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For those unaware, GrayKey is an iPhone unlocking device created by Atlanta-based firm Grayshift. This tool helps law enforcement agencies around the world to break passwords on iPhones involved in criminal investigations. The tool attracted widespread concern from security experts as well as the public when the device was unveiled in March. Apple for the past six months has been continuously setting up hurdles to block GrayKey’s ability to access user data without permission....

A few weeks ago, Aptoide was sued by two movie companies: TBV Productions, LLC and Hunter Killer Productions, Inc who are behind the movies “I Feel Pretty” and “Hunter Killer” respectively, for helping massive piracy. According to the complaint, the company specifically induces, encourages and promotes the use of the Showbox and Popcorn Time app for blatant copyright infringement. “Plaintiffs bring this action to stop the massive piracy of their motion pictures brought on by the software applications Show Box app and Popcorn Time,” the complaint reads....

“Bots” are just software programs, designed to do everything a normal person on Twitter would do, including following other accounts and liking and retweeting certain messages. In order to identify bot accounts on Twitter, researchers from University of Southern California (USC) and Indiana University in the U.S. used over 1,000 features in categories including friends, tweet content and sentiment and time between tweets. “Our estimates suggest that between 9 percent and 15 percent of active Twitter accounts are bots,” they said....

“With little effort, a scammer could send you alerts that look just like the real thing. Click on a link and the hacker will grab your login credentials — or fool you into giving up your credit card too,” Pagliery reports. “It’s yet another phishing scheme. But instead of email, hackers can target you with texts.” “The problem stems from AT&T not making its real alerts look legitimate enough,” said Dani Grant, the computer programmer who noticed the flaw....

Here’s a look at the Top 10 hacking apps for Android smartphones and tabletsAndroRATSpoofAppNetwork SpooferFaceniffWhatsApp SnifferAPK InspectordSploitWi-Fi KillerDroidSheepEviloperator Below is a list of Android hacking applications that will convert your Android device into a hacking machine. AndroRAT AndroRAT is a remote administration tool for Android devices. In other words, it is basically a client server application. The aim of the remote administration tool is to give control of the Android system remotely and retrieve information from it....

Despite this, the Cupertino-based tech giant failed to comply with the order and continued to sell iPhones in the country without a battery charger. As a result, Procon do Distrito Federal (DF), Brazil’s consumer protection agency, has seized “hundreds of iPhones in different retail stores in Brasilia,” the capital of Brazil, through an action called “Operation Discharge”, reveals a report by Technoblog. The models that were confiscated from the carrier stores and authorized Apple retailers ranged from iPhone 11 to even the latest iPhone 14, which launched in September this year....

The Aquaris E5 brings many improvements to the table compared to its older sibling. For starters it will have a 5 inch IPS HD display at a resolution of 720×1280 compared to 4.5 inch in the earlier version. On the insides, it will use the same Mediatek 1.3 ghz Quad-core chip with Cortex-A7 CPU and runs on 1GB RAM. However, the phone has more in built storage capacity 16GB to the E4....

To be sure, online sites like Craigslist advertise helpful services–car washers, dog walkers, or landscapers. But even when used for practical purposes, these sites have their flaws. Other than the buyer’s own discretion, traditional online marketplaces have a difficult time screening genuine postings from fake ones. Those that want to hire a helper can be duped by someone with a made up profile. Additionally, centralized marketplaces like Fiverr, Etsy, and Upwork take huge cuts of the profits via transaction and shipping fees (often as much as 20%)....

Stagefright vulnerability: How to check if your Android device is affected and remedies to tackle this exploit.What is Stagefright attack?Let us understand how to make out if the device has already been attacked by Stagefright?Android smartphones that are getting the Stagefright patch It is indeed a big question if one wants to find out if their device has already been affected and if yes, what should be their next step. Suppose, the device is safe, how can one protect the device against this attack....

Ecuadorean President Correa’s computers hacked, blamed on US spy agencies.President Correa on Twitter President Correa on Twitter President Correa took to Twitter to vent his anger with a series of tweets blaming the US government for the hack attacks. — Rafael Correa (@MashiRafael) November 22, 2014 He accused the US of “systematic, high-tech” cyber-attacks on his private internet accounts and computers which according to him were was traced back to American servers....

For those unfamiliar, Musk is an active Twitter user, who keeps everyone updated about the electric vehicle maker’s upcoming products and plans by sharing information on the social media platform. Bria Loveday, 10-year-old daughter of Twitter user Steven Loveday, suggested that Musk should run a competition to find the best homemade commercial for Tesla. The company is opposed to the idea of commercials. “I have noticed that you do not advertise, but many people make homemade commercials for Tesla and some of them are very good, they look professional and they are entertaining....

Back then, the electric car maker said that it was buying the cryptocurrency for “more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash.” It also added that it will accept bitcoin in exchange for its products “subject to applicable laws and initially on a limited basis, which we may or may not liquidate upon receipt.” Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk on Wednesday has formally announced that the company’s electric vehicles can now be bought using bitcoin....

A new report suggests that Meta is now tracking your browsing activity done using the custom in-app browser present on both Facebook and Instagram. Well, these browsers inject a javascript code into each website that you visit. This allows the parent company, Meta, to potentially track you across several websites. This issue was discovered by researcher Felix Krause. In an official blog post, he stated that, “The Instagram app injects their tracking code into every website shown, including when clicking on ads, enabling them [to] monitor all user interactions, like every button and link tapped, text selections, screenshots, as well as any form inputs, like passwords, addresses, and credit card numbers,” If your primary smartphone runs on iOS then you might know that Apple allows users to opt-out of the app tracking done by Instagram and Facebook....

Speaking on the cryptocurrency, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that he wants to make sending money as easy as sending a photo: digital, immediate, free and secure. Libra is a cryptocurrency that is built on the technology upon which cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are developed. It is intended to buy things or transfer money instantly to others with almost no fees, anywhere in the world with ease. With the Libra project, Facebook aims to help the 1....

Incidentally he has named the extension as Marauders Map after the fictional map by the same name in the J.K.Rowling masterpiece series, Harry Potter. The Harry Potter series contains a magical Marauder’s Map which reveals the whereabouts of any person to the owner of the map. It is a open secret that Facebook stores and shares FB users data with friends and the data is very accurate so using this extension, you can check on the locations of any Facebook friend with ease....

On Friday, Facebook introduced a new app called Lifestage for sharing photos and video that might emerge as rival to Snapchat. With this app, the teenagers can post photos, videos and send out ‘likes’ and ‘dislikes’. However, it doesn’t support messaging feature like Snapchat. Lifestage is a type of video diary where you answer biographical questions about yourself. Instead of providing more of a textual-based experience, the company has focused on video with this new app....

Removing the Feeling Fat emoticon was a response to a petition launched by activists associated with Endangered Bodies, a group that fights body hatred internationally. The Petition which said “fat is not a feeling,” and that by including the smiling, double-chinned emoticon, Facebook was “encouraging negative body image among girls.” gained more than 16,000 signatures in just few days. Such a large scale user opposition finally made Facebook sit up and remove the Feeling Fat emoticon, a spokesperson from the FB said that, Facebook will keep listening to feedback as it helps Facebook to help people express their feelings or emotions, the spokesperson added further....

Earlier this year, the social networking giant had debuted this tool for Pages, and now it’s testing it with average users across Facebook. Facebook announced that its own developers have built a multilingual composer. You will be able to write a post in your preferred language and then select other languages from a drop-down menu, and Facebook will translate the original post into different languages. People can edit Facebook’s auto-composed translation or leave it as it is....