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TechWorm.webp 2020-08-13 17:45:24 TikTok Used Android Loophole To Track MAC Addresses: Report (lien direct) Chinese social media app TikTok reportedly exploited Android's loophole to collect users' data by violating Google's privacy policies, according to a new Wall Street Journal report.   The TikTok Android app was collecting media access control (MAC) addresses of Android devices until November 2019. MAC addresses are a “unique identifier” assigned for every user, which is […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-08-12 17:33:46 Foldable Dual-Screen Microsoft Surface Duo Goes On Pre-Order (lien direct) Last year Microsoft showcased the upcoming Microsoft Surface Duo. This time around the tech giant has confirmed that the dual-screen Android phone will be launched on 10th September and it goes on pre-order starting today. Despite having a generation old internals, the Surface Duo is truly a unique foldable smartphone. The dimensions of the unfolded […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-08-11 14:39:46 Flaw In TeamViewer Can Allow Hackers To Steal System Password (lien direct) TeamViewer recently patched a high-risk vulnerability in its desktop app for Windows by releasing a new version of its software, which if exploited, could let remote attackers steal your system password and potentially exploit it. What's more worrying is that this attack does not require the victim's interaction and can be performed almost automatically.  For […] Vulnerability
TechWorm.webp 2020-08-09 15:47:52 How To Use Amino App For PC (Download On Windows & Mac) (lien direct) If you want to download, install, and use the Amino app for PC then stay on this page and read it till the end carefully. Unquestionably, Reddit is the most prominent internet service for exploring the network of different communities. Amino is another great Android and iOS application that helps people with similar interests interact […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-08-08 13:27:32 Millions Of Android Phones At Risk Due To Security Flaw In Qualcomm Chips (lien direct) Researchers at Check Point, a cybersecurity firm, have discovered vulnerabilities in the Qualcomm Snapdragon Digital Signal Processor (DSP) chip that can allow attackers to obtain photos, videos, call recordings, location information, and other data from Android phones.  DSPs is a system on a chip that contains hardware and software designed to support charging abilities (such […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-08-06 18:23:35 Canon Hit By Maze Ransomware Attack, 10TB Of Data Allegedly Stolen (lien direct) Canon, the Japanese camera giant, recently fell victim to a ransomware attack where over 10TB of photos, videos, and other data were stolen across multiple devices. The attack affected the company's storage and email services, Microsoft Teams, as well as the U.S. version of its website.   Following the incident, Canon's IT service sent a company-wide […] Ransomware
TechWorm.webp 2020-07-31 14:37:40 Android Malware “BlackRock” Can Steal Your Banking And Financial Information (lien direct) CERT-In, India's cybersecurity agency, has issued an advisory warning people about an Android malware that has the potential to “steal” banking and other confidential data of a user.  Dubbed as “BlackRock”, the most significant feature of this Android malware is that its target list contains 337 applications that include banking and financial applications, as well […] Malware
TechWorm.webp 2020-07-29 11:57:11 Cloudflare Denies Data Leak Exposing IP Addresses Of 3 Million Customers (lien direct) Cloudflare Inc., a U.S. based web-infrastructure and website-security company has denied reports of data leak exposing nearly 3 million customer’s IP addresses on the Dark Web.  This denial from Cloudflare comes after the National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) on July 26, 2020, claimed that they […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-07-25 05:22:55 CarryMinati\'s YouTube Channel Hacked To Stream Bitcoin Scam (lien direct) Popular Indian roaster and streamer on YouTube, Ajey Nagar, aka CarryMinati is the latest victim of the ongoing BitCoin hack scandal. The hack happened on the second channel of CarryMinati, which goes by the name of CarryisLive, where he streams himself playing video games, often with other YouTubers and celebrities. Just a week ago in […] Hack Uber
TechWorm.webp 2020-07-21 09:09:35 Vulnerability In Fast Chargers Can Melt Your Phone: BadPower Attack (lien direct) Chinese security researchers recently demonstrated how the firmware of some fast chargers can be modified to cause damage to connected devices by delivering more voltage than they can handle.  The method dubbed as 'BadPower', was discovered by Xuanwu Lab, a research unit of Chinese tech giant Tencent. The team mentioned their findings in a detailed […] Vulnerability
TechWorm.webp 2020-07-19 03:03:30 Facebook Messenger Adds Screen Sharing To Android & iPhone (lien direct) Social media platform Facebook on Thursday announced a new screen sharing feature that is available globally on the latest versions of Messenger's Android and iOS apps, desktop app, and Web. This new screen sharing feature allows users to share their mobile and desktop screen activities with friends and family on the Messenger app.  “Today, we're […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-07-16 13:44:18 Twitter Accounts Of Obama, Musk, Gates, Bezos, Apple And Others \'Hacked\' In Bitcoin Scam (lien direct) In a major high-profile Twitter hack, accounts of U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Barack Obama, Uber, Apple, and more, were compromised on Wednesday, in an apparent effort to promote a Bitcoin scam.  The tweet sent from hacked high-profile accounts urged their followers to send $1,000 in Bitcoin to a […] Uber
TechWorm.webp 2020-07-11 13:18:29 Google Removes 11 Apps Infected With Joker Malware From Play Store; Uninstall Them Now (lien direct) Google has recently removed 11 apps from the Play Store that were infected with the notorious Joker Malware in a move to make its platform more secure for Android users. The search giant has been tracking these apps since 2017.  Researchers at Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point discovered a new variant of the Joker Dropper […] Malware
TechWorm.webp 2020-07-10 05:50:31 How To Connect Google Home App To Windows 10 PC (lien direct) Google Home app makes the process of managing Google Home, Chromecast, and numerous consumer electronics that are compatible with Google Home a breeze. Exclusively, available for Android and iOS the application can also be installed on a PC. Even though there's no native Google Home app for Windows 10, you can still download Google Home […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-07-08 14:13:10 RIP Google+, Google Currents For G Suite Launched On Android, iOS  (lien direct) Google on Monday officially shut down its social networking platform, Google Plus, and rebranded the old Google+ apps on Android and iOS platforms to “Google Currents”.  “Currents is a G Suite app that enables people to have meaningful discussions and interactions across your organization, helping keep everyone in the know and giving leaders the opportunity […] Guideline
TechWorm.webp 2020-07-04 12:28:35 New Mac Ransomware Are Being Spread Through Pirated Apps (lien direct) Security researchers have discovered a new Mac ransomware that spreads via pirated versions of popular macOS software, shared on popular torrent sites and other portals, according to Malwarebytes. The malware was initially called “EvilQuest” but later dubbed to “OSX.ThiefQuest” to avoid confusion with a name used by Chaosoft Games Xbox 360 and PC video game […] Ransomware Malware
TechWorm.webp 2020-07-03 16:24:52 Facebook Flaw Allowed 5,000 Developers To Collect Users\' Personal Data (lien direct) Facebook has admitted that it accidentally shared some users' personal data with approximately 5,000 app developers even after the 90-day cut-off period. For those unaware, following the 2018 Cambridge Analytica app scandal which saw the personal data of 87 million Facebook users compromised, the social media giant established the below 90-day lock-out policy that would […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-07-02 21:47:37 LinkedIN Caught Snooping On iPhone Users, Gets Exposed By iOS 14 Privacy Feature (lien direct) LinkedIn has hit the controversy chord to join the club of Internet scandal makers this week. They have been caught snooping on the user’s clipboard content on a user’s iPhone.  A similar thing shook the infosec world last week as TikTok was caught snooping on iPhone users through their clipboard. What Exactly Happened? A Twitter user, who […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-07-02 15:24:17 DuckDuckGo Browser Caught Tracking Websites Visited By User (lien direct) DuckDuckGo, the flag bearers of privacy in the search engine space, has been caught gathering site visits via their Android app. An ethical hacker, who goes by the username of @cowereth has revisited the issue that was reported a year back on Github as a bug. It was brushed under the carpet then due to various […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-29 12:10:10 Hackers Are Hiding Credit Card Skimmers In Image File Metadata On E-commerce Websites (lien direct) Hackers are now hiding malicious JavaScript code into the EXIF metadata of favicon image files, which can then be loaded onto the webpage of a compromised e-commerce website to steal payment information, according to security firm Malwarebytes.  “We found skimming code hidden within the metadata of an image file (a form of steganography) and surreptitiously […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-27 04:57:16 How To Download And Install HBO Max On An Amazon Fire TV Device [Direct Download Link] (lien direct) A few weeks ago HBO introduced its new subscription video-on-demand streaming service namely HBO Max. As expected, HBO Max is available on most mainstream platforms like Apple TV, Android TV, iOS, Android, Chromecast, Xbox, PS4, and Samsung TVs. Sadly, the two leading streaming platforms (based on the percent of viewing time) namely Amazon and Roku […] Guideline
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-25 15:24:49 Twitter Apologises To Its Business Clients For Data Breach (lien direct) Twitter on Tuesday apologized for a security breach that might have compromised the personal information of some of its business customers.  According to The BBC, some clients' billing information for Twitter advertisers was inadvertently stored in their browser's cache, which could have allowed other users on the computer to see this data.  Twitter discovered the data […] Data Breach
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-21 17:38:35 Hackers Compromise A Grey Market That Trades In Roblox Items (lien direct) Hackers have compromised a grey marketplace called “RBX.Place” that has exposed the personal data of its users, according to the database obtained by Motherboard. For those unaware, RBX.Place is a website where players of the hugely popular online game, Roblox, can buy and sell in-game items in exchange for real money. However, RBX.Place is a […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-20 16:17:33 \'Nearby Sharing\' Feature: Google\'s Version Of AirDrop For Android Coming On All OS  (lien direct) Google's own version of AirDrop, Apple's well-known device-to-device file sharing service, which was exclusive to Android may now arrive on other popular operating systems too.  According to recent commit submitted to the Chromium Gerrit, Android's upcoming AirDrop-style sharing feature called “Nearby Sharing” (also referred to as ….Fast Share) may now be available on all major platforms, including […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-12 13:57:53 Adobe Launches Photoshop Camera App With AI-Based Filters For iOS And Android (lien direct) Last November, Adobe had released a preview version of a new mobile camera app 'Photoshop Camera' powered by the company's Sensei Artificial Intelligence (AI) for iOS and Android phones. Adobe has now released the final version of the app as a free download on iOS and Android.   According to the company, Photoshop Camera is a […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-11 15:19:43 Babylon Health Suffers Data Breach, Showed Other Patients\' Video Consultations (lien direct) Babylon Health, a UK-based telehealth app, has suffered a data breach that accidentally allowed app users access to other patients' video medical consultations with doctors, reports BBC.  For those unaware, Babylon Health, which has more than 2.3 million registered users in the UK, is a health service provider that provides remote consultations with doctors and […] Data Breach
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-11 13:02:31 Nintendo Confirms A Total Of 300,000 Accounts Have Been Hacked (lien direct) Nintendo, the Japanese gaming giant, on Tuesday, revealed that another 140,000 Nintendo accounts have been breached in addition to those compromised since the beginning of April.  For those unaware, back in April, Nintendo had confirmed that at least 160,000 user accounts that use a Nintendo Network ID (NNID) to login to their Nintendo Account were […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-10 11:55:38 Zuckerberg-Funded Scientists Attack Facebook Over Inaction On Trump\'s Posts (lien direct) More than 140 scientists funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) have criticized Facebook CEO's inaction against U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial posts glorifying violence in response to unrest following the death of George Floyd, an African-American man, in police custody in Minneapolis.  For those unaware, the CZI is a philanthropic organization was founded by […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-07 11:43:34 Over 13,500 Vivo Smartphones In India Found Using The Same IMEI Number (lien direct) More than 13,500 smartphones manufactured by Chinese manufacturer Vivo were caught using the same IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number in India. The security breach was uncovered by the cybercrime cell unit of Meerut Police in Uttar Pradesh after a five-month-long investigation.  For those unaware, IMEI is a 15-digit code, usually unique for every cellular […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-07 11:09:55 How To Download MX Player On PC? [Windows 10/8/7 Free Download] (lien direct) If you want to download, install, and use MX Player on your PC then stay on this page and read it till the end carefully. There's no denial in the fact that MX Player is one of the most feature-packed media players available for Android smartphones. Almost a year ago, MX Player was relaunched as […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-07 07:15:54 Dropbox Quietly Launches An Invite-Only Password Manager App For Android And iOS (lien direct) Dropbox, an online storage and file hosting company, has quietly released a private beta version of its new password manager app on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.  Dubbed as Dropbox Passwords and first spotted by Android Police, this is an invite-only (Early Access) Android app, which can be now downloaded from the Google […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-03 13:58:18 Hackers Hack Minnesota Senate Computers, Access Password Files (lien direct) Hackers on Tuesday morning targeted the Minnesota Senate's website that forced it to go offline for the major part of the day, reports Star Tribune. During the breach, the hackers were able to access a file of passwords used by the senators and staff.  In an email written to the senators and staff, Secretary of […] Hack
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-03 06:01:10 Anonymous Hack Chicago Police Radios To Play NWA\'s \'Fuck Tha Police\' During Protests (lien direct) Anonymous, the infamous hacktivist group, reportedly hijacked into Chicago Police Department's radio scanners to play NWA's 'Fuck Tha Police' over the weekend, claim online reports. On May 30, the Anonymous group had announced their return showing solidarity with the protestors criticizing the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of the death of George Floyd last […] Hack
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-01 16:08:32 The Best Nintendo 64 Emulators For Android And PC (lien direct) For over two decades, the home video game console market has been dominated by Sony’s Playstation and Microsoft’s Xbox. That said before the advent of Playstation 2 and the original Xbox, Nintendo 64 single-handedly managed to govern the gaming console market. N64 acquired its unique name as a 64-bit central processing unit powered it. If you […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-06-01 15:15:08 \'Remove China Apps\' For Android Gets 1 Million Downloads In Less Than 2 Weeks (lien direct) An anti-China app developed by a Jaipur-based tech firm in India has been downloaded more than 1 million times from the Google Play Store within two weeks of its launch. Launched on May 17, 2020, the app called “Remove China Apps” has been developed by OneTouch AppLabs. This application, which is available for free on […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-30 17:28:19 Bank Of America Admits Data Breach With PPP, Notifies Customers (lien direct) Bank of America Corporation (BofA), the second-largest banking institution in the U.S., confirmed this week that a possible data breach may have affected a “small number” of business clients who have applied for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).  For those unaware, PPP is a U.S. government initiative that was launched on April 3, 2020 to […] Data Breach
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-28 16:14:07 StrandHogg 2.0 Bug Lets Malware Pose As A Real App And Steal User Data (lien direct) Researchers at Norwegian security firm Promon have discovered a new elevation of privilege vulnerability in Android that allows hackers to gain access to almost all apps.  This Android bug dubbed as “StrandHogg 2.0” (CVE-2020-0096) attacks a device by showing a fake interface, which tricks users to give away sensitive information that includes private SMS messages […] Malware Vulnerability
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-28 10:59:29 Transfer file from Android to iOS devices or vice versa without iTunes (lien direct) The entire Apple ecosystem consists of closed-source operating systems like iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS, and despite the fact that macOS is built on an open-source foundation, it has an enormous API that is closed source. Due to the closed nature of the Apple ecosystem, it becomes quite tricky for Android smartphone users to connect their smartphones […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-25 13:04:40 Citra Becomes The First Nintendo 3DS Emulator For Android (lien direct) 3DS fans can rejoice, as Citra has been officially released as the first Android emulator for the extremely popular game, Nintendo 3DS. Emulation enthusiasts can finally play 3DS games on the go!  Unlike the unofficial Android port of the Citra Emulator on PC, the official port released offers a rather complete Nintendo 3DS emulation experience. […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-21 07:35:54 15 Best PS2 Emulator For Android In 2020 (lien direct) PlayStation 2 was Sony’s first gaming console of the 21st century. You can judge the popularity of this console by the fact that Sony sold over 155 million units of this console worldwide. PlayStation 2 had a humungous game library of over 3800 titles, and as far as hardware and graphical performance are considered, it […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-20 07:56:21 EasyJet Admits Data Breach Of Nine Million Customers  (lien direct) The budget British airline, EasyJet on Tuesday confirmed that a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack” has affected nine million of its customers. The company revealed that the attack exposed email addresses and travel details of approximately nine million EasyJet customers, including 2,208 customers whose credit card details were also stolen. The airline said it has engaged leading […] Data Breach Guideline
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-19 07:47:55 Nintendo Sues Stores Selling New \'Team-Xecuter\' Switch Hack (lien direct) Nintendo, who is well-known for its infamous fight against game piracy, has filed two lawsuits in U.S. courts targeting several online websites selling Switch hacks and mods linked to Team-Xecuter and causing “tremendous harm” to the company.  Nintendo of America has filed two lawsuits last Friday, one in Ohio and one in Seattle. The Ohio […] Hack ★★★
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-17 11:24:47 Hackers Demand $42 Million To Not To Leak Trump\'s “Dirty Laundry” (lien direct) Notorious hacker group ‘REvil’ that recently targeted one of the top entertainment law firms in the U.S. have demanded a ransom of $42 million to prevent releasing of “dirty laundry” on U.S. President Donald Trump.  For those unaware, REvil, also known as Sodinokibi, targeted Grubman, Shire, Meiselas and Sacks and stole 756GB of data from […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-14 03:13:51 Microsoft\'s Family Safety App Is Now Available On iOS And Android For Preview  (lien direct) Microsoft has started rolling out the launch of the limited preview of its Family Safety app on iOS and Android devices. For those unaware, in March this year, Microsoft rebranded the consumer versions of Office 365 to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family, and it introduced some new apps. One of them is the Family Safety app for […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-10 14:50:19 DigitalOcean Admits Of Data Breach After Leaving Internal Document Online (lien direct) DigitalOcean, the world's leading web hosting platform, has confirmed that it exposed customer data after it accidentally left an internal Digital Ocean document online, according to a report from The Hacker News.   According to the breach notification email sent to affected customers, the data leak took place when a DigitalOcean-owned document from 2018 was unintentionally […] Data Breach Guideline APT 32
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-09 16:55:49 OnePlus Users Are Facing Weird Audio Swapping Issue When Using Wired Headphones (lien direct) Users of OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 5 smartphone series are complaining about facing a weird audio swap problem when using wired headphones, which was first spotted by Android Police.  Complaints on OnePlus forums, Reddit, and XDA's forums suggests that several OnePlus device owners are noticing a weird issue that reverses the audio channels of wired headphones. In other words, […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-07 15:13:26 Hackers Breach Unacademy, Put Information Of 22 Million Users On Sale (lien direct) Unacademy, one of the most popular online learning platform in India, has suffered a major security breach that has exposed data of around 20 millions of its subscribers at risk, cybersecurity intelligence firm Cyble claims in a blog post. The exposed data are reportedly available for sale now on the Dark Web. According to Cyble, […]
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-06 11:19:06 GoDaddy Admits Data Breach Of Web Hosting Account Credentials, Notifies Users (lien direct) GoDaddy has confirmed that thousands of web hosting accounts were breached by an unauthorised individual almost seven months ago. GoDaddy is the world's largest domain name registrar that manages 77 million domains and provides services to roughly 19 million customers around the world. The data breach confirmation notice was filed with the State of California […] Data Breach
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-04 12:21:16 Hacker leaks 15 million records from Tokopedia, Payment Info Secure: Reports (lien direct) Personal information of 91 million users of Tokopedia, an Indonesian technology company specializing in e-commerce, are being sold on the Darknet for $5,000, which were stolen in a hack attempt by an unknown hacker.   “We found that there had been an attempt to steal data from Tokopedia users. However, Tokopedia ensures that crucial information such […] Hack
TechWorm.webp 2020-05-04 00:54:44 Download MIUI 12 Super Wallpapers On Any Android Smartphone [Direct Download Link] (lien direct) Things like exceptional price-to-performance ratio, highly customizable MIUI custom skin, and a wide selection of smartphone accessories help Xiaomi to standout from the crowd. The Chinese tech giant recently released the 12th iteration of its customized version of Android, i.e., MIUI 12. Apart from the regular security improvements, MIUI 12 packs a host of different […]
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