Archive for the ‘Internet’ Category
Hackers Find No Winning Exploit In Chrome OS At Pwnium 3
At Google's Pwnium 3 hackathon event this year, the hackers were apparently unable to find a complete exploit in Chrome OS.
Justin Bieber’s YouTube Channel Gets Hacked For A Few Hours
Justin Bieber's YouTube channel apparently got hacked today for a few hours. Other channel owners also experienced a number of issues in accessing regular channel options.
China Monitors Skype Users Through Keywords Alerts
It has been revealed that China actively monitors its TOM-Skype users. This is done by triggering an alert everytime they send a message containing a 'suspicious' keyword.
Bitinstant Loses $12,000 Of Bitcoins To A Hacker
A hacker used social engineering to gain access to the email accounts of Bitinstant employees and then make away with $12,800.
Facebook Is Considering Abandoning The Annoying Ticker
Facebook is currently exploring the options of either abandoning the ticker on the home page altogether, or remove it to a tiny spot at the bottom left of the page.
Apple Patches Serious App Store Security Flaw
Nearly six months after a serious security flaw was discovered in Apple's App Store, the company has finally implemented a solution to fix it.
YouTube One Channel Is Now Accessible To All Users
YouTube has finally rolled out its new look for the channels, called One Channel. One Channel allows users to set a header on their channel page and play a video trailer for every visitor.
Citizen Emails Protesting Proposed Porn Ban Blocked By European Parliament
European Parliament's IT department recently started blocking emails from citizens after the citizens tried to reach out to MEPs to protest over proposed porn ban.
Hacker Uses Facebook App For Phishing Attack And Hacking Facebook Pages
A new Facebook app, namely 'Verify Pages', is apparently being used by a hacker to launch a phishing attack and then hack Facebook pages.
Report Claims MegaUpload Take-Down Surges Movie Sales
A report from Carnegie Mellon's Initiative for Digital Entertainment Analytics claims that since the take-down of MegaUpload, there has been a marked increase in movie sales and rentals.
Facebook Redesign Will Make It More Like It’s iPad App
Facebook showed us its redesigned News Feed yesterday. But after digging more reports it seems this whole update will make Facebook.com look like an hosted app, specially almost like its iPad app. Look at the image below.
Facebook Reveals Revamped News Feed For The Web Users, Coming Soon To Mobile
Facebook has finally unveiled the new look of the News Feed that is being rolled out to the web users today and will be made available to mobile users in the coming weeks.
Users Continue Reporting Hacking Of Yahoo Mail Accounts
A spate of Yahoo Mail account hacks started back in January and despite Yahoo's efforts to plug it, the security vulnerabilities have continued to persist.
Court Allows Kim Dotcom To Sue New Zealand’s Security Bureau
A court has now ruled that Kim Dotcom can sue the New Zealand spy agency, GCSB, for its role in spying on him illegally.
