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The devil’s in the details “As with all new releases, you have the common denominator of updated packages, an updated kernel that provides more and better hardware support, as well as a slew of updated tools – but this release has a few more surprises up its sleeve” Implementation of drivers for RTL8812AU wireless chipsets, bringing wireless injection attacks to the 802.11 AC standard – possibly the first for an ethical hacking OS – are the main additions in this release....

Security research and developer Patrick Wardle has released a tool to reveal executables that automatically boot in Mac OS X. The Knock Knock tool was open source and built on an extensible framework to encourage the community to evolve the platform. You can download the Knock Knock tool from Github here. Synack’s Patrick, who has released this tool, said he designed the tool because he was concerned about the lack of insight into the potential for persistent malware to load on his OS X machine....

However till the time actual OnePlus Two is released, leaks and benchmarking tests have suggested that OnePlus Two will be all that smartphone lovers want. The benchmarking tests of OnePlus handset with model number A2003 has been spotted complete with a specs list on Ludashi.com. According to the tests, and leaked specs, the OnePlus Two which is codenamed A2003, features a full HD display with 1920 x 1080 resolution. The smartphone being benchmarked has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC with Adreno 430 GPU....

According to a Chinese source (cited by Wccftech), OnePlus’ next OnePlus smartphone will have a better design compared to the OnePlus 2. It will likely to have an elegant design. The leaked renders of the device indicate that the next OnePlus will most likely sport two cameras on the back. This means that the phone will come fitted with a dual-camera setup just like the Huawei Honor 6 Plus and others....

LG Chem, a branch of LG, has its aims on climbing up the ranks of the small-battery market that feeds the smartwatch and wearables industry. In the medium to large-sized battery market, the company already claims to have the number one spot. It has plans to lead the competition by releasing a creative, hexagonal battery for smartwatches with circular faces such as LG’s own G Watch R and Watch Urbane and the Moto 360....

Lizard Squad down the Xbox Live Gaming Servers through DDoS AttackLizard Squad DoxxedMore to come https://twitter.com/LizardPatrol/status/539592073452998659 The Xbox Live servers went offline since Monday evening and users were left wondering what was happening. The Lizard Squad than tweeted a shortish message at 8.37 eastern time claiming the hack https://twitter.com/LizardPatrol/status/539594137117667328 Xbox Live gamers have confirmed intermittent Xbox Live service outages with numerous tweets complaining about not being able to sign into Microsoft’s network and wondering when the issue will be fixed....

The five students had spent months planning to record the perfect GoPro shot before launching the helium balloon high into the atmosphere above the desert. After reaching a maximum altitude of about 18 miles, during a flight time of slightly more than 90 minutes, the equipment fell to the desert floor where it remained for about two years. The team was using the Global Positioning System (GPS) on the smartphone to track the package, but they encountered a problem during the descent....

“Today, we’re announcing our advances in cross-platform next-generation protection and endpoint detection and response coverage with a new Microsoft solution for Mac. Core components of our unified endpoint security platform, including the new Threat & Vulnerability Management also announced today, will now be available for Mac devices,” Microsoft said in a blog post. “We’ve been working closely with industry partners to enable Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) customers to protect their non-Windows devices while keeping a centralized “single pane of glass” experience....

According to a screenshot shared by Reddit user Noam_ha, Microsoft is popping up a message when opening Windows Media Player that asks the users if they want to open the file in the Movies and TV app. The pop-up message advertises the main features of the app, which is better compatibility with modern video formats such as MKV, .MPEG, Ultra HD (4K) and more, better battery life, a mini-view, and support for 360-degree video on PC or a Windows Mixed Reality device....

The KB 3004394 was released as a part of the Patch Tuesday on 9th December. It was released by Windows as a update for Windows Root Certificate. However Microsoft issued a Advisory that the KB 3004394 patch “is causing additional problem on computers that are running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. This includes the inability to install future updates. ” The forums were already agog with the readers maintaining that KB 3004394 was corrupting the system files....

Denim carries the new Lumia Camera app, instead of the former Nokia Camera-branded equivalent. Microsoft says the Lumia Camera App will be faster and more intuitive. The update includes 4K-quality video recording at 24 FPS, with individual frames taken at 8.3 megapixels, in addition Auto HDR and Dynamic Flash. The new features after update allow users to capture pictures at a faster rate and include auto focus with dynamic flash....

Windows 95 which turns 20 today changed the way we use our desktop computers foreverThe next 20 years It featured significant improvements over its predecessor, Windows 3.1, most notably in the graphical user interface (GUI) and in its relatively simplified “plug-n-play” features. Bill Gates’s specified aim of one PC per person per desk in action was put in action by Microsoft 95. It brought to the scene 8MB of RAM, 15-inch CRT monitors and 320MB hard drive along with Internet for most of the home users....

Microsoft Word becomes preferred channel for delivering Dridex banking trojanAn EvolutionThe AttackThe Remedy An Evolution Dridex is the next step in the evolution of the trojan, the predecessor versions being Feodo/Bugat/Cridex Trojans that then developed into Geodo. It preserves the bank information stealing capabilities of its previous versions but changed the method used for compromising the compute. Another change has been the targets. While its predecessor targeted customers of banks in Germany, Dridex banking trojan seems to be specifically targeting American citizens....

From last few weeks AnonGhost is Running #OpIsraelReb0rn, and damaging the Israeli Cyber space.

The plan was to present user with advertisement tiles as homepage when it opened the browser. Internet users who used Mozilla Firefox were angry at this proposal and let their anger be known on various tech forums. Mozilla then put on hold this idea for a while.Now it has been confirmed that the project has been brought into being. Darren Herman, Mozilla’s VP of Content Services, announced in May 2015 that “Suggested Tiles represents an important step for us to improve the state of digital advertising....

A company puts your money into your hands, literally ! MrBitcoin injects virtual wallet into your handsDiscovering new avenuesSpreading popularity Discovering new avenues “We wanted to do this experiment to push further the concept of the virtual wallet,” Martijn Wismeijer, co-founder of MrBitcoin which installs bitcoin cash distributors. These chips are programmed to work alongside your smartphones. All data transfer happens through your mobile device, with the exception that the money remains on the chips....

If successful, the ship, called “StarChip” could reach Earth’s nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, in 20 years. In April, a team of scientists from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) including Stephen Hawking announced the Breakthrough Starshot project to explore interstellar space. But whether the electronics on such a tiny, vulnerable spacecraft survive for 20 years in the hostility of space was the question? That’s where NASA researchers can help....

Few researchers are pretty sure regarding the traces of ancient life on the planet because they feel that there exists some life supported element on Mars which we refer to as ‘water’. However, considering the extreme harsh conditions that prevail on the surface of Mars most scientists feel that alien forms cannot survive on Mars. The unmanned probes sent to Mars, by NASA and European Space Agency have provided some evidence that there did exist some life on the ‘Red planet’....

The patent, “Early Detection of High Volume Peer-To-Peer swarms,” has been issued by USPTO to Comcast’s NBC Universal. The system is set up to detect popular pirated files shared by large groups of people on peer-to-peer networks in real-time and gather data that can be used for anti-piracy purposes, business intelligence, etc. When there are many users involved in sharing the verified file, it will raise an alarm so appropriate action, like alerting the ISP or filing a lawsuit, can be taken....