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The zero-day vulnerability became known when an anonymous Tor browser user notified the Tor mailing list of the newly discovered exploit, and posted the exploit code on a Tor Project mailing list from a Sigaint.org email address. “This is a Javascript exploit actively used against TorBrowser NOW. It consists of one HTML and one CSS file, both pasted below and also de-obscured. The exact functionality is unknown but it’s getting access to “VirtualAlloc” in “kernel32....

Apparently, hackers managed to inject Coinhive cryptocurrency-mining code in the U.S. and U.K. government websites that forces web browsers to secretly mine cryptocurrency. As a result, innocent visitors who visited these compromised websites would have their computers and phones commandeered in order to mine cyrptocurrencies for the criminals. According to reports, websites that were infected with virus include those belonging to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Student Loans Company and Scottish NHS helpline among others....

This is not the first time when the victim’s phone provider “Intagr8” was hit by the phone hackers, Company’s general manager Stephen Mascarenhas admitted “We’ve had 20 in the last six months,”. “It’s stepped up a lot in the last year or so.”Intagr8‘s wholesaler Vodafone says they are aware of these attacks, admitting about 200 customer’s are effected by the same, every year.Technology consultant Phil Strang says that in excess of 50 percent of companies may have ineffective protection of their internal networks....

Only two days have passed since the gruesome terrorist attack on French satirist magazine Charlie Hebdo’s office. The attack which was carried out by two Islamist gunmen who massacred 12 people in cold blood, has left the French people stunned. Known for their liberal values, the French people have taken this gruesome massacre as a attack on their freedom of speech and have been trending #JeSuisCharlie ever since the attack happened....

Hacknet – Deluxe is free to claim on the Humble Store for the next day or soReal hackingUnlock the mystery of BitFull immersionAccessible but uncompromisingKiller tunesHack your own adventures For those uninitiated, Hacknet is a video game that allows the player to perform simulated computer hacking. The core of the gameplay is to follow the instructions of a deceased hacker using “old school command prompts and real hacking processes.” The game begins with the player being automatically contacted by an email by the username “Bit”....

The defaced page which is still available online here contains a message for Jon Stewart of the Daily Show for his steady criticism of Donald Trump, and starts with “Your Moment of Zen, Mr Stewart.” — Telecomix Canada (@TelecomixCanada) August 3, 2015 TelecomixCanada are considered to be the affiliates of the online hacktivism group Anonymous. Anonymous generally oppose anything to do with infringement of freedom where TelecomixCanada work on digital rights of Internet users....

Here are the top 8 websites to learn ethical hackingHackadayEvilzone ForumHackThisSiteBreak The SecurityEC-Council – CEH Ethical Hacking CourseHack In The BoxSecTools We provide you with a list of websites that offers you white hat content. However, it is important to note that as a beginner to not perform any hacking & cracking tactics that breach any cyber law. Hackaday Hackaday is one of the top ranked sites that provide hacking news and all kinds of tutorials for hacking and networks....

The answer might surprise you. They employ a similar approach to that used in spam filters. We’re talking about ads based on machine learning algorithms. Of course, it’s not the manufacturer who is performing the technological wizardry; but a talking ad marketing management service. While people learn by experience, computers “learn” by performing calculations in a sequence of steps called an algorithm. The practice is so widespread that if you search Twitter using the parameter, “talking ads machine learning,” in addition to a pile of very useful info, you will see tweet after tweet of people remarking about seeing online ads about things they were discussing while not even connected to a computer....

One way to prevent these mistakes is by analyzing log events. A log event is what is recorded every time a technological action occurs. For instance, clicking ‘send’ on an email is a log event, as is opening up your web browser. As you can imagine, this means there can be (and often are) millions or billions of log events recorded in a single day, especially with large-scale enterprises. Of course, it’s impossible for one person to go through billions of events every day in order to figure out where a bug may be coming from, which is why there are programs that IT and back-end managers can use to sift through all the noise in order to obtain important insights....

Gearboxes aren’t an entirely new invention. The gear arrangement was introduced by Aristotle in 330 B.C., while Archimedes was the one to use gears in the third century. Since then, gears have been used for the same purpose. i.e, to produce a uniform motion among two shafts on a consistent ratio. There are many factors that need to be considered when it comes to buying gearboxes. These include: Torque produced Size Gear ratio Duty cycle Shaft alignment Backlash Amount of noise it produces Mounting arrangements Smoothness....

Well, if you are one among the group of people who think Cortana is intrusive and want to completely disable it then you are reading the right article. So here’s how you can disable Cortana in Windows 10. How To Disable Cortana In Windows 10 Earlier Microsoft allowed users to turn off Cortana in Windows 10 with a simple toggle. That said, Microsoft doesn’t want users to toggle off Cortana....

One of the major issues with Windows 10 is unreliable updates. In addition to improving the performance, these updates generally cause one or other issue. A recent Windows 10 update has caused issues with Microsoft’s own web browsers Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer. Well, if you see the message “Hmm… cannot reach this page” and after opening details it shows “The DNS server might be having problems. Error Code: INET E RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND” then this article might help you....

Back in January 2021, Microsoft introduced the News and Interests Widget, and last month the new feature started rolling out. Using the widget you can get instant access to the latest news headlines, local weather information, stocks, and sports updates. The widget consumes a considerable amount of screen real-estate and not everyone would want the news or weather information on their taskbar. Luckily, Microsoft allows users to remove or disable the News and Interests widget from Windows 10 taskbar....

However, there are a lot of reasons that many people may not want to use Facebook but only the Messenger app. For instance, Facebook staples like pyramid schemes, political debates, and pointless status updates can fill some users with rage and using such a social media site is a big no-no for them. Similarly, there are users who are not interested in keeping up with friends online and rather catch up over a cup of coffee or on the phone instead of through liking each other’s perfect social media posts....

Web data collection is a technique for extracting massive amounts of data from selected websites to gather business insights, implement marketing plans, develop SEO strategies, or analyze the competition in the market. A proxy is a third-party server that allows you to route your request through their servers while using their IP address. However, various forms of proxies are available on multiple web data platforms, including different proxy applications....

U.K. firm develops first hydrogen powered smartphone battery that could charge your smartphone for a weekHow is the new hydrogen powered battery different from the battery used in Mobile Aqua:Working of new hydrogen powered battery: How is the new hydrogen powered battery different from the battery used in Mobile Aqua: It was in September 2012, that the portable hydrogen cells were developed by Rohm and used in “Mobile Aqua”; however these power sources were too bulky and expensive and hence could not capture the required attention and market....

ICC Cricket Worldcup 2019 has just started out and cricket fans from all over the world are excited to see their favorite teams play in this tournament. Well, there are many reliable websites and online services that can be used to catch the live action of the 2019 Cricket Worldcup. So in no particular order, these are the best live streaming websites and TV channels that can be used to watch ICC Cricket Worldcup 2019....

Wang Qun, director-general of the Arms Control Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, in comments to the U.N. General Assembly, said “It is highly necessary and pressing for the international community to jointly bring about an international code of conduct on cyberspace at an early date.” The Xinhua News Agency, China’s main state-owned press outlet reported comments by Wang. “China, for its part, will continue to commit itself to establishing a peaceful, secure, open and cooperative cyberspace and pushing for an early international code of conduct acceptable to all,” Wang added....

Earlier, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) had issued similar advisories about exercising caution while using Zoom. “Zoom is a not a safe platform and advisory of Cert-In on the same dated Feb 06, 2020, and March 30, 2020, may kindly be referred. These advisories are available on Cert-In website,” the MHA advisory said. The MHA advisory comes after the CERT-in warning and is especially meant for private individuals and organisations....

Hacking was a term that originated in 1990s and is associated with the unauthorized use of computer and network resources. By definition, hacking is the practice of altering the features of a system, to accomplish a goal which is not in scope of the purpose of its creation. Hacking is more commonly used in context of “Computer Hacking” where threat is posed to security of the computer and other resources....