Critical 'Port Fail' Vulnerability Reveals Real IP Addresses of VPN Users

Critical 'Port Fail' Vulnerability Reveals Real IP Addresses of VPN Users A newly discovered flaw affecting all VPN protocols and operating systems has the capability to reveal the real IP-addresses of users' computers, including BitTorrent users, with relative ease. The vulnerability, dubbed Port Fail by VPN provider Perfect Privacy (PP) who discovered the issue, is a simple port forwarding trick and affects those services that: Allow...

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Make It Harder for People to Find You on Facebook

Make It Harder for People to Find You on Facebook With close to one-and-a-half billion people currently on Facebook, keeping a low profile can be tricky. It's in the site's best interest to make it easy for you to make connections with family, friends, and acquaintances. However, if you want to make it more difficult for people to track you down, there are ways to do it.From the desktop website, dive into the Settings entry from...

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The Rise of "Onion-Layered" Attacks , IBM Says

The Rise of "Onion-Layered" Attacks , IBM Says "Onion-layered" security incidents have been on the rise throughout 2015, according to the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Quarterly report for Q4 2015. Released this week, IBM’s report (PDF) cites four key trends that have been observed this year, with onion-layered and ransomware attacks joined by attacks coming from inside an organization and by an increased management awareness of the...

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Subtitle Hack: 200 Million Devices Are Vulnerable, Download Fix For VLC, Kodi, Etc.

Subtitle Hack: 200 Million Devices Are Vulnerable, Download Fix For VLC, Kodi, Etc. A simple but malicious subtitle file can be used to gain control of your PC, TV or smartphone. Check Point researchers have spotted vulnerabilities in VLC, Kodi, Stremio, and Popcorn Time in the way these media players handle subtitle files. As of now, fixes have been released for the media players. According to a blog post published by Check Point security,...

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All Android Phones Vulnerable to Extremely Dangerous Full Device Takeover Attack

All Android Phones Vulnerable to Extremely Dangerous Full Device Takeover Attack Researchers have discovered a new attack, dubbed 'Cloak and Dagger', that works against all versions of Android, up to version 7.1.2.Cloak and Dagger attack allows hackers to silently take full control of your device and steal private data, including keystrokes, chats, device PIN, online account passwords, OTP passcode, and contacts.What's interesting about Cloak...

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3 Nigerian Scammers Get 235-Years of Total Jail Sentence in U.S.

3 Nigerian Scammers Get 235-Years of Total Jail Sentence in U.S. You may have heard of hilarious Nigerian scams. My all time favourite is this one:A Nigerian astronaut has been trapped in space for the past 25 years and needs $3 million to get back to Earth, Can you help?Moreover, Nigerians are also good at promising true love and happiness.But You know, Love hurts.Those looking for true love and happiness lost tens of millions of dollars...

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Indian Hackers Leaks 1.7 Million Snapchat User Data

Indian Hackers Leaks 1.7 Million Snapchat User Data Snapchat is going through one of its worst weeks in a while. First the ratings of its app took a nose dive in the fallout of its CEO’s alleged comment calling Indians poor ( read more about it here ) and now, reports are coming in that a hacker group has released details of around a million accounts. White Hat Hackers According to reports coming in, the leak contains user details...

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