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Sunday, December 18, 2016

1 Billion User Accounts Hacked, Yahoo Says It’s Confirmed.

Yahoo has disclosed a new data breach on the company’s server which compromised user data of 1 billion user accounts. The attack occurred in August 2013, Yahoo says the hack didn’t involve payment card and bank account details. Yahoo has disclosed a new data breach which is said to have occurred in August 2013. The company says the attack affected around 1 billion users and it’s separate from the attack reported in September 2016...

Friday, July 29, 2016

What is a Botnet ? How to Detect and Prevent it ?

We here the name Botnet quite a lot in the cyber world, but what is Botnet ? how can you detect and remove it ? Today we will discuss about this topic. What is botnet ? A botnet is a network of computers  that are compromised and are under the control of an attacker. Every individual device in a botnet is called as a bot. A bot is usually formed when a computer is infected with malware. This malware allows the crooks to control the computer remotely without the knowledge of the owner of the computer. The attackers...

Home Ethical Hacking Tutorials WifiKill – Disabling WiFi for Other Devices WifiKill – Disabling WiFi for Other Devices

What is WifiKill? WifiKill is an android application that helps you to disable other people’s Wi-Fi internet connections on the same network. It is a kind of hacking process in which you are hacking other person’s internet connection and trying to disable it. This app is specifically developed for the Android smartphone users. You can easily become a hacker as WifiKill literally falls in the category of hacking and this application ...

Facebook has already open sourced 54 projects in 2016

It’s often said that the 21st century’s companies are being built upon the open source technologies. Facebook isn’t an exception in this regard. Moreover, it’s setting new examples for other companies by giving back to the developer community.We’ve already written a comprehensive article on Facebook’s open source initiative and the long list of projects open sourced by the company. During its F8 2016 developer conference, open source played a big role. In a recent blog post by the company, Facebook has already open sourced...

32-Bit Vs 64-Bit Windows OS: What's The Difference? How To Choose?

A common confusion occurs when we have to choose between a 32-bit Windows and a 64-bit OS because many of us have no idea about what is the difference between them. After reading this article, you get an upper hand while choosing one of them. Microsoft Windows comes in many variants with barely visible feature differences. A noticeable variation is observed when we have to choose between a 32-bit or a 64-bit version. Lack of knowledge regarding the basic difference between a 32-bit and a 64-bit operation system adds to the puzzlement...

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Google Introduces An Android Tips & Tricks Mini Site

Google launches ‘Tips and Tricks’ section for its Android users Do you use an Android smartphone? Do you understand the Android Ecosystem very well? Are you looking to know more and get more out of your Android smartphone? Don’t worry. Google has just launched a new Android ‘Tips and Tricks’ mini site that will essentially browse you through some of Android’s features and answer all your questions. In other words, this site contains the tips and tricks on all the basic and most critical functionalities of Android Operating System. The...

How To Quickly Lock Keyboard And Mouse When Moving Away From Your PC

These Windows tools will help you to lock your keyboard and mouse quickly when you are not around the PC There are several methods such as setting up a local or Microsoft account to be able to rapidly lock the PC by pressing Win + L and unlock it with a password to stop your inquisitive friends or co-workers from spying on your Windows computer when you’re not around. Another method is by opting for third-party tools to quickly lock and unlock the keyboard and mouse while keeping the screen’s contents visible. In this article, we show...

Friday, June 17, 2016

How to Hack Someones Facebook Account Just by Knowing their Phone Numbers

Hacking Facebook account is one of the major queries on the Internet today. It's hard to find — how to hack Facebook account, but researchers have just proven by taking control of a Facebook account with only the target's phone number and some hacking skills. Yes, your Facebook account can be hacked, no matter how strong your password is or how much extra security measures you have taken. No joke! Hackers with skills to exploit the SS7 network can hack your Facebook account. All they need is your phone number. The weaknesses in the part...