the aircraft so that suspects on the ground do not know that they are being observed by the FBI. At least 50 aircraft have been traced back to the FBI, and more than 100 flights in 11 states were identified over a 30-day period since late April, circling both major cities and rural areas, as reported by the Associated Press....

Ford Motor posted a statement on its website which says there is a flaw in the body control module software in the vehicles. As a result of the problem, the engine could keep running after the key is turned to “off” and removed, or after the start/stop button is pressed to turn the engine off. The recall covers some model 2015 Focus cars, C-Max hybrids and Escape sport utility vehicles....

A group called Cyber Caliphate which is rabid pro-ISIS managed to take a French TV network off air, and hijack its website and Facebook page. 11 channels belonging to the French-language TV network, which broadcasts to more than 200 countries worldwide, stopped transmitting programmes after what was described as an “extremely powerful cyberattack”. After calling an emergency meeting to discuss the issue, the TV network’s director general, Yves Bigot, stated that it might take days for the TV5MONDE to recover from the attack, After hijacking TV5MONDE’s social media accounts, the attackers posted threats against French troops, publishing documents purporting to be the ID cards and resumés of French soldiers involved in anti-ISIS operations....

G20 summit security breached, secret projectors found inside the venue in BrisbaneG20 SummitSecurity Breach G20 Summit The Australia 2014 G-20 Australia summit will be the ninth meeting of the G-20 heads of government. It will be held in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia, on 15 and 16 November 2014. The hosting venue will be the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. It is expected to attended by a galaxy of world leaders....

Israel-Palestine conflict : New feature of the conflict rides to success on malware attached NSFW videosThe attackTwo of a kindDirty road to success Trend Micro has discovered this new wave of cyber attacks being carried out against the Israeli government, military network and research infrastructure which has taken the aid of NSFW videos. Trend Micros states that there are two separate but similar cyber attacks and both seemed to be interlinked as the trail leads back to Gaza based hackers....

DLR researchers have rebooted their efforts of developing hyper-sonic passenger plane that would be boarded on suborbital space planes. German aerospace research center, the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), is planning to revive a decade-old plan which aims at developing hyper-sonic flights by 2030. Referred as SpaceLiner, it would carry 100 passengers and would be used to transport passengers from Europe to Australia in just 90 minutes. Besides the journey between Europe to U....