Hacker

Round-up of the security news updates

Website collects addresses of users who tweet the word ‘home’ This interesting website scans user tweets for the…

Latest security news from the last week

Tech journalist blames Amazon and Apple for hack Mat Honan, formerly of Gizmodo, saw all his accounts hacked…

Security news updates from the last week

Indian power grids are vulnerable to cyber-attackers The recent power outage in North India caused mayhem and now…

Security news updates from the last week

Android malware learns a new trick Mobile security software and a cautious nature can help you avoid risky…

Black Hat conference demonstrates Android and Meego NFC vulnerability

Yesterday I discussed the potential risks of NFC technology and how an attacker could ‘eavesdrop’ on NFC signals….

Interesting news updates from the last week

450,000 ‘Yahoo! Voices’ passwords hacked In yet another password breach and exposure, around 450,000 login credentials affiliated to…

Malicious QR codes threaten mobile security

How many times have you spotted a QR code and scanned it through your smartphone camera? While these…

How to tell the difference between White-Hat, Grey-Hat and Black-Hat hackers

In the last post on hacktivism, we briefly mentioned three different types of hackers – white-hat hackers, grey-hat…