On the outset, Honor 6 Plus looks like a definitive cross between Apple’s iPhone 4s and Sony’s Xperia Z. Honor 6 Plus sports a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display with 1080 x 1920 pixels which gives 401 ppi (pixels per inch.) Under the hood it packs Huawei’s own octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 925 processor which will be backed by a 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. Users can expand the memory to 128GB via a microSD expansion slot....

So, how does the malware work? HummingBad infects primarily through “drive-by download,” or by installing itself on devices that visit infected web pages and sites. It’s code, which is obfuscated by encryption, attempts to install itself on a given device persistently by multiple means. The first, a “silent operation” that occurs in the background, is triggered every time the device boots up and its screen turns on. Then, Hummingbad checks to see if the device’s user account is “rooted....

The hacker claimed that he/she had obtained personal NSFW photographs of the Californian model through Apple’s iCloud and gave her two choices: pay up $900.00 or have your private photos distributed to the world. The iCloud Hacks first surfaced on 31st August on the 4Chan image boarding site and later on Reddit forum. Madison panicked at the thought of her images being leaked. The hacker ordered her to deposit the money in a brown Trader Joe’s bag in a planter located at a building on Fairfax Ave in Hollywood....

Wang Qun, director-general of the Arms Control Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, in comments to the U.N. General Assembly, said “It is highly necessary and pressing for the international community to jointly bring about an international code of conduct on cyberspace at an early date.” The Xinhua News Agency, China’s main state-owned press outlet reported comments by Wang. “China, for its part, will continue to commit itself to establishing a peaceful, secure, open and cooperative cyberspace and pushing for an early international code of conduct acceptable to all,” Wang added....

Along with that, it rolled the red carpet for its official digital currency, the digital rupee, backed by RBI, the country’s central bank. Any income from the transfer or transaction of cryptocurrency in India will attract a flat rate of 30% tax. This does not include the 1% TDS on any crypto-related transaction that will occur on every virtual digital asset (including crypto) in the country. How does 30% Tax on Cryptocurrency Work?...

According to reports, these Indian hacking groups which are working Anonymous banner, have not only taken down bulk ISIS-linked Twitter accounts and websites, but are also spying on their chats to foil future attacks. Earlier the Indian underground hackers used to concentrate their efforts on hacking and defacing websites belonging their perennial enemy Pakistan government. This is the first time the Indian hackers have come together to join the global cyber war on terror called by Anonymous....

For the unversed, the iPhone 14 Plus is the latest addition to Apple’s iPhone 14 series, which was launched on September 7, 2022. The smartphone was meant to replace the ‘mini’ series that was launched with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 series, as it could not find any buyers. Further, the iPhone 14 Plus, which starts at $899, was marketed as a cheaper alternative to the company’s iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models starting at $999 and $1,099 respectively, and that too with a fairly large screen....

According to The Wichita Falls Times Record News, Ben Wilson says his phone still worked even though it was “scratched a bit” after the incident on a plane. Wilson said he was travelling home with a pilot in a Beechcraft Bonanza, aircraft, when the passenger door slightly opened due to a pressure drop. He realized that his iPhone had been sucked out of the plane during the accident only upon landing....

Forgetting to activate 2-Factor Authentication led to the JPMorgan Chase being hackedBig SlipCase Files Big Slip 2 factor authentication adds an extra step to log into the machine and makes it that little extra harder for a attacker to hack into a system. A user wishing to log in, needs to know the password along with another code, that might be generated new for each instance. The New York Times reports that technicians at JPMorgan Chase had failed to upgrade one of its network servers with the 2-factor authentication feature, meaning that access was possible if the hackers knew the single password or brute forced it....

The latest report suggests that most of these sites are down by an ongoing DDOS Attack Campaign coming from several unknown sources. TV Torrent group EZTV confirmed that they are dealing with a serious flood of unwanted connections, which renders the site unavailable. whereas Kickass Torrents and ExtraTorrent was also down with Kickass torrent site’s DNS servers not resolving to any IP address, and ExtraTorrent showing a web cached version using Cloudfare....

With millions of visitors per day, the most used torrent site on the Internet is now providing registered users the option to secure their accounts with two-factor authentication that gives them an extra layer of security. However, the new two-factor authentication feature is entirely optional. This kind of two-factor authentication feature is also provided by Twitter, Facebook and Google for their users, TorrentFreak noted. “Using a username and password together with a piece of information that only the user knows makes it harder for potential intruders to gain access and steal that person’s personal data or identity,” KAT’s Mr....

TL;DR. Jeremy Hillman who is a Director of Corporate Communications at the World Bank found out that his son had been making in-App purchases of virtual FIFA players through his FIFA soccer game on his Xbox. He approached Microsoft but they refused to refund him the money because he himself had given the credit card details to FIFA and Xbox. Jeremy was surprised to see four consecutive entries of $109 in his credit card statement....

Two years later, Google has announced Kotlin as one of the most-loved languages with over 50% of professional Android developers now using the language to develop their apps. “Android development will become increasingly Kotlin-first,” Chet Haase, chief advocate for Google’s Android wrote in a blog post. “Many new Jetpack APIs and features will be offered first in Kotlin. If you’re starting a new project, you should write it in Kotlin; code written in Kotlin often mean much less code for you–less code to type, test, and maintain....

The 12big combines a storage capacity of up to 96TB looks like an aluminium full ATX tower, which is adorned with LaCie’s signature glowing blue eyeball. Even though it’s 17 inches tall, it’s actually not that big. LaCie helpfully notes that its 9.3-inch x 6.3-inch base gives it “a footprint smaller than a tablet.” With performance speeds of Thunderbolt 3 and RAID 5/6, it is aimed at helping video professionals and other creatives manage data from high-end cameras that record 4/5/and 6K footage....

The action involving six European countries was able to dismantle a network of child abuse photographers and has resulted in the arrest of 10 individuals and the seizure of an extensive amount of digital evidence. Authorities were able to make arrests in the Czech Republic (5), France (1), Ireland (1), Spain (1) and Sweden (2). The investigation which was secret resulted in six house searches, 30 TB of data, hundreds of DVDs, and 480 000 files which were impounded for further analysis and evidence....

The first set of leaked photos of the alleged Moto X 2015 phone came from a report over GForGames. The report showed images of the phone’s chassis, with its parts still missing. However, the most significant thing about the photo is that it has an opening for what it looked like a fingerprint scanner. The Moto X was not previously rumored to have this special feature, and that made news that gave excitement from some of the fans waiting for it to release....

A group of cyber criminals for the past several months have been trying to infect Linux systems, mainly Web servers, with a file-encrypting ransomware program that the security industry has nicknamed Linux.Encoder. According to security researchers from antivirus vendor Bitdefender, the third version of Linux.Encoder has infected at least 600 vulnerable servers worldwide. The good news is that this version of the program also has a fault that makes decryption possible without paying the ransom, in spite of its creators’ attempts to address their previous failures....

Cincoze DA-1000 is an ultra-compact and fanless computer that features impressive hardware inside a compact and inexpensive price tag designed to facilitate the requirements of those who need the extra mobility as well as a reduced price. According to Logic Supply, Cincoze DA-1000 is the cheapest rugged computer that you can find right now, and Michael Kleiner, Director of Engineering present at the company has said the following. The computer is quite versatile on account that it is able to run both Ubuntu 14....

As you might remember, Felix Rieseberg also developed an emulator for running Windows 95 on modern-day operating systems. This time around, Rieseberg has transformed an entire 1991 Macintosh Quadra with Mac OS 8.1 into a single Electron app that can be downloaded and installed with ease. So here’s everything you need to know about the Mac OS 8 emulator. Mac OS 8 Emulator For Modern Computer OS The macintosh.js application developed by Felix Rieseberg relies on a virtual machine to emulate a Macintosh Quadra 900 with a Motorola CPU....

The $100 million (£76 million) project dubbed as “Breakthrough Listen” will use the world’s most powerful telescopes to listen to sounds from potential extra-terrestrial life on Proxima B. The costly scientific mission is being funded by the above world’s richest and intelligent trio. Last month, astronomers found clear evidence that our nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is the sun to another Earth-like world. “It came only a few months after Stephen Hawking and I, with Mark Zuckerberg’s support, launched our Breakthrough Starshot project, which aims to launch a tiny spacecraft to Alpha Centauri within a generation,” Mr Milner told the Daily Mail....