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The devices called HDFury 4K, can be used by pirates and users to copy 4k video from streaming platforms as well as other HDCP 2.2 protected content. Warner Bros. and Intel have taken exception to ripping 4K protected videos and are filing a lawsuit against China’s LegendSky, makers of the HDFury 4K. LegendSky launched its range of new ripping devices which allow users to strip the latest HDCP encryption. This hardware sits between a HDCP-compliant source device and another device, allowing it to pass on a “stripped” 4K signal....

In a recent incident, a Sydney bicycle rider suffered third degree burns from his exploding iPhone. Bondi management consultant Gareth Clear, 36, who was mountain biking by himself on Sunday afternoon in Manly Dam fell off his bike along with his iPhone. When he got up after the minor fall, the iPhone in his back pocket ignited and he saw smoke coming from his behind. “I just saw smoke coming out of my back pocket and I was completely bewildered about what it was and then all of a sudden I felt this surging pain,” he said....

Jose Rodriguez, a Spain-based clerk who claims to be an Apple enthusiast, discovered the vulnerability released a video on his YouTube channel under the account name Videosdebarraquito that shows a complicated 37-step bypass process in Spanish. The process involves tricking Siri, Apple’s VoiceOver screen reader feature, and Notes application. The video also shows that the method works on iPhones running the iOS 12.1 beta and iOS 12, including models which have Face ID or Touch ID biometric security....

Similar to a foldable pocket mirror, the patent images show that the device has two parts with a hinge connecting them in the middle and a single display screen running along them, the screen would bend when the device is closed. The patent describes it as a pocket-size device with a compartively large display. According to the patent description, “[i]n this way it is possible to provide a pocket size device with a relatively large display (for example, a 6, 7 or 8 inch display or larger)....

The sole purpose of this malware seems to be to expose the anti-ISIS groups or people and annihilate them. RSS which is a rabid ISIS opposer and is situated within the ISIS stronghold of Raqqah is being primarily targeted by this malware. Citizen Labs states that email sender claims to be from a Canadian expat group which wants to help in the fight against ISIS. The message body contains a URL and tell the receiver to check about the reports of ISIS....

Catching hold of criminals hiding behind walls has been made easy by the passive radar which can read the Doppler shifts in ambient radio signals which are emitted by Wi-Fi or mobile communications towers. Gone are the days when criminals could easily shoot out the lights and try hiding in dark when congregated by police authorities. Already the creation of night vision goggles was helping the army and police authorities to catch hold of the criminals and now the hooligans have to worry about one more creation by the researchers and that is the passive radars which can catch hold of them on the basis of soft radio glow of wireless routers or mobile communication towers....

If you remember the Skylab, the defunct space probe which crashed in 1979 when every human being on this planet panicked because the crash site was not known to the scientists, you will know the dangers of obsolete and junk satellites. According to NASA scientists there are around 500,000 pieces of debris the size of a marble, or larger, orbiting Earth. This orbital junk can travel at speeds of up to 17,500 miles per hour — fast enough to cause serious damage to satellites and even the International Space Station (ISS)....

According to court documents filed on September 16th (placed in its entirety below), Ali Saleh, a 22-year-old Queens resident was arrested this week following an FBI investigation into his attempts to join ISIS. The organization had been tracking the Twitter-actions of Saleh. According to the complaint against him, Saleh began tweeting his intense plans since 2013 signaling the law enforcement officials that he is heading in to a dark direction....

This Kali release brings several new improvements, including the highly-anticipated non-root by default. For those unaware, Kali Linux is one of the best Linux distros for hackers, pen-tester, and security researchers due to the fact that most of the hacking tools that are available online are built-in this Linux Distro. What’s new in Kali Linux 2020.1? The major highlight of this latest Kali release is the addition of Non-Root by default....

You can download Kodi from the Xbox Store right now. Simply search ‘Kodi’ and click on the app that shows up. You will then be brought to the page to download it. While it lists the version as v17.6, it actually installs Kodi 18.0-alpha1. Several users have tested this out and have confirmed this. Kodi 18.0-alpha1 supports features from the Windows 10 version since it is a UWP app. However, some features are not working as yet but they will be coming for you guys in the coming months....

Now, the rumored smartphone, Nokia C1 has surfaced in a new leaked render image on the Web. All the previous leaks and rumors hinted that the handset would be an Android variant and would run Nokia’s Z Launcher application, the new render shows that the smartphone would also be powered by Windows 10 OS. This means that there will be two versions of the smartphone, one running each mobile OS says the tipster who leaked the image....

Jia, who funded LeEco back in 2002, said the company needed to ensure that its financial arm was able to “catch up to the growing need for cash”, and warned that LeEco’s organizational structure was “lagging behind” the firm’s fast development. “We are starting to see signs of big company disease, such as low individual performance and organizational redundancies,” Jia said in the letter. “In order to realize the rapid and positive growth of the Eco operation, we will cut costs to reinforce the awareness of capital control and efficient operation....

The smartphone features 5.2-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) resolution Super AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display. While the display sounds mundane, it does go up to 500 nits, and down all the way to 1 nit, allowing you to read in the night. It also sports 100 percent NTSC and sRGB color gamut. It sports a metal body design and a 3D floating glass design as well. It is powered by 2....

LG boasts that G7 ThinQ will feature a “Boombox Speaker” that will not only increase the sound level by more than 6dB (decibels), but will also double the bass produced by the device. Also, the bass will get amplified to higher decibels if the device is placed on a solid flat surface or a box. “We have focused on new audio technology as the smartphone is increasingly used to listen to music,” LG said....

On its way to Mars, the rover was accompanied by Ingenuity, a tiny helicopter. If everything goes well, Ingenuity will become the first powered flight on Mars. Surprisingly, for the first time, NASA has used the open-source Linux operating system to power the drone-sized helicopter. So here’s everything you need to know about the journey of Linux to Mars. Ingenuity: The Linux Operated Helicopter As stated earlier, Ingenuity will soon become the first aircraft to fly on Mars....

Unlike other common file types, the .SVG image files have the ability to contain embedded content like JavaScript, and can be opened in a modern browser. In this particular case, the script in the image redirects users to a site posing as YouTube that says that in order to view the video, the user must install a certain codec extension in Google Chrome, a very typical modus of malware creators....

Todd Michael Gori, a 28-year-old resident of Wenatchee, Washington, had threatened a healthcare software manufacturer company for refusing to hire him. He told Chapel Hill company TSI Healthcare that he would carry out cyber attacks on them along with his unnamed friends if the company did not fire its current female employee and hired him instead. According to the court documents, Gori threatened the firm through an email sent from this Washington State home....

Through malware, phishing sites, and data information hacks and leaks, malicious companies are exposing more information than ever, going on to use this for identity theft or extortion. At the more drastic end of the effects, malware that takes control of your computer can even completely take your computer ransom. Often, malicious companies then request a large sum payment to unlock the device, with this sort of cyber breach costing a total of $11....

However West has other dreams also. He wants to be the President of the United States of America However to make a successful bid for presidency, he needs to own the domain called www.kanyeforpresident.com. Sadly, he can own it because its owner refused a whopping $80,000 offer to sell it. When you visit kanyeforpresident website, you will be taken to the Instagram page of Tramall Ferguson. Tramall Ferguson is a graduate from Australia and turned a paltry $10 into whopping $80,000, all in a nights surfing....

Similarly, Webview2 Runtime version 109 will also be the last version to support the aforementioned operating systems. Additionally, WebView2 SDK versions 1.0.1519.0 and higher will no longer support Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1. The decision to drop support for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 for Edge users falls in line with the end of support for Windows 7 Extended Security Update (ESU) and Windows 8/8.1 on January 10th, 2023. Further, Microsoft Edge version 109 will also be the last supported version for Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2....