The recall announced involved a wide range of Jeep, Dodge, Ram, and Chrysler cars and trucks manufactured between 2013 and 2015, fitted with touchscreen infotainment radio system, proved to be susceptible to remote hacking. FCA US, the American arm of the Italian auto group, in a statement said “The recall aligns with an ongoing software distribution that insulates connected vehicles from remote manipulation, which, if unauthorized, constitutes criminal action.” “Customers affected by the recall will receive a USB device that they may use to upgrade vehicle software, which provides additional security features independent of the network-level measures,” the company said on Friday....

The next-generation MacBook Air, which is Apple’s entry-level laptop, is rumored to be upgraded with an entirely new design. With just a few days to go before the WWDC, a talented concept artist has envisioned his own version of the new MacBook Air. The concept artist, Darvik Patel has unveiled four images of the new MacBook Air, which he claims are an accurate representation of Apple’s upcoming redesigned 2022 MacBook Air....

Now a researcher has cracked hashes of almost 4000 passwords from data dump. The results of his research reveal how insensible people become while setting passwords. The top two passwords in the sample were unsurprisingly “123456” and “password”. “When the Ashley Madison database first got dumped, there was an interesting contingent of researchers talking about how pointless it would be to crack the passwords, since Ashley Madison was using salted bcrypt with a cost of 12,” researcher Dean Pierce wrote on his cryptography and Bitcoin blog....

Elizaveta Danilova, the Director of the Bank of Russia’s Financial Stability Department, on Thursday presented the report, “Cryptocurrencies: trends, risks, measures,” during an online news press conference and discussed the study on the ban of cryptocurrencies. “The use of cryptocurrencies creates significant threats to the well-being of Russian citizens and the stability of the financial system,” the report said. Russia became the world’s third-largest player in bitcoin mining, behind the United States and Kazakhstan, according to Cambridge University data released in October....

The sleek Galaxy S8 smartphone’s standout features are a screen that goes nearly to the edges of the device, and a virtual assistant named Bixby. Based on what we know about the Samsung Galaxy S8 and rumors that we are hearing about the iPhone 8, let’s have a look at the specifications and features of Galaxy S8 and iPhone 8. Display Samsung Galaxy S8 comes with a 5.8” Super AMOLED Quad HD + display [2960 x 1440 pixels (570ppi)] with an aspect ratio of 18:5:9....

In other words, the court’s ruling means Samsung will not be required to pay $119.6 million in patent-infringement damages, nor will it need to alter any product designs, dealing a blow to Apple’s argument that Samsung has “slavishly” stolen its intellectual property. The court found that Samsung did not infringe on an Apple patent related to data detectors, and also ruled invalid a pair of Apple patents related to “slide to unlock” and autocorrect....

Called the “SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Luxe”, the device comes with dual Lightning and USB Type-C connectors and an all-metal casing that provides a hassle-free way for users to access and move files between iPhone, iPad Pro, Mac, and other USB Type-C devices, including Android phones. The new flash drive comes with two connectors, which enables the quick transfer of files, eliminating the need to email content from one device to another in order to upload or save....

However, Opera has pushed out an update for its Opera Max Android app with support for both YouTube and Netflix. Also, the update boasts about using up less data while streaming videos, shows and movies. This means you can now optimize YouTube and Netflix video streams over HTTPS “without any significant loss in quality” in less buffer time and indulge in watching more viral clips within the same data allowance....

Microsoft have thanked Forshaw for his contributions which will surely help to strengthen their platform.And this will also encourage others to keep trying and report vulnerabilities to win bounty programes.

The message on the deface page, where Hacker urges to other Countries to Help Syria, Hacked website and their Mirror can be seen from the paste provided below: At the time of writing the Article all the websites were still defaced

All total of 14 websites were hacked and defaced, most of them with a deface page simply reading “Hacked by Libero” “WE ARE ANONYMOUS” One of the defaced website was showing a Video Statement released by Anonymous Ukraine, which said: https://sumylis.gov.ua https://mrr.gov.ua/ https://dairivne.gov.ua/ https://khedai.gov.ua/ https://pfu-sumy.gov.ua/ https://rivneoblzem.gov.ua/ https://sumyrayrada.gov.ua/ https://sumyzemres.gov.ua/ https://uns.adm-pl.gov.ua/ https://zaksoc.gov.ua/ https://rada-vv.gov.ua/ https://brody-rda.gov.ua/images/x.gif https://apcourtlg.gov.ua/ https://vbeloz.gov.ua/ Mirror (WebCached version ) of the websites can be seen here At the time of writing the Article all the websites were still showing the deface page....

Few days back Web Soldiers team hacked and defaced Offiacial Website of Sag Harbour U.S

Bidding adieu to her 14 years of journey in the organization, Sandberg said that she will officially leave the company this fall but continue to remain on the company’s board of directors and focus on her foundation and philanthropic work. She will also work with Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg to transition out of the role before her departure. Sandberg, who joined Meta in 2008 as Meta’s CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg’s second-ranking executive, has helped Facebook transform from a start-up to the most dominant and multibillion-dollar social media juggernaut it is today with nearly 3 billion users around the world....

Next time you’re out in the open, and its freezing, your smartphone battery may have drainedWhat can be done to fix the problem These experts also claim that the colder the environment gets, the faster the smartphone batteries will continue to drain. So how exactly does this happen? Turns out that all smartphones feature lithium ion batteries and they increase their internal electrical resistance as the temperature drops. This reduces their overall capacity and makes them less efficient as opposed to cells that function in hotter climates....

The official Kodi team on their website too have mentioned that watching illegal content which would otherwise be paid for is not endorsed or approved by them, there’s are very few chances that people are following it. Also Read– Best ways to unblock Kodi in 2018 Though the legal threats have seen many put a stop on their activities, Kodi still remains to be popular with the public. Looking at the popularity of Kodi, Sony Australia is recommending users of its Android TVs to download Kodi to access add-ons, reports TorrentFreak....

Musk first revealed his plans at a SpaceX event in Seattle in January this year. The plan involves launching a constellation of 4,000 low-cost satellites that would transmit high-speed internet signals to all parts of the globe, including its most remote regions. Musk has said the effort “would be like rebuilding the Internet in space.” If the attempt turns out be successful, it would change SpaceX from a pure rocket company into a massive high-speed-internet provider that would not only compete against major companies in the developed world but also make Internet available for billions of first-time users who are currently not online....

At least, that’s how many early investors felt as the digital currency swelled in value in 2017. However, for all of its acclaim, Bitcoin has functioned as a digital investment vehicle, more akin to digital gold, than a functional currency. After all, nobody wants to face the same fate as Laszlo Hanyecz who purchased two pizzas for 10,000 Bitcoin in 2010. After Bitcoin’s meteoric rise in 2017, Hanyecz spent the equivalent of $10 million on those two pizzas....

Microsoft Lumia 1020 successor’s image leakedMicrosoft after taking a deep breath is now focusing on its successor to the much acclaimed Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone. @evleaks posted the picture with a tweet saying, “Don’t give up hope, Windows fans,” indicating that Windows Phone fans can expect to re-live soon to get their hands back on a camera focused smartphone. It’s not so clear if the phone will be featuring a higher megapixel count or not (the Lumia 1020 sports a 41MP camera sensor)....

For those unaware, Tamilrockers, which was launched in 2011, is popularly known to publish illegal copies of newly released movies in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telegu, Malayalam, and Kannada on their website. The movie ‘Avengers: Endgame’ marks the culmination of 22 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), a series that portrays the war between the Avengers and Thanos, the evil demigod. The two-part Avengers series, ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ was announced in 2014, as a sequel to ‘Age of Ultron’....

Tesla Motors has started a bug bounty program that will pay researchers up to $1,000 for disclosing vulnerabilities in its website. As said above, rewards don’t apply to bugs found in the company’s vehicles. The Tesla bug bounty hunters have to find vulnerabilities in the main teslamotors.com domain and other domains owned by the company. The Tesla car sales website and other sites that are hosted by third parties are not included in the bug bounty, which is being administered by Bugcrowd....