Technology and communications specialist Verizon described the hack in its annual data breach post mortem released on Tuesday. According to the report, “Rather than spending days holding boats and their crew hostage while they rummaged through the cargo, these pirates began to attack shipping vessels in an extremely targeted and timely fashion. Specifically, they would board a shipping vessel, force the crew into one area and within a short amount of time they would depart....

Mathpix App for iOS devices uses image recognition technology to solve math equation. With Mathpix lets you point your phone camera at a problem and calculates solutions in seconds. Do note that since, it uses image recognition to process problems and pings its servers to do the mathematical heavy lifting, so it likely requires an internet connection to work. Mathpix was developed by Stanford PhD student Nico Jimenez, who was advised by Stanford grad Paul Ferrell....

According to The Korea Times (via GameInformer), the Korea-based PUBG Corp had filed a lawsuit way back in January with the Seoul Central District Court against the Korean unit of “Fortnite” developer Epic Games alleging that the latter copied “Fortnite” from “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG). “We filed the suit to protect our copyright in January,” a PUBG official informed the Korea Times to determine whether Fortnite has copied PUBG. The company last Friday requested an injunction at the Seoul Central District Court, hoping to stop the alleged infringement....

According to the company, the Qualcomm Smart Protect hardware-based tool is not as the same as conventional anti-virus apps that thoroughly goes through and searches for known threats collected by the manufacturer. Any new malware, which is not in the antivirus app’s known list of threats, can go past the security check process and enter the device. On the other hand, the Smart Protect detects zero-day malware threats in real time and alerts the user to take necessary measures....

The new DDR5 module has been designed to orchestrate the most extreme compute-hungry, high-bandwidth workloads in supercomputing, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), as well as data analytics applications. Samsung’s new DDR5 memory module is claimed to deliver more than twice the performance of DDR4 at up to 7,200 megabits per second (Mbps). It utilizes the highly advanced HKMG technology that has been traditionally used in logic semiconductors. Due to the continued scaling down of DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) structures, the insulation layer has thinned, leading to a higher leakage current....

Samsung had in January, 2016, filed a patent suggesting that the company was working on a smartphone with foldable display tech. In a call with investors in January, director of Samsung’s Display division Lee Chang-hoon said “Development of Foldable OLED is taking place according to our plan…We are planning on mass-production and release this product by discussing without partners.” It seems that Chang-hoon was speaking about a foldable device which it had patented in January, 2016....

The Galaxy S7 has some of the latest, fastest, and most powerful specs in a smartphone, which means that the entire horsepower would create more heat than usual. To prevent overheating, Samsung has deployed a liquid cooling system to the Galaxy S7. “For the first time Samsung has established within the smartphone heat-conducting copper tube for cooling. The new chip Exynos 8890 is not only powerful, but also hot!” the blog says....

These leaks were revealed via @onleaks. It seems like the Galaxy Tab S2 features a physical home button (which may also work as a fingerprint sensor), with the power and volume buttons on the right hand side. In addition, the microSD and SIM-card slots are also on the right side of the tablet. The recent leaks also hint that the Galaxy Tab S2 will be offered in 8-inch and 9....

Recently scientists had developed new advanced prototype of contact lenses that could give the wearer a more clear vision than earlier. What’s more, the advanced prototype will also the user to zoom in and out with normal and 3x magnification. The lens so developed will prove a boon to thousands of elderly people suffering from vision loss, both far and near sighted. The prototype lenses, presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Jose, California, contain tiny aluminium telescopes that would interact with a pair of specially designed glasses to allow you to toggle between normal and ‘zoomed in’ viewing....

Luckily, Chicago-based photographer Reuben Wu was there to photograph it. Though the electric blue streams seems out of this world, its look can be easily explained by those who have come into contact with it most. Paris-based photographer Olivier Grunewald was one of the first to document the lava with his photographs, it isn’t really lava at all. “This blue glow—unusual for a volcano—isn’t, of course, lava, as unfortunately can be read on many websites,” Grunewald explained to National Geographic in an email....

Serbian hackers deface the site of the Albanian state television and put the picture of Albanian flag on fireSerbian hackers followed up on recent soccer match incidentMysterious drone driver Serbian hackers broke down the site of the Albanian state television RTSH. Hackers at one point put up a image of burning flag of Albania, and embedded map of Kosovo with the message in English: “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia“. The defaced site of Radio Television of Albania was not accessible for many hours....

The software dubbed as ‘Skygofree’ is “one of the most powerful spyware tools” ever seen for Android that “display capabilities more reminiscent of Hollywood spy movies,” says Kaspersky. This Android software can trace user’s location, record audio conversations, intercept SMS, calendar entries, monitor popular apps such as Facebook Messenger, Skype, Viber, and WhatsApp, and even read WhatsApp messages through Accessibility Services. It can also connect a device to a Wi-Fi network controlled by hackers, even when the user has disabled Wi-Fi connections or take photos every time the user unlocks his device....

Today, we look at some of these weirdest codes ever written. The way these absurd codes are written, only the programmer who wrote this program may be able to explain why it is so. World’s most absurd codes ever written! Software engineer, Fouad Elia Kada who found this code says that he has what the guy who wrote this code had in mind or what the code does. Developer, Andrew Philips explains this code....

For those unaware, Bungie is the videogame developer behind two of gaming’s highly-acclaimed franchises, including Halo and Destiny. “We’ve had a strong partnership with Bungie since the inception of the Destiny franchise, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to officially welcome the studio to the PlayStation family. This is an important step in our strategy to expand the reach of PlayStation to a much wider audience,” said Jim Ryan, President & CEO of SIE....

Tutorial for troubleshooting the soundcard problems in Windows 10Here is how to fix the “No Sound” issue on Windows 10:If the issue is still unresolved, you can try another method for restoring sound:If your Windows 10 STILL does not recognise the soundcard drivers or does not install them, try this final method : The problem with sound arises when Windows 10 users have external soundcards like Soundblaster installed and there seems to be a conflict between the onboard soundcard and the external soundcard which causes this problem....

What is SSL 3.0 ? SSL 3.0 is an obsolete and insecure protocol used for web encryption, with SSL 3.0 being nearly 15 years old it has been replaced by its successors TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and TLS 1.2. however SSL 3.0 is still being widely used. many TLS implementations remain backwards­ compatible with SSL 3.0 to interoperate with legacy systems in the interest of a smooth user experience. The protocol handshake provides for authenticated version negotiation, so normally the latest protocol version common to the client and the server will be used....

Superhumans: A Fear To Mankind This Tuesday, Stephen Hawking’s final book In Brief Answers to the Big Questions revealed his fears about superhumans. According to Stephen Hawking, wealthy people in the future would be able to edit the DNA of their children. This editing in DNA will help in improving attributes like memory and disease immunity. Superhumans: A Fear To MankindSuperhumans: Shall We Worry A child with edited DNA will be more intelligent as compared to a normal child....

A 26-year-old student at the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security in Maribor, Slovenia this week received a suspended jail sentence of 15 months, and will not go to jail if he does not repeat his crime within the subsequent three years. According to local news site Pod Crto, Dejan Ornig had found security flaws in the state-developed TETRA encrypted communications protocol, which he later disclosed to the public. TETRA is utilized by Slovenian police, but additionally by some components of the military, the Slovenian Intelligence and Safety Company (SOVA), the jail administration, and even some entities in monetary administration departments....