Pythonbot Adware Installs Cryptominer On Windows Pcs

Dubbed PBot, or PythonBot, the adware not only floods an infected computer with advertisements but also installs malicious ad extensions in the browser and hidden cryptocurrency miner on victim’s computer. The researchers had discovered the first member of the PBot family over a year ago, and since then the adware has evolved with several modifications to the program. In April itself, the company detected more than 50,000 attempts to install PBot on computers of users of Kaspersky Lab products....

December 2, 2022 · 2 min · 330 words · Sean Cunningham

Redhack Targets Turkish Government Again Hack Turkish Railways And Turkish Contractor Association Techworm

Today breached the Turkish Railways website, TCDD and leaked several files they claim to have stolen from the website. The files are available here. They also hacked the Turkish Contractors Association website and leaked several hundred usernames and passwords of member contractors listed there. RedHack said they have also managed to infiltrate the email systems of the AKP Izmir headquarters. RedHack then published the emails that they say represent acts of corruption by the AKP and Turkish Government....

December 2, 2022 · 1 min · 111 words · Sabrina Brown

Rendering Reimagined Using Distributed Power To Maximize The Creative Workflow Techworm

Leonardo Render is a company that set off to solve those problems in the creative industry by giving consumers more options and integrating a blockchain-based decentralized rendering protocol. Rather than putting additional strain on personal computers rendering large projects, Leonardo Render is integrating a distributed network to benefit everyone. Leonardo Render utilizes a network of external graphics processing units (GPUs) that users can access on demand for rendering. Instead of using an under-powered personal GPU within a computer at home or in the office, the platform allows users to access far greater GPU power by going through the network....

December 2, 2022 · 3 min · 605 words · Matthew Brooks

Rogue Botnet Using Victims Computer Internet Browser To Scan Vulnerable Websites And Inject Malicious Code Blocked By Mozilla Techworm

December 2, 2022 · 0 min · 0 words · Heather Lackey

Russian Republic Bank Database Leaked By Xh Ckertn Techworm

Leaked data contains telephone number, email, password and fax number of different users, all in plain text.Effected website :https://bank.rrep.ru/The leaked data can be seen from the paste provided below:

December 2, 2022 · 1 min · 29 words · Ruby Connolly

Samsung Hoping To Bring 3D Effects To Smartphones With 11K Displays

Galaxy S6, which is the recent flagship from Samsung had a 1440 x 2560 pixels Quad HD display, which means it gave 577 pixels per square inch. The company wants to do something mind boggling with its display. A smartphone display with an 11K resolution that converts into a 2250 pixels density per inch within the limitations of a 5.75 inch screen, which means the detailing and colors on the screen would be so intense that it will be able to reproduce a 3D-effect that would not even require you to wear special glasses....

December 2, 2022 · 2 min · 346 words · Cora Williams

Sandworm Russia Backed Cyber Criminals Targeted Eu Nato

NATO, European Union and European Government websites compromisedTeam SandwormThe AttackRussian LinkOther attacks using Sandworm The cyber criminals are thought to be of Russian origin because of the various signatures seen on the malware affecting the systems. Team Sandworm This security loophole was uncovered by cyber-intelligence firm iSight Partners. They dubbed this group of cyber criminals as Sandworm due to the constant reference of “Frank Herbert’s Dune” in their code. The espionage was perpetrated since August and is still on....

December 2, 2022 · 4 min · 692 words · Jack Dickinson

Seagate Announces The World S Slimmest And Fastest 2Tb Hard Drive Techworm

The company has also said that its newly announced storage paraphernalia is 25 percent lighter than the previous generation of mobile hard drives. Seagate suggested that the drive should be targeted to both desktop and notebook owners, which is why its form factor was made sleek in the first place. In the process, this product will be able to attract a larger crowd. While the hard drive has more than enough space for you to store a multitude of different files, it is the speed category where we will have to see if the company pooled in its resources or not....

December 2, 2022 · 1 min · 181 words · Julia Eveland

Several Venezuelan Government Websites Hacked And Defaced Database Leaked As A Protest To The Government Techworm

December 2, 2022 · 0 min · 0 words · Stacey Morley

Short Video Service Musical Ly Is Merging With Tiktok S Short Video Platform

For those unaware, Musical.ly was a Chinese video social network app for video creation and live broadcasting. This app allowed users to be creative and let them create and share short singing and dancing videos by lip syncing to their favorite songs and audio clips. Users could create 15-second to 1-minute videos through the app and select sound tracks to accompany them, use different speed options (time-lapse, fast, normal, slow motion, and epic) and add pre-set filters and effects....

December 2, 2022 · 3 min · 520 words · Thomas James

Silent Attack Vulnerability Can Make 500 Million Android Smartphones Go Lifeless

Silent Attack : Mediaserver vulnerability in Android smartphones running on Jelly Bean to Lollipop renders them lifeless (Updated)The Silent AttackProof Of Concept The Trend MicroLabs website says that this vulnerability is present in all Android smartphones and tablets from version Android 4.3 Jelly Bean to Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). Trend has not clarified whether the the current Android M version is susceptible to the attack. The versions Android 4.3 to Android 5....

December 2, 2022 · 3 min · 639 words · Martha Craft

Slack S New Policy Lets Bosses Read Your Dms Without Consent

For those unfamiliar, Slack (Searchable Log of All Conversation and Knowledge) is a cloud-based set of team collaboration tools that offers a variety of features including group chats, private messaging, and chat rooms (called channels). In an update hidden on its Help page, Slack writes: “Workspace Owners can request access to a self-service export tool to download all data from their workspace. This includes content from public and private channels and direct messages....

December 2, 2022 · 2 min · 359 words · Gregg Zimmerman

Software Configuration Error Caused A400M Plane Crash Confirms Airbus

On examination of the black box data, it was confirmed that while the code was correct, the way it had been configured was faulty. The test crew who were assessing the quality of the turboprop aircraft before purchase were killed in the crash. Airbus had already told A400M operators – Britain, Germany, France and Turkey – to check the planes’ Engine Control Unit. The Royal Malaysian Air Force also has an A400M, delivered in March....

December 2, 2022 · 2 min · 357 words · Christopher Bemis

Sony S Cloud Based Tv Service Playstation Vue To Be Released Within Two Weeks

Sony said that the beta service will be commercially available to the users in New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia, before a nationwide release in United States by end of 2015. It also said that PlayStation Vue will run only on Sony’s PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 consoles as of now. Sony had announced plans for its cloud-based TV service called PlayStation Vue in November 2014. PlayStation Vue will offer subscribers popular TV channels like CBS, FOX, NBC, Comedy Central, FX, Discovery, and many more through their PlayStations....

December 2, 2022 · 1 min · 212 words · Amber Miller

Sony Settles 2011 Psn Hacking Lawsuit Offers A Total Cash And Kind Of 15 Million To The Affected Victims Of Hack Techworm

December 2, 2022 · 0 min · 0 words · James Rose

Sony To Launch Its Amazingly Thin X900C 4K Ultra Hd Android Tv Sets In July

The device that is being discussed here is the most astonishingly thin 4K TV sets that was showcased at CES 2015. It was only 4.9 mm at its thinnest point, which is pretty much most of the panel. To witness such a thinness in a person is truly bizarre. Just to put it in the frame of reference, majority of the modern smartphones cannot be made that thin. The only one smartphone that comes close to being thin as this TV is the Oppo R5....

December 2, 2022 · 2 min · 221 words · James Rhodes

Teen Hacker Hacks United Airlines System Gets Rewarded One Million Air Miles Techworm

Based in the Netherlands, Olivier Beg discovered 20 separate security flaws within United Airlines’ computer systems. As a reward, the airlines offered million United MileagePlus miles — a $25,000 value – for revealing 20 bugs to United’s program, as part of a challenge to help the company fix security flaws on its website. The bug bounty scheme was introduced by the airlines in May 2015 calling it an extension of its commitment to protecting customers’ privacy and the personal data they share with the airline....

December 2, 2022 · 2 min · 328 words · John Billingsley

Thailand Prime Minister S Website Hacked And Posted With Abusive Words Techworm

The website was defaced with a picture of pm, with abusive words mentioned as “I’m a slutty moron”, “I know that I am the worst Prime Minister ever in Thailand history!!!”. The defacement sign showed that it was defaced by “Unlimited Hack Team”. who was previously able to hack Culture Ministry, TV Channel 3 and some other thai websites too. “Unlimited Hack Team” announced on its Facebook page on Wednesday afternoon that it did not break into the website of the PM’s Office....

December 2, 2022 · 1 min · 137 words · Timothy Strayhorn

The Britisher Who Allegedly Hacked Nasa The Us Army And The Federal Reserve In 2013 Rearrested With Extradition Warrant

Love was first arrested in October 2013 over allegations of hacking into US agencies including NASA, the US army and the Federal Reserve. On Wednesday, UK’s Metropolitan Police Service rearrested Love at his home in Stradishall, Suffolk, this time sporting an extradition warrant issued by the districts of Virginia, New Jersey and New York. According to the indictment (PDF) filed in New Jersey, Love and others hacked into thousands of computers in the US and elsewhere, collecting personal data from 104,000 people along the way....

December 2, 2022 · 2 min · 303 words · Ricky Haley

The Most Amazing 5G Israeli Startups

Israeli start-ups are hard at work cultivating 5G technology and compatible systems for maximum bandwidth and minimal latency. The 5G revolution will increase capacity by a factor of at least 50 X what’s currently available on 4G, with much lower latencies. Cloud computing technology, Internet connectivity, AI tech, and 5G apps will be operational at ultra-high-speed, allowing for augmented reality applications, autonomous vehicles, and new frequency ranges upwards of 39 GHz....

December 2, 2022 · 5 min · 893 words · John Dement