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Online Privacy: The Latest Way the FCC is Protecting You

Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) submitted a proposal designed to protect consumers’ privacy on the Internet. To date, Internet service providers have collected data on their users without...
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Wireless mouse leave billions at risk of computer hack: cyber security firm

Balint Seeber and Marc Newlin are checking how far apart they can be while still have the ability to hack into one another's computers. It turns out its not a small...
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Once again, a billion plus android devices vulnerable

  Once again, more than a billion Android gadgets are vulnerable to a security hole in Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip that may very well be exploited by any malicious hacker to gain full...
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Challenging Hackers Is Never A Good Idea

In spite of all the big breaches reported last year, Real Future’s Kevin Roose wished to find out how nicely he would fare in a personal pen-test. Issuing such a “hack me” challenge is...
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Google To Reject All Flash Based Ads From July

Advertising and search giant Google has taken yet another step in relegating Flash to the pages of history. From July 2016, it’s not going to accept Flash display advertisements. From June 30,...
Good old times, when the ads weren't dangerous

Ads use inaudible sound to link your PC, smartphone, TV & tablets

A couple of years ago, some German scientists created a proof of concept to see if it was possible for data to jump across the air gap, using inaudible high frequency audio waves. "Using...
Google Now & Siri Hack

Siri & Google Now Can Be Hacked From 16 Feet Away

Google Now may be your personal assistant. However your voice isn't the only one it listens to. As a group of researchers from France have found, Siri & Google Now also helpfully obeys the...
Dangerous USB

A USB that can literally destroy your computer!

USB sticks have long been a mechanism for delivering malware to unsuspecting computer users. A booby-trapped flash drive, for example, was the means by which the US and Israel reportedly contaminated...
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A Router Virus That Actually Keeps You Safe!

Routers are amongst the most hackable devices connected to the internet — not often updated, easily compromised, and virtually never scanned for viruses. However a new router virus may actually be...
Deep Sweep in the Sky

Deep Sweep Launched by Hackers to Spy on Drones

For governments trying to hide controversial programs from their residents, there are few better directions to transmit secret military & spy communications than straight up. Unlike here on earth, no pesky amateur radio eavesdroppers...

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