A hacker believes that Tesla motor company commanded his car to downgrade the software in it because apparently he had revealed new information about their product. Jason Hughes, a prominent hacker of Tesla Model-S cars tweeted to the CEO of the company, Elon Musk, about how he had seen that the company was developing a … Read more
Alexander Polyakov of the software company ERPScan cautioned oil and gas companies about the threat posed by hackers, who may target vulnerable software with the oil business to steal commodities or cause explosions. Especially nowadays, when oil is witnessing a dip in its prices, the threats posed by malicious hackers are soaring. The industry works … Read more
In a bid to help the hopeful candidate for President of the United States, Hillary Clinton, one of her former aides during her stint as the secretary of state has said that Clinton’s email account was not hacked. The New York Times reported that Bryan Pagliano presented security logs to the investigators that showed that … Read more
The US Defence Secretary Mr Ash Carter has invited hackers to hack into their systems to help find any security bugs that might cause problems in the future. Hacking a government entity like FBI, NSA is something that is always a dream for hackers. Some claim to do it always and not get caught, others … Read more
The Hacking team, which is a supplier of surveillance tools and malware to the governments and intelligence agencies globally is speculated to have returned to the global arena. The speculations have become rife after the discovery of an Apple Mac OS X malware sample. For those who don’t remember, the Italian firm in July 2015 … Read more
A nine-month review conducted by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) revealed that the IRS allowed hackers to view account details of over 700,000 U.S. taxpayers through a poorly thought out website feature. The cause of the fact is the new “Get Transcript” function which the IRS implemented on their website in May … Read more
The Nissan Leaf electric car’s mobile management APIs may be faulty, and that may allow a hacker in another part of the world to hack and gain control over crucial features like battery charge management and access information, which may be crucial to the customer – this is what security researchers, Troy Hunt and Scott … Read more
Expect the unexpected. Who would have thought that simple instruments like wireless mice which have successfully helped us to get rid of the issues posed by tiresome and entangled cables and wires could turn out to be potentially dangerous? According to Bastille, a security firm, the wireless mouse can be used to hack computers and … Read more
Pay attention all Android users! According to the researchers of IBM, the source code for a potent malware program that can extract online banking credentials has been leaked. This family of malware that essentially targets the Android operating system is known by several names, like GM Bot, Slempo, Bankosy, Acecard, Slempo, and MazarBot. And out … Read more
Tim Cook after that urgent letter of his declared that Apple would not give in to the court’s orders to unlock the iPhone 5s of Syed Farook, one of the killers who dies in the San Bernardino shooting. The FBI had brought this to the court’s attention after the encryption on the operating system was … Read more