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Prenda is a Law firm which specialises in suing torrent downloaders after baiting them to download the torrents. It has already been in the notice of the law when federal judge referred the lawyers behind the Prenda Law “copyright trolling” scheme to investigators in 2013. Over the past months two Pirate Bay co-founders have been questioned by Swedish police, acting on behalf of the FBI. The officers were looking for information on Pirate Bay backups and logs as part of an investigation into the honeypot scheme of the notorious Prenda copyright trolls....

In a way, the online world has become an active community where a lot of our traditional offline activities already have viable counterparts. Because of this, cyberspace has become a significant medium for social change. We are familiar with the rise of influencers, or those people with a huge following on social media. Their voices and posts sometimes become catalysts for change. Interestingly, the effect of influencers and the effectiveness of the Internet, in general, are still hinged on basic human psychology....

And going by how committed she appears to the cause, Alyssa might just be the first person to land on Mars. In 15 years, NASA wants to land the first manned mission to the red planet and Alyssa could very well be part of that historic crew of astronauts. She has already become the youngest person to ever complete the Advanced Space Academy course and the first person to attend all of NASA’s Space Camps around the world....

Three must have website and web server security testing toolsFree online SSL testing serviceFree web server security testWeb security testing platform We all know that web security is a very hot topic today. Last week, a technical investigation by Forbes suggested that 3.2 terabytes of data from Panama’s law firm Mossack Fonseca local network were stolen via vulnerable and outdated websites of the company, causing one of the largest data breaches in history....

Any software which has a bug since the start of its lifecycle and is discovered later is called a zero-day. Every day we hear such zero-days being discovered making it easy for hackers to hack into the system or your PC. Though such bugs cost big money, there are many such instances that such software errors have caused losses in millions of dollars. Today we bring to you 10 such famous and interesting bugs from the tech world....

While there are several resources that one can use to start learning languages like Swift or frameworks like AngularJS or even responsive design or just coding in general, there are also many great YouTube channels to learn online or expand your web development skills. To start with, it can be a little bit daunting for a first-timer to choose a YouTube channel to start with or decide which one would suit you....

Some of these technologies are quite pricey but very powerful and designed for professionals. We’ll also cover some affordable gadgets that will add easiness to everyday, mundane activities. Apple: Mac Pro This long-awaited tower from apple costs more than some people’s salaries. The computer isn’t meant for your average user and is packed with features for helping you create compelling content. The Mac Pro has a beautiful stainless steel space....

According to several news outlets citing current and former U.S. government officials say the CIA has been asked to deliver options to the White House for a wide-ranging “clandestine” cyber operation. The goal of such an attack is to “harass and embarrass” the Russian government in retaliation for alleged Russian meddling in the American presidential election. “The sources did not elaborate on the exact measures the CIA was considering, but said the agency had already begun opening cyber doors, selecting targets and making other preparations for an operation,” the report states....

In an announcement posted on Facebook, the CERT-UA said that the spearphishing campaigns are targeting private ‘i.ua’ and ‘meta.ua’ email accounts of Ukrainian defense forces. The spearphishing emails are being sent from two domains (i[.]ua-passport[.]space and id[.]bigmir[.]space). The phishing email targets the victim to click an embedded link to verify their contact information in order to avoid the permanent suspension of their email accounts. Below is an example of the malicious email: “Dear user!...

Troubled waters for companies 99% of all existing IT systems within enterprises don’t use or connect to any blockchain yet. Unibright wants to change that, offering outstanding features of its Framework which reflect the overall challenges for companies to adapt to blockchain. Long-term strategic planning Although still at an early stage of the blockchain, the first league of business-relevant protocols is expanding fast. It is close to impossible for companies to choose between all existing blockchains, offering different features, in order to set up solid business processes in the long run....

According to a report from Trend Micro, a security research firm, these malware apps are aimed at stealing users’ data, including banking credentials, PIN numbers, passwords, and any other information. These apps could also intercept text messages and infect devices with harmful malware. Apps that carry the malware to steal data and bypass Google’s Play Store security result in a dropper-as-a-service (DaaS) model, called dropper apps. These apps have a payload with malicious malware, which is installed on phones....

this can allow Malicious apps to get permission to access voicemails, text messages, call logs and other apps which may also let the Malware decide what updates and permission should be allowed to any other app installed on the device. Researchers said that all the Official versions and over 3000 customized version of the Android are effected by the flaw, The flaws has already been reported to the Google, and measures are being taken to fix it....

Kamkar on Thursday unveiled a new tool, known as OpenSesame, which he says can open any garage door that makes use of an insecure “fixed code” system for its wireless communication with a remote. He says that it the duration to guess the fixed code for a garage door from several minutes down to less than 10 seconds. Most garage door openers that are commercially available have a set of 12 dip switches, which are binary, and provide a total of 4,096 possible code combinations....

What Is VideoProc VideoProc is universal and user-friendly video editing software. Its name is inspired from “Video Process”, so undoubtedly, the essential function of it is to process 4K / HD videos from iPhone, GoPro, etc. with ease. And video processing involves editing, transcoding, adjusting and resizing. Of course, the highlights of VideoProc are much more than these, equipped with Level-3 Hardware Acceleration, VideoProc can convert, download, and record 4K / HD videos in a flash....

Now, cybercriminals in China have developed an Android ransomware that uses similar graphics of WannaCry and trick users into quickly paying the ransom. For those unfamiliar, WannaCry ransomware exploited a weakness in Microsoft’s Windows operating system and went on to infect more than 3,00,000 computers in 150 countries within 72 hours last month. The WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm encrypted data and demanded payment in virtual currency Bitcoin in exchange for a password to unlock data....

According to a new report from WABetaInfo, the Meta-owned messaging app will reportedly stop supporting iPhones running iOS 10 and iOS 11 software versions, as of October 24, 2022. Since the iOS 10 and iOS 11 software versions are not widely used on iPhones, it will affect only two iPhone versions, the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c. This means WhatsApp will still be available on iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6S; however, users will need to update their iOS version to the latest one....

For those unaware, KRACK (short for Key Reinstallation AttaCK) exploited vulnerabilities in the four-way handshake of WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access II) that happens when a client wants to join a protected Wi-Fi network. This will be the first upgrade to the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) protocol since 2006. “Security is a foundation of Wi-Fi Alliance certification programs, and we are excited to introduce new features to the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED family of security solutions”, said Edgar Figueroa, president and CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance....

According to some users who did get the Windows 10 October 2018 Update have now found another bug that does not allow the system to display the ZIP files overwrite confirmation popup when copying files. One 1809 user reported on Reddit, that the version of Windows 10 is missing the “Do you want to replace these files” dialog box while copying from a ZIP archive to another folder containing another file with the same file name....

Any permanent fix to the vulnerability is yet to be released as of now. The best way to be secure is to keep your Antivirus program updated and not to click any kind of similar sounding files from any untrusted source.

That is what Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero is planning to do. Dr. Canavero is going to perform the first-ever head transplant, wherein he will put the head of a terminally ill, wheelchair-bound patient on a completely new body in December 2017. However, neither the exact date nor location has been chosen yet. Russian citizen Valery Spiridonov (31), who is a computer scientist, is suffering from a rare and incurable spinal muscular atrophy disease, also known as Werdnig-Hoffman, which can result in problems moving, breathing and swallowing....