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Juniper Firewalls with ScreenOS Backdoored Since 2012

Juniper Networks has announced that it has discovered “unauthorized code” in ScreenOS, the operating system for its NetScreen firewalls, that could allow an attacker to decrypt traffic sent through Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

It’s not clear what caused the code to get there or how long it has been there, but the release notes posted by Juniper suggest the earliest buggy versions of

Shocking! Instagram HACKED! Researcher hacked into Instagram Server and Admin Panel

Ever wonder how to hack Instagram or how to hack a facebook account? Well, someone just did it!

But, remember, even responsibly reporting a security vulnerability could end up in taking legal actions against you.

An independent security researcher claims he was threatened by Facebook after he responsibly revealed a series of security vulnerabilities and configuration flaws that allowed

19-Year-Old Teen Steals $150,000 by Hacking into Airline's Website

What do you do to earn up to $150,000?

Somebody just hacks into airlines and sells fake tickets.

That’s exactly what a 19-year-old teenager did and made approximately 1.1 Million Yuan (£110,000 or $150,000) by hacking into the official website of an airline and using the stolen booking information to defraud hundreds of passengers.

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The teenager, identified as Zhang

Hackers Plan to Ruin Christmas Eve for Millions of PlayStation and Xbox Live Gamers

Remember the notorious hacker group Lizard Squad that spoiled last Christmas holidays of many game lovers by knocking the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live offline with apparent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks?

But, Will you be able to Play Xbox and PlayStation Game this Christmas?

Probably Not.

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Because a new hacking group is threatening to carry out

13 Million MacKeeper Users Hacked — 21 GB of Data Exposed

MacKeeper anti-virus company is making headlines today for its lax security that exposed the database of 13 Million Mac users’ records including names, email addresses, usernames, password hashes, IP addresses, phone numbers, and system information.

MacKeeper is a suite of software that claims to make Apple Macs more secure and stable, but today the anti-virus itself need some extra

Anonymous Declares War On Donald Trump — #OpTrump

After targeting the Islamic State (ISIS) group in the wake of Deadly terror attacks in Paris, hacktivist group Anonymous has now turned its attention to controversial US presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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Government Could Hack Children's Toys to Spy on You

Smartphones, Smart TVs, Smart Watches, Cell Phone Towers, Messaging services… but now, What’s Next?

Smart Toys? Yes, probably.

Tech expert is warning that ‘Smart Toys’ could now be used by the government intelligence agencies to spy on suspects.

As part of the Investigatory Powers Bill, children’s connected toys could be the next item to be used by the government in an effort to spy

Someone Just Tried to Take Down Internet's Backbone with 5 Million Queries/Sec

Someone just DDoSed one of the most critical organs of the Internet anatomy – The Internet’s DNS Root Servers.

Early last week, a flood of as many as 5 Million queries per second hit many of the Internet’s DNS (Domain Name System) Root Servers that act as the authoritative reference for mapping domain names to IP addresses and are a total of 13 in numbers.

The attack, commonly known as