Android security: Google cracks down on apps that want to use accessibility services Google has told Android developers that they won’t be able to publish their applications on the Google Play store if the app uses accessibility services for anything other than its intended purpose. Officially, accessibility services is an […]
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The Apple Watch can accurately detect hypertension and sleep apnea, a new study suggests
The Apple Watch can accurately detect hypertension and sleep apnea, a new study suggests A new study out from health startup Cardiogram and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) suggests wearables like the Apple Watch, Fitbit and others are able to accurately detect common but serious conditions like hypertension […]
New Banking Trojan IcedID Discovered by IBM X-Force Research
New Banking Trojan IcedID Discovered by IBM X-Force Research IBM X-Force research follows developments in the financial cybercrime arena to map the events and trends that shape the threat landscape for organizations and consumers alike. After a year that has been very active in terms of banking malware, point-of-sale (POS) […]
Sur Android, une nouvelle fonctionnalité vous indique quelles applications vident votre batterie
Sur Android, une nouvelle fonctionnalité vous indique quelles applications vident votre batterie Sur une version d’essai d’Android, Google teste une fonctionnalité qui indique quelles sont les applications très énergivores, ainsi que les raisons pour lesquelles elles le sont. Aujourd’hui, nos vies tournent autour de nos smartphones. Mais malheureusement, ceux-ci […]
Ethereum Parity Wallet freeze that locked up $280 million in Ether was a hack, claims Cappasity
According to the startup Cappasity the Ethereum Parity Wallet freeze that locked up $280 million in Ether was deliberately triggered by someone. A few days ago the firm Parity Technologies made the headlines because someone has accidentally triggered a vulnerability in the popular Parity Wallet that locked up $280 million in […]
Equifax earnings release: Security breach related expenses cost $87.5 Million in Q3
Equifax announced during the third quarter of 2017, it incurred $87.5 million in expenses related to the cyber attack that was reported in September. It is very difficult to estimate the overall losses caused by a cyber attack because victims incur in direct and indirect costs that aren’t easy to calculate. […]
DHS – Tests demonstrate Boeing 757 airplanes vulnerable to hacking
Researchers and private industry experts, along with DHS officials, remotely hacked a Boeing 757 airplane that was parked at the airport in Atlantic City. A group of researchers and private industry experts, along with DHS officials, remotely hacked a Boeing 757 airplane owned by the DHS that was parked at […]
Face ID just got Hacked with the help of a mask by a security firm
Face ID just got Hacked with the help of a mask by a security firm Apple uses the Tenth Anniversary iPhone X Phone to replace Touch ID. Because the award handset features an edge-to-edge protection and has very slim bezels, Apple had to get up with a way to reinstate the fingerprint scanner that powers Touch ID. […]
TOASTAMIGO – the first known strain of malware that uses the Toast Overlay exploit
Trend Micro spotted TOASTAMIGO, the first known malware that uses the recently patched vulnerability that ties with the Toast Overlay attacks. Malware researchers at Trend Micro have spotted the first known strain of malware that triggers the recently patched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-0752, that ties with the Toast Overlay attacks. The vulnerability was discovered […]
Avira spotted a new strain of the dreaded Locky Ransomware in the wild
Avira firm detected a new strain of the Locky ransomware that is spreading through malicious attachments disguised as legitimate Libre and Office documents. Researchers at Avira Virus Lab detected a new strain of the Locky ransomware that is spreading through malicious attachments disguised as legitimate documents from productivity applications like Microsoft Word and […]