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Android
Protecting Your Phone Against Evolving Phishing Techniques
Phishing is a scam involving a hacker posing as someone trustworthy to steal sensitive information, such as usernames and passwords. More often than not, they...
By Deepanker Verma March 27, 2019
Security
Facebook Kept “Hundreds Of Millions” Of Passwords In Plain Text
Facebook has acknowledged that it stored hundreds of millions of user passwords in plaintext files for years. What’s even worse is that the file was...
By Deepanker Verma March 22, 2019
Feature Story
Check Out These 5 Best Security Apps for Your Android Smartphone
As Android smartphones make up a significant part of the technology market, hackers waist no time to prepare strategies with an aim to exploit these...
By Deepanker Verma March 20, 2019
Security
Personal Data of Nearly Half A Million Delhi Citizens Exposed Online
India based security news website The Hacker News just reported that personal data of almost half a million Delhi Citizens has been exposed online due...
By Deepanker Verma February 25, 2019
Security
Adiantum: Google’s faster storage encryption algorithm for budget devices
Encryption is the way to keep the data safe and secure. Our smartphones also support encryption and many actually come encrypted out of the box....
By Deepanker Verma February 9, 2019
Security
Your Android Phone Can Be Hacked By Opening An Image
If you are an Android user, you should be careful while opening an image in your phone downloaded from any random website or received from...
By Deepanker Verma February 7, 2019
Security
Google Launches a Chrome extension to warn you of hacked passwords
Google has released a new Google Chrome extension to give users protection against data breaches. The new free Chrome extension ‘Password Checkup’ keeps an eye...
By Deepanker Verma February 6, 2019
Mobile Apps
WhatsApp for iOS gets Face ID or Touch ID authentication
WhatsApp for iOS has added support for Apple’s Touch ID and Face ID biometric authentication. So, you can now an extra layer of protection on...
By Deepanker Verma February 4, 2019
Security
Quora Suffers A Massive Breach Affecting 100 Million Users
Popular question-and-answer website Quora has suffered a massive breach affecting 100 mullion users on the platform. On Friday, the company disclosed that an attacker may...
By Deepanker Verma December 4, 2018
App Review
Bitdefender Total Security 2019 Review
Bitdefender recently released its antivirus suites for 2019 dubbed as “Bitdefender Total Security 2019 Review.” I tested this on my Windows system. As soon as...
By Deepanker Verma November 21, 2018
Security
Pencil Tip Sized Chinese Spying Chips Found hidden on Servers of US Companies
A recent media report uncovered the planting of Chinese Spying Chips in servers used by several US-based companies including Apple and Amazon. The Chip can...
By Deepanker Verma October 5, 2018
Security
Instagram Hack Is Locking Hundreds Of Users Out Of Their Accounts
Instagram has been hit by widespread hacking campaign affecting hundreds of users. This attack is appeared to stem from Russia and is leaving users locked...
By Deepanker Verma August 16, 2018
Security
Facebook App For Android Is Asking For “Superuser” Permission
Facebook has been facing criticism over its data and privacy policies for past few months, but it is not learning anything from it. Now, Facebook...
By Deepanker Verma May 18, 2018
Security
Hackers use adult games to infect Android & Window devices
Researchers from Trend Micro have found a new dangerous spyware that has already affected lots of Android and Windows devices. Attackers behind this spyware are...
By Deepanker Verma May 13, 2018
Security
A New Ransomware Forces You To Play PUBG To Unlock Your Files
A new kind of ransomware has started hitting users and this time attacker is not asking for money to give you access to your files....
By Deepanker Verma April 11, 2018
Security
MyFitnessPal Data Breach Affected 150 Million Users
Under Armour Inc. confirmed that someone improperly accessed data from one of its fitness app MyFitnessPal. This data breach affected around 150 million users. The...
By Deepanker Verma March 30, 2018