USB-C connector provided on new MacBook and Chromebook prone to hacking via ‘borrowed charger’, BadUSBBadUSB flawWhat is BadUSB?Type-C port vulnerableAuthentication But with the new port comes with its own set of security issues because the Type-C port is vulnerable to BadUSB flaw. The issue was first reported by Verge which said that USB-C is vulnerable to BadUSB firmware attack or other attacks exploiting the plug’s direct memory access. Verge said that users using the new MacBook and Chromebook Pixel 2 would be prone to a “borrowed charger” attack....

However the hacking has already been done and at the time of writing this article the website of City of San Marcos, Texas as well as that of the San Marcos Police Department is down. Bitcoin Baron, the hacker who took down these sites said that the had targeted the sites to demand a police officer named James Palermo be fired from San Marcos Police Department and imprisoned for injuring Alexis Adelphi....

Virginia Police Have Been Secretively Stockpiling Private Phone RecordsHRTASNLegality of the database As per the Wired report, five cities from southeast Virginia are participating in the program which is called ‘Hampton Roads Telephone Analysis Sharing Network’ (HRTASN). The database, which affects unknown numbers of private citizens and contains phone records that at least five police agencies in southeast Virginia have been collecting since 2012 and sharing with one another with little oversight or questioning....

Pre-installed software in Lenovo, Toshiba and Dell has severe vulnerabilitiesLenovo vulnerability :Dell vulnerabilityToshiba vulnerability The hacker who goes by the handle of slipstream and RoL and writes for LizardHQ, discovered severe vulnerabilities in the Lenovo Solution Center, Toshiba Service Station and Dell System Detect, all of which are support software for respective PCs/laptops. According to slipstream, Lenovo Solution Center has the most serious of the vulnerabilities and if exploited, would allow a potential hacker take over the Lenovo PC/laptop by making the owner visit a specially crafted website....

The vulnerability was discovered by Check Point security researcher Kasif Dekel and can be exploited by simply sending a vCard contact card containing malicious code to a WhatsApp user. As soon as the WhatsApp user opens the innocuous looking vCard on the web extension, WhatsApp Web, the malicious code contained in it can run on the victim’s machine. Check Point says that this vulnerability is so severe that the potential hacker could distribute any malware, including ransomware, bots, and remote access tools (RATs) by exploiting it....

While other researchers are trying out self healing material using mostly liquid compound, this process differs from them. Watch this video to get an idea of how the material self heals after getting shot at. We had earlier reported about a similar research being carried out by a team at the University of Bristol. Lead by Prof.Duncan Wass, the team is working on their own self-healing material. Prof Wass has confirmed that the self-healing products will reach consumers in the “very near future”....

It offers transfer and write speeds of up to 100MB/s and 90MB/s respectively making it capable of transferring a full HD movie in under 45 seconds. Users can record an estimated 14 hours of 4K UHD video on the 256GB card, making it ideal for high-performance drones, action cameras, and 4K-capable smartphones, among other devices. The company also introduced another 256GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I card, Premium Edition, the first 256GB card enhanced for mainstream Android-based smartphone and tablet users with read speeds of up to 95MB/s....

If you have taken your PC/laptop for repairs or updating, you would have noticed the technician pressing refresh desktop a million times. Leaving aside the technician, you must also have noticed that when you right-click on your Windows desktop or inside an open explorer window, you see an option called Refresh in the context menu. The Refresh button has been there since Windows 95 to this date in the newly launched Windows 10....

Not much has been revealed regarding Android M except an accidental mention in the Android for work event schedule, which was later removed by Google. Android has made tremendous improvement with each version and hence it is very difficult to predict what all novel features Google is planning to unfold with its Android M. For now, the release of Android M seems to be a bit premature with Android Lollipop capturing only 10% of its distribution; however it looks as if Google is finally settling into an annual update schedule which indicates that just like its Lollipop version the Android M version will also get the developer’s preview first and later towards November it will be made available to the Android users....

You may be wondering if Nahimic companion is a virus? Then you are at the right place. The recent Nahimic 3 has not gone down well with the users either. It may appear as a suspicious program but is rather an audio experience enhancing program that words along with your standard audio drivers. Many Windows 10 users have noticed it getting installed out of the blue as a driver’s update....

One of the latest features that are coming on WhatsApp gives a visual cue on the document download sharing ETA on the messaging app. WhatsApp is testing out document sharing ETA WhatsApp continuously ups its game in terms of features updates. The recently spotted feature on WhatsApp Android beta client v2.22.8.11 gives a peek into an upcoming feature that shows ETA on downloading any documents shared. WhatsApp is testing out document sharing ETAWhatsApp is expanding with a series of upcoming features...

This tool is aimed to help users to easily identify, review and bulk delete content that are forwarded or shared multiple times using the instant messaging app and free up storage on their smartphones. “We now offer easy cleanup suggestions by bucketing both large files and media that has been forwarded many times, sorting files by size in descending order, and providing a way to preview files before deleting them,” WhatsApp said on Tuesday....

While it’s good to be updated on the situation regarding COVID-19, but not all information shared regarding the epidemic may be true. Hence, in order to avoid the spread of fake news and misinformation, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Saturday launched a coronavirus pandemic-focused chatbot. Dubbed as the WHO Health Alert, this free service has been “designed to answer questions from the public about Coronavirus, and to give prompt, reliable and official information 24 hours a day, worldwide....

The hacked website threw a message reading Anonymous, remember when you tried to dox us with fake information for attacking wikileaks? There we go! One group beat you all! #WikileaksHack lets get it trending on twitter! The following tweet was attached with the message — Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) December 23, 2015 OurMine has a reputation of hacking high profile social media accounts including that of Netflix, HBO, Sony, Marvel, Google and public figures including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sunder Pichai, former Twitter CEOs Dick Costolo and Ev Williams The hacked website is currently unreachable, most probably down for a fix....

However, NVIDIA released a beta GeForce Experience (GFE) update with version 3.26 to resolve the issues. Now, another issue has come to light that’s triggering blue screens of death (BSODs) on Windows 11 and some Intel processors due to the Windows 11 2022 Update. In order to safeguard the upgrade experience for users, the Redmond giant has applied a compatibility hold on devices with affected Intel Smart Sound Technology (SST) audio drivers from being offered Windows 11, version 22H2, or Windows 11, version 21H2....

According to the leak, Xiaomi has four new handsets planned for 2015. The next smartphone which Xiaomi is planning to launch is called Xiaomi Mi 4S, The naming convention suggests Xiaomi is emulating Apple once again. The Xiaomi Mi 4s is scheduled to be launched in June 2015 and will feature a 5-inch Full HD display and run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC processor, a 13MP rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS) and a 5MP front-facing camera....

For those unaware, security researchers Gabi Cirlig and Andrew Tierney last week had accused Xiaomi of tracking user’s browsing history, search engine queries, and more via its Mint Browser and Mi Browser Pro. The company was found tracking the device’s activities even when the phone’s browser was set to private mode or “incognito” mode. Further, all the tracked data was compiled and being sent to remote servers in Singapore and Russia with the web domain registered and hosted in Beijing, where Xiaomi has its headquarters....

Boeing to develop a super-secret, self destructing ‘Black’ smartphone filled with security featuresBlackBerry to the rescueSelf-Destruct Mode BlackBerry to the rescue Boeing being a major defense contractor for the US military equipment has been tasked by US government to come up with a super-secret, unhackable, unbreachable, malware resistant smartphone for its classified use and Boeing has in turned approached the struggling BlackBerry for technical assistance to manufacture such a smartphone for the US government....

Well, in this article, we have listed some of the most feature-rich DVD players for Windows 10 PC and laptops. Just like the floppy disks, now DVDs, CDs, and Blu-ray discs are becoming obsolete. Several newer Laptops, PCs, and other media devices do not come built-in with an optical disc drive. Even Microsoft has discontinued the Windows Media Center in Windows 10. And to play DVDs in the new Windows Media Player in Windows 10 You will have to pay $15....

Security professionals can gain a lot from reading about IT security. One can gain an understanding of how cyber security came about and how the field works today by absorbing the information presented in the security books. These books can help to better equip IT Security professionals to advance their careers in cyber security. However, the question that rises is which book offers the most to information security personnel? In this article, we have compiled a list of top 10 must-read books, which according to us can offer you knowledge and insight about IT security....