GhostShell, who also goes by other names like DeadMellox, has reportedly doxed himself. Doxing is an act of publishing or revealing relevant documents and the storyline about someone. GhostShell claims he started his hacktivism days in January of 2012, as he began attacking his government. This was probably due to the deteriorating situation in Romania … Read more
Compared to other countries within Asia and Southeast Asia, the Philippines have a relatively lax history with regards to Internet censorship and Internet laws. But as they say, times are always changing and just 3 short years ago a new act (The Cyber Crime Prevention Act) created some significant causes for concern regarding Internet freedoms. … Read more
If business or adventure is going to take you to Taiwan in the near future, it is highly advisable to consider bolstering your Internet security with a VPN tunnel. As you might have guessed due to their close affiliation with China, Taiwan does censor the Internet significantly and you would do well to encrypt any … Read more
Researchers have proven that a gadget connected to the internet and then connected to your car is not as safe as you thought it might have been. Researchers proved last summer when a Corvette’s brakes were hacked via cellular enabled insurance dongle attached to the sports car’s dashboard. However, another hacker has revealed that these … Read more
Hong Kong is a bustling cosmopolitan city and nation state that has different laws from China. If you are living there long term or you are just visiting for a short amount of time to do a little sightseeing, you need to make sure that you have your Internet security locked down. You might also … Read more
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
Whether you’re technologically challenged or a seasoned IT engineer, you likely already know how important firewalls are to your security. Movies like The Matrix and Die Hard always seem to throw around terminology and jargon related to firewalls, and movies have made the vast majority of the population aware their existence and functions. But most … 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
Password managers have become a necessity today because it is becoming increasingly easy for hackers and attackers to steal usernames and password with various techniques such as XSS attacks. But the problem is that there is a lot of fierce competition in the password management space, and you might not know the best software to … Read more
Argentina has a booming media industry that produces a lot of video content within South America. But the problem for a lot of Argentinians is that most of the video content that is domestically produced is restricted geographically by IP address. If you are in another country, you are going to have a very difficult … Read more