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Hackers Release Jailbreak tool to Unlock iPhones
26May By PriyankaNo Comments
Tech

Hackers Release Jailbreak tool to Unlock iPhones

The latest tool released by an unknown hacker team can unlock any iPhone that runs iOS 11 and above, according to the TechCrunch report. A new tool is known as “jailbreak” that allows even the users of the latest version of iOS to install any software they want. Though Apple prohibits its users from using any unauthorized apps through its “walled garden” approach to iPhones. But hackers work hard to build these jailbreak tools to breach those restrictions by exploiting previously undisclosed vulnerability in iOS. However, there is no guarantee that this jailbreak will work forever as Apple works fast to close these patching flaws create by the Jailbreak making team. The vulnerability the hackers build in the latest jailbreak tool is unknown. However, Security experts of iPho...
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Singapore stops Zoom for Online Education as Hackers Strike
11Apr By PriyankaNo Comments
News

Singapore stops Zoom for Online Education as Hackers Strike

Singapore has suspended the use of Zoom for online education after hackers hijacked a lesson and showed obscene images to students. In what is known as “Zoombombing,” two hackers interrupted a geography lesson a day after Singapore closed schools on Wednesday as part of partial lockdown measures to curb local transmissions of COVID-19. Lessons have moved online, with some teachers using video conferencing tools like Zoom. Singapore’s Ministry of Education said it was investigating the “serious incidents” and may file police reports. "We are already working with Zoom to enhance its security settings and make these security measures clear and easy to follow,” said Aaron Loh, director of the ministry’s Educational Technology Division. "As a precautionary measure, our teachers w...
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Hackers Sending Coronavirus Map Link on Whatsapp to Steal Your data
27Mar By PriyankaNo Comments
News

Hackers Sending Coronavirus Map Link on Whatsapp to Steal Your data

Even as the whole world grapples with rising COVID-19 cases, cyber fraudsters have devised a malware called "coronavirus map" to steal confidential data, including bank account details and passwords. Pixr8 News team found out about the malware a week ago and urging people not to open any coronavirus-related links circulated on social messaging apps. Cyber fraudsters are using a malware called coronavirus map, which can compromise your confidential data. People are taking precautionary measures by spreading awareness about this unauthorized link, he added. The malware link, shared widely on messaging apps like WhatsApp, claims that it has important information about ways to prevent coronavirus infection, he said. If one clicks on the link, it installs a spy software, which ca...
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IRCTC Website Hacked, Transaction Data Were Compromised
5May By NitishNo Comments
News

IRCTC Website Hacked, Transaction Data Were Compromised

Maharashtra Police has informed the Indian Railways about the suspected hacking and theft of data from the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website. The IRCTC is India's biggest travel e-commerce website, where lakh of transactions are conducted every day. The website has lots of sensitive information such as the PAN card numbers of the customers, their safety and security questions and other such personal information. IRCTC PRO said that the police is yet to share the data with them, after which they would look into the matter and issue a detailed statement.  "IG Maharashtra police cyber cell has informed IRCTC about Data theft from its website but the details of the said data are still to be shared with IRCTC. IRCTC will be issuing a detailed press note late...
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Hackers broke into nearly 2,000 Vodafone UK customer accounts
31Oct By AnkitaNo Comments
News

Hackers broke into nearly 2,000 Vodafone UK customer accounts

LONDON- Vodafone UK said on Saturday hackers had accessed the accounts of 1,827 of its customers this week, the second cyber attack on a British telecoms company this month. The attackers had potentially gained access to the victims' bank sort codes and the last four numbers of their bank accounts, along with their names and mobile telephone numbers, a Vodafone spokesman said. "This incident was driven by criminals using email addresses and passwords acquired from an unknown source external to Vodafone," he added in a statement. (more…)
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Oxigen Wallet, Sponsor Of South African Cricket Team, Website Hacked
5Oct By NitishNo Comments
News

Oxigen Wallet, Sponsor Of South African Cricket Team, Website Hacked

As per the report on desigyan, Oxigen wallet, a money secured wallet has been hacked around 9:40PM on 3rd of October. This is the second hacking news after Ganna.com incident. Oxigen wallet is also the Team Jersey sponsor of South African Cricket team. The website is hacked by TN Hackers and it was hacked for 1hour, 45 minutes as per the data given by the website Desigyan.   This is the fresh example of hacking and it shows that nothing is secure in this online world. Which put a big question mark on the data security of users.   Reason behind the Hacking: The reason behind this activity is to spread believe in a particular community.  The hackers promoted themselves as Tunisian Fallaga Team.
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