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Warning — Popular 'Hot Patching' Technique Puts iOS Users At Risk

Do you know?… Any iOS app downloaded from Apple’s official App Store has an ability to update itself from any 3rd-party server automatically without your knowledge.

Yes, it is possible, and you could end up downloading malware on your iPhone or iPad.

Unlike Google, Apple has made remarkable efforts to create and maintain a healthy and clean ecosystem of its official App Store.

Although

Google Wants to Fly Drones Over Your Head to Deliver High Speed 5G Internet

Would you enjoy If Drones hovering outside your window or above your head, just because it is offering High-Speed Internet Service?

Most Americans may simply prefer to “Shoot Down” unwelcome items.

Well, Google is working on a similar secret project, codenamed Project Skybender, to beam faster internet service, as fast as 5G, from the air.

Google is currently testing multiple

WhatsApp to Share your Personal Data With Facebook

Recently the Facebook-owned messaging app dropped its $1 annual subscription fee to make WhatsApp Free for Lifetime.

Now, WhatsApp has plans to introduce a new feature that would allow its users to integrate their Facebook accounts with the most widely used messaging app.

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So far, the social media giant has been focusing on its own messaging platform, Messenger and both

Police Using Planes Equipped with Dirtbox to Spy on your Cell Phones

The Anaheim Police Department of California — Home of Disneyland — admitted that they used special Cell Phone surveillance technology, known as DirtBox, mounted on aircraft to track millions of mobile users activities.

More than 400 pages of new documents [PDF] published Wednesday revealed that Local Police and federal authorities are using, DRTBox, an advanced version of Dirtbox developed

Critical OpenSSL Flaw Allows Hackers to Decrypt HTTPS Traffic

The OpenSSL Foundation has released the promised patch for a high severity vulnerability in its cryptographic code library that let attackers obtain the key to decrypt HTTPS-based communications and other Transport layer security (TLS) channels.

OpenSSL is an open-source library that is the most widely used in applications for secure data transfers. Most websites use it to enable Secure

Israeli Electrical Power Grid Suffers Massive Cyber Attack

The country which built a Digital Iron Dome, Israel had undergone one of the largest serious cyber attack this year.

This time, the name of Israel is being popped up in the current headlines is for the massive cyber attack which triggered against the Nation’s Electrical Power Grid.

“Yesterday we identified one of the largest cyber attacks that we have experienced,” Energy Minister Yuval

Oh Snap! Lenovo protects your Security with '12345678' as Hard-Coded Password in SHAREit

What do you expect a tech giant to protect your backdoor security with?

Holy Cow! It’s “12345678” as a Hard-Coded Password.

Yes, Lenovo was using one of the most obvious, awful passwords of all time as a hard-coded password in its file sharing software SHAREit that could be exploited by anyone who can guess ‘12345678’ password.

The Chinese largest PC maker made a number of headlines

Critical Flaws in Magento leave Millions of E-Commerce Sites at Risk

If you are using Magento to run your e-commerce website, it’s time for you to update the CMS (content management system) now.

Millions of online merchants are at risk of hijacking attacks due to a number of critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Magento, the most popular e-commerce platform owned by eBay.

Why the Bugs are So Serious?

Virtually all versions of

Password Security — Who's to Blame for Weak Passwords? Users, Really?

The majority of Internet users are vulnerable to cyber threats because of their own weaknesses in setting up a strong password. But, are end-users completely responsible for choosing weak passwords?

Give a thought.

Recently we wrote an article revealing the list of Worst Passwords of 2015 that proved most of us are still using bad passwords, like ‘123456’ or ‘password,’ to secure our

Warning — People are Sharing a Link that will Crash and Reboot your iPhone

A new prank circulating on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platform could crash your iPhone or iPad completely.

If you come across a link to crashsafari.com, you are advised not to open it on your iPhone, iPad or even Macs. Doing so will cause Safari application to crash, potentially causing your Apple device to restart.

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