4G Security: Hacking USB Modem and SIM Card via SMSThe vulnerability4G modemSIM Card vulnerabilityVideo The research team which comprised of Sergey Gordeychik, Alexander Zaitsev, Kirill Nesterov, Alexey Osipov, Timur Yunusov, Dmitry Sklyarov, Gleb Gritsai, Dmitry Kurbatov, Sergey Puzankov and Pavel Novikov, presented briefing about the above vulnerabilities at the recently concluded Choas Computer Club hackers conference in Hamburg, Germany as well as at the PacSec Conference held at Tokyo. The vulnerability Researchers from Positive Technologies made a detailed briefing about how detailing how to compromise 4G USB modems and how the SIM cards are vulnerable to exploitation via SMS over 4G networks....

This particular malware had emerged on the Russian-speaking cybercrime underground forums, and was being sold for a price of $500. The malware was also being referred to as Acecard and Slempo, most likely to avoid being discovered by the authorities, as well as to rake a quick buck for the seller. According to the IBM security team, the creator of the threat has moved on to work on a newer iteration and thus, abandoned his current version (which was referred to version 1....

Micromax is hijacking the smartphone by installing unwanted bloatwareThe EvidenceTemporary Solution1. Root your device2. Get ADB set up3. Disable the Software Update application The Micromax is number two producer of smartphones in India just behind Samsung and large number of mid end buyers and budget smartphone buyers are Micromax customers. The adware issue was first noticed by a Redditor who had bought a Micromax Canvas A093 and found that his smartphone was installing Apps without his permission or knowledge This was not a single smartphone issue but it was affecting many Micromax smartphones....

The malware went on to infect the systems of Fabrikam (a fake name used by Microsoft for the victim in its case study) by stealing the admin account credentials authenticating itself on new systems. It later made lateral movements by infecting other systems in the same network. The virus froze core services by maxing out the CPU usage on Windows devices. “We are glad to share the DART Case Report 002: Full Operational Shutdown....

Spotted first by Twitter user Rafael Rivera on Twitter, the website lists the advantages of developing apps with WinUI, including native performance and future-proofing apps. WinUI allows developers to access and use Fluent Design for Windows and native WinUI controls in Win32 apps. It can also be used in any Windows 10 UWP XAML app via NuGet packages, or in a Xamarin or Uno Platform. Recently, Microsoft had expanded the reach of WinUI by releasing WinUI 3....

Gone in 18 seconds!!! The much vaunted Microsoft’s Edge browser that it ships with Windows 10 OS was hacked in just 18 seconds. This feat was achieved at the PwnFest being held in Seoul. On Thursday during the PwnFest 2016 event within Seoul’s Power of Community security conference, a team from vulnerability firm Qihoo 360 and South Korean security researcher JungHoon “Lokihardt” Lee demonstrated two different hacks that took advantage of vulnerabilities within Microsoft Edge, completing one in a mere 18 seconds....

To promote this feature, Microsoft has released a video titled ‘Welcome to Continuum for phones’ that illustrates how Continuum can be used on a Windows 10 Mobile to make it use like a PC (Windows Store apps only) when connected to a mouse, keyboard and external display. Thanks to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) introduced with Windows 10. The video shows how Continuum works both via wired and wireless connections when paired with either the yet-to-be-released Microsoft Display Dock and currently available Wireless Display Adapter where the transition from phone to PC is almost seamless....

“It’s horrendous. It’s bad enough just to see a child get sexually molested. Then there are murders. Unspeakable things are done to these children,” Ben Wells, one of the attorneys who filed the suit in Washington said. The two plaintiffs, namely Henry Soto and Greg Blauert, were a part of the Online Safety team. According to them, their jobs which involved keeping a check on the company’s online services like e-mail or Bing for illegal content such as child pornography and violent videos, and decide what kind of content should be taken down or reported to the police....

In its 29 year history, Microsoft’s Windows operating systems have been pirated millions number of times. On some levels, it is a practice that Microsoft has accepted with regular consumers largely trying to keep away from the company’s aggression. However, the same cannot be said of those pirating the company’s products on a commercial scale. According to documents filed with a U.S. District Court in Seattle last week, Microsoft targets individuals behind a single IP address 74....

While the temporary fix has been released by Microsoft but the exploit is still vulnerable for unpatched machines. If you are using Microsoft Word your maximum security lies in avoiding and not to opening or previewing an RTF email attachments from untrusted sources and websites.Resource: Microsoft Security Advisory

It is not the first time that Ag3nt47 breached into the database of Monstano, he did it for the second time. Ag3nt47 fired a tweet from his twitter handle @Ag3nt47, containing the link to the paste containing data from the database of Monstano. The data can be seen here from the paste provided. The data contains the information about the Admin, emails of users associated with it, and websites associated, information about Agriculture and much more, it is the complete data available from the database....

Due to this worm an infected router’s HTTP server is opened only for a short period of time and for each target a new server with different port is opened. Johannes Ullrich of the Internet Storm Centre who is studying this particular worm, says that “This may be a ‘bot’ if there is a functional command and control channel present”. Many routers have come under scrutiny from security researchers in the past year, after a series of demonstrations showed ways to break into the devices....

According to a report by HackRead, the cybercriminal who is using the handle “SunTzu583” is allegedly selling 100,000 Yahoo accounts, containing usernames, emails and their passwords in a plain text format from the 2012 Last.fm data breach. This breach saw 43 million user accounts being exposed and publicly released in September 2016. All these information have been listed on the Dark Web for sale for 0.0079 bitcoins ($10.75). Another 145,000 Yahoo accounts from the 2013 Adobe breach and the 2008 MySpace breach were also reportedly found listed for sale, for 0....

Now, according to the latest sketch designs obtained by NokiaPowerUser, Nokia 8 is said to sport a 5.7-inch QHD display, while Nokia 9 may come with a 5.5-inch QHD display. Both the devices will be powered by the Snapdragon 835 processor and will come with 6GB of RAM. Other important features of the Nokia 8 and Nokia 9 are the Carl Zeiss 22MP dual-lens camera on the rear and a 12MP front camera as well as either 64GB or 128GB of in-built storage or both....

Google has extended its handwriting input tool to Android apps and users with the 4.0.3 version of the Android software and will now be able to put text into any app by writing onto the device screens. Google says the app will support print and cursive, written with or without a stylus. If you draw a smiley face, Handwriting Input will even suggest emojis. The new tool recognizes 82 different languages and 20 distinct scripts and the interesting addition here is that you can also draw emojis, including the ugly pile of poo emoji....

The news follows after widespread criticism from gamers and PC enthusiasts over the naming and pricing of the graphics card. “The RTX 4080 12GB is a fantastic graphics card, but it’s not named right. Having two GPUs with the 4080 designation is confusing,” NVIDIA said in a press release. Hence, the company decided to “unlaunch” the 12GB RTX 4080 card. However, it added that the 16GB version of the RTX 4080 is “amazing” and will be available on time to gamers all over the world on November 16th....

Just like with every previous OnePlus launch, the company has been teasing the smartphone’s features ahead of the release. The design language of the OnePlus 10T 5G looks very similar look to the flagship OnePlus 10 Pro launched earlier this year, but with some slight changes. The smartphone will get a huge camera bump at the back and it will be available in two color options: Moonstone Black and Jade Green....

The budget-oriented true wireless earbuds from OnePlus are priced aggressively and they are feature-packed. Surprisingly, in some aspects, they even outperform Airpods 2. In this article, I have compared OnePlus Buds and the Apple Airpods 2. OnePlus Buds Vs Apple Airpods 2: Design Aesthetics And Features Both the OnePlus Buds and Apple Airpods 2 sport a rigid plastic construction and both can withstand rough usage. However, Apple Airpods 2 are not waterproof or water-resistant....

Most organizations nowadays acknowledge that going digital is a necessity, but many still have difficulties dealing with the risks that come with it. A significant number of organizations fail to implement crucial cybersecurity measures in response to their expanding cyber attack surfaces. Many are aware that vulnerabilities or security weaknesses may emerge as they adopt new infrastructure and systems and acquire new classes of IT assets. As such, they update their cyber defense systems or obtain new security tools, albeit without ascertaining the effectiveness of these new security solutions....

Participants need to register to take part in the program and must be US citizens. The application page says, “If you have information related to security vulnerabilities in the online services listed in scope below, we want to hear from you.” U.S. officials have stressed that they are not going to include any kind of sensitive “mission-facing” computer systems throughout the program. Further, all hackers must undergo a background check and meet other qualifications....