Hackers

Brazzers porn account holders exposed by hackers

The account details were taken from forums associated with the site on which porn fans discuss favourite scenes and performers.

It is thought attackers stole data using vulnerabilities in the vBulletin software used to run the chat forum.

Brazzers said it had taken measures to stop fraudsters re-using login names found in the list.

 

'Intimate thoughts'

Hey, Music Lovers! Last.Fm Hack Leaks 43 million account passwords

If you love to listen to music online and have an account on Last.fm website, your account details may have compromised in a data breach that leaked more than 43 Million user personal data online.

Last.fm was hacked in March of 2012 and three months after the breach, London-based music streaming service admitted to the incident and issued a warning, encouraging its users to change their passwords.

But now it turns out that the Last.fm data breach was massive, and four years later the stolen data have surfaced in the public.

Internet traffic hijacking linux flaw affects 80% of Android devices

 This flaw allows hackers to terminate connections, spy on unencrypted traffic or inject malware into the parties' communications.

Even the latest Android Nougat Preview is considered to be vulnerable.

The security flaw was first appeared in the implementation of the TCP protocol in all Linux systems deployed since 2012 (version 3.6 and above of the Linux OS kernel) and the Linux Foundation has already patched the Linux kernel on July 11, 2016.

Bitcoin exchange offers $3.5 million reward for information of stolen Bitcoins

Bitfinex revealed on August 2 that the cryptocurrency exchange had suffered a major security breach, which resulted in the loss of nearly 120,000 BTC.

The hack led to a 36 percent loss for each Bitfinex customer, who will be issued tokens to be redeemed as the company is able to reimburse the losses.

Now, the exchange is willing to offer 5% of the lost funds (nearly 6,000 BTC) as a reward for the recovery of the stolen bitcoins.

2 Hackers win over 1 Million air miles each for reporting bugs in United Airlines

Olivier Beg, a 19-year-old security researcher from the Netherlands, has earned 1 Million air miles from United Airlines for finding around 20 security vulnerabilities in the software systems of the airline.

Last year, Chicago-based 'United Airlines' launched a bug bounty program to invite security researchers and bug hunters for finding and reporting security holes in its websites, software, apps and web portals.

Australian census attacked by hackers

Millions of Australians were prevented from taking part in the national survey on Tuesday night.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) had boasted only hours before that its website would not crash.

The prime minister assured the public that their personal information was not compromised.

Every five years, everyone in Australia is required to fill out forms are compiled to provide a snapshot of the country.

Two-thirds of Australians were expected to complete the census online this year, rather than on paper.

Hackers for Hillary? Support from an unlikely community

“I think I had maybe a dozen RSVPs,” Mr Braun told me.

"And then Trump made his comment about giving Russia a pass to hack our election - and our RSVPs hit the roof.”

Donald Trump’s call for Russians to "find the 30,000 emails that are missing” from Mrs Clinton’s private email servers was seen as astonishingly reckless - even if he later said he was only joking.

It was a moment that caught the attention of the traditionally apolitical hacker movement.

‘Fear of the unknown'

Beware! Advertisers are tracking you via your phone's battery status

Unfortunately, YES!

Forget about supercookies, apps, and malware; your smartphone battery status is enough to monitor your online activity, according to a new report.

In 2015, researchers from Stanford University demonstrated a way to track users' locations – with up to 90 percent accuracy – by measuring the battery usage of the phone over a certain time.

The latest threat is much worse.

10 Hackers of China’s largest ethical hacking community arrested

The arrested members also include the founder Fang Xiaodun, according toChinese news agency Caixinwang. With about 5,000 members, WooYun is regarded as China’s biggest white hat community.

According to media reports, the members of WooYun were arrested by the law enforcement authorities without any prior notice.

LastPass Bug lets hackers steal all your passwords

LastPass is a password manager that also available as a browser extension that automatically fills credentials for you.

All you need is to remember one master password to unlock all other passwords of your different online accounts, making it much easier for you to use unique passwords for different sites.

However, the password manager isn't as secure as it promises.

Google Project Zero Hacker Tavis Ormandy discovered several security issues in the software that allowed him to steal passwords stored with LastPass.
 

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