Since Indian Government launched Aadhaar, many privacy organizations in the world are concerned about the digital security of Indian citizens, and rightly so. With Indian governments push to connect every other service including banking and finances, tax services, and mobile numbers to a person’s Aadhaar ID, the program basically turns into a single point of…
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Smart TVs Are Spying On You, and Can Be Easily Hacked: Consumer Reports
After PCs and smartphones, now is the time for smart TVs to fall prey to hacking attacks and compromise the privacy of users. Well, we certainly don’t want it to happen, but that’s exactly the chilling reality which device testing expert Consumer Reports has unearthed in its assessment of smart TVs from top brands like…
Key Apple iPhone Source Code Exposed On Github In ‘Biggest Leak In History’
In what seems to be the biggest leak in Apple’s history, an anonymous person has just posted a key iPhone source code for a core component of the iOS operating system on GitHub. According to a report published on Motherboard, the source code can easily pave the way for hackers and security researchers for finding…
HotSpot Shield VPN Vulnerability Leaks Data to Hackers
Using a VPN is the need of the hour if you are living in a world where every online activity is being tracked, monitored and access is controlled by governments and corporations. But what happens when the VPN itself is leaking the data it is supposed to be protecting? Well, that is the question staring…
Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Infected Over Half-Million PCs Using NSA Exploit
2017 was the year of high profile data breaches and ransomware attacks, but from the beginning of this year, we are noticing a faster-paced shift in the cyber threat landscape, as cryptocurrency-related malware is becoming a popular and profitable choice of cyber criminals. Several cybersecurity firms are reporting of new cryptocurrency mining viruses that are…
Aadhaar’s Security is Fairly Solid, Assures McAfee’s Jagdish Mahapatra
Aadhaar was conceptualized as a convenient and secure identification measure for India’s citizens, but numerous leaks, security breaches, and legal cases have mired it in a cloud of controversy. However, amidst all the conundrum and people growing wary of their Aadhaar data security, a senior McAfee executive has lent his support to the government and has…
OnePlus (Once Again) Refutes Allegations About Clipboard Data Being Sent to China
OnePlus has released an official statement denying recent allegations that it sends clipboard data from its smartphones to Chinese servers. The company was accused for the second time this month of uploading the private data of users to servers in its home country. In a statement released to Android Police, the company refutes the latest…
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