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Google Deletes 21 Malware Apps From Android Market


Android Malware

No doubt Android is gradually becoming one of the most widely used Smartphone operating systems. And given the free nature of Android’s usage policies, more and more Mobile device companies are taking to Android each day. Oh, please forget Nokia for a while. However the problem with Android’s open unmoderated ecosystem is that devices running…

 Android   Google   News   Security  

By Debjit
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Microsoft Kills Windows Autorun On Win 2K, Vista & XP


Microsoft has finally taken a huge step forward in order to put a check on Malicious tools which have actively used the Autorun facility to manifest themselves on the computers of millions of users. Most viruses create an Autorun.inf file in removable media ( CD – ROM / USB Drives ) in order to spread…

 Microsoft   News   Security  

By Debjit

Google Testing Encrypted Search In Chrome


It looks like Google is testing a new encrypted search in Google Chrome. Instead of the regular google.com which is used for search, many users of Google Chrome are reportedly being redirected to encrypted.google.com. Encrypted search provides end-to-end encryption between the user’s computer and Google when they search for something. This will prevents a third…

 Google   News   Security  

By Ricky

Hackers Eye Online Carbon Markets


Carbon Trading EU Hacking

A couple of days ago we told you how hackers have found smart ways to control Stock Markets according to their will. Now it’s the turn of the carbon trading markets. We have been hearing about reports that hackers have stolen millions of tonnes of carbon credits from the European Union Emission Trading Scheme.

 links   Security  

By Debjit
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How Facebook Responded To Hacks From Tunisia?


How Facebook Responded To Hacks From Tunisia?

Facebook recently noticed some strange things happening to their website in Tunisia such as political-protest pages were being hacked and users complaining someone logged into their Facebook accounts deleted them. After lot of investigation, the Facebook security team took two measures in order to overcome these issues: First, Facebook routed all requests to their website…

 Digitizor   Facebook   links   Security  

By Debjit

Either The Trend Micro Chairman Is Completely Clueless Or He Is Spreading FUD


Steve Chang, the Chairman of Trend Micro, has kicked up a controversy by claiming that open source software are inherently less secure. When talking about the security of smartphone, Chang claimed that the iPhone is more secure than Android because being an open-source platform, attackers know more about the underlying architecture. Android is open-source, which…

 Android   General   Linux   Security  

By Ricky

Hackers Find A New Way To Control Stock Markets


Hackers Find A New Way To Control Stock Markets

Hackers can inject tiny amounts of latency into networks used at Stock Markets which can result in delaying transactions and change the course of trading in the markets. This way they can control the variations in the stock markets as they wish and earn profits in millions of dollars in a few seconds.

 Digitizor   Hacks   News   Security  

By Debjit

Acai Berry Spam In Twitter Linked To Gawker Hack


Acai Berry Spam In Twitter Linked To Gawker Hack

A few hours ago, a new spam promoting something called acaia berry started spreading in Twitter. It spread so quickly that it was suspected of being a worm.

 News   Security   Twitter  

By Ricky

Kinect Being Used As “3D Helicopter Radar”


A couple of days back we saw a Kinect based multi-touch like control without touching the surface. Now the Kinect is being used a 3D Radar atop a helicopter.

 Articles   Gadgetizor   News   Security   Tech  

By Debjit

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