Security firm Forcepoint discovered the competition and they called it “Gamification” of DDoS attacks. According to Forcepoint, each participant in the contest receives access to a tool which is known as “Balyoz” which is also a Turkish word for Sledgehammer which allows them to launch DDoS attack against selected websites from a single machine. Participants are then rewarded for their achievements and the longer they run the DDoS application, the more points they get....

If their safety is considered high, a new study shows that a simple photograph is sufficient to get a sample that can be used to deceive most systems. The information now released by researchers at the National Institute of Information Technology in Japan shows the vulnerability of fingerprint authentication. According to data provided to several local newspapers, a simple photograph of the fingers of a hand making the peace sign may reveal a user’s fingerprints....

German cryptographers discover a security error in WhatsApp The main factor that leads to establishing a point-to-point encryption answers the question of privacy: messages should only be read by the sender and the recipient. The moment the message arrives or passes through another person or server, the filtering has failed. And this is what a team of German cryptographers has discovered during a security conference in Switzerland. The objective of this group was to find security flaws in popular messaging apps....

You will be shocked to know that future mind reading technology can let hackers to steal data from human brains. Not only hackers can steal data from human brains they can delete it too! Researchers have asked to prepare new human rights laws to protect against exploitation and loss of privacy. The advancement in neuro-technology could end the “freedom of the mind”. So, to prevent this, researchers have suggested four new laws – a right to cognitive liberty, right to mental integrity, right to mental privacy and the right to psychological continuity....

We cyber experts are well known about the past days when cyber criminals using different type of malware to put into the ads displayed on the web pages, just like Adobe Flash, we have already discussed about Adobe flash, when hackers made a dramatical malware indulge with users computer, likewise now a day the new era as generation with new types of malware came alone, the Video Ads, this types of malware are rarely occurred, but soon other ads service providers will also display those types of infected ads without scanning the whole complex code inside the video ads....

As the security researchers from the security company Proofpoint has discovered a recent campaign which is dedicated to the sale of kits with tools to carry out phishing and tools that come with a backdoor which can send back all the phished information to the seller. The cyber criminals are selling this unique software on YouTube, which promises its buyers to help aspiring hackers to launch phishing attacks to third parties....

On Sunday, Motherboard reported that it was in contact with the seller, who said they took data from T-Mobile’s servers that have details like Social Security numbers, names, addresses, driver licenses of the customers. 100 Million T-Mobile Customers Data including unique IMEI numbers, Names, & Other Details Stolen According to the reports, the hackers have hacked T-Mobile’s production, servers, and staging around two weeks ago; even the Oracle database server is hacked....

However, Chrome’s dark mode doesn’t darken the search results. The reason why we are talking about this topic is that recently Google was found testing a dark theme for Google Search on Chrome. As of now, the feature is only available in Google’s experimental versions of the browser – Canary and Chrome dev. The feature is still under development, and it doesn’t always work. Still, you can now test the dark mode for Google search....

But, there are actually rare cases of cell phones that exploded or caught fire spontaneously has been reported. We could list a number of possibilities that could lead to this type of situation, however, in most cases, the major culprits are the batteries overheating. How a battery works ? First of all, we should know a little that how a battery works like lithium-ion batteries which is used by most phones....

Following its debut in the Chinese market, the Finnish company Nokia finally introduces itself to the global marketplace through the biggest technological event for electronics, the Mobile World Congress with the Nokia 6, Nokia 5 and Nokia 3. So, today from here you can learn about prices and key specifications of the new Nokia 5. Nokia 5 Apart from the Nokia 6, the Nokia 5 is also built with an aluminum frame, the IPS screen is 5....

Snapchat twirled the whole world when it was released with so many image effects that were never seen before. This tremendous action by the developers was hugely accepted by the people, and the result was that the Snapchat user base reached millions. Now, after a long time since the release of Snapchat, numerous additions have been added to its functionality and features. This has become the never-ending trust by the developers, and the users are assured to be provided with the support of more upcoming lures....

Social networking platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. are now considered a big thing, and users are always looking at ways to ensure that their photos stand out from the crowd. To improve photos, there are plenty of photo editing apps available on the Google Play Store like Snapseed, Pixlr, etc., but nothing comes close to the Scribbl. In this article, we are going to discuss everything about the free app Scribbl...

Let’s admit, there are times when we want to block certain websites. The websites could be of different types like adult websites, spammy websites, time-wasting sites, etc. By default, Chrome doesn’t allow you to block any website. But, there are a few ways to block any website on the Chrome browser. Steps to Block Websites on Google Chrome So, in this article, we have decided to share the best method and few best chrome extensions to block any website on the Google Chrome web browser....

These notifications are called web notifications, and they are of great use. While it’s easy to enable web notifications for the sites we repeatedly visit, sometimes, we accidentally press the Allow button on the Notification prompt and think to undo the action. Fortunately, it’s possible to stop sites from pushing you notifications to your Windows 11 desktop. So, if you are looking for ways to stop web notifications on Windows 11, you have landed on the right page....

Most modern smartphones now provide a shutter speed control feature, but an older Android device doesn’t have this feature. Since there are plenty of third-party camera apps available for Android, some of them let users control the shutter speed. So, in this article, we will share an easy tutorial on how to change the camera shutter speed on Android. Steps to Change Camera Shutter Speed in Android To change the camera shutter speed, we are going to use an app known as Camera FV-5....

For those who don’t know, Windows Terminal is a utility that combines many command line tools and shells such as Command Prompt, WSL, PowerShell, and more. The new Windows Terminal allows you to use multiple command line tools from a single place. It provides better features such as a tabbed interface, split panes, and the ability to customize the appearance. Also Read: 5 Best Apps to Customize Your Windows 11 PC...

However, for many users, the default settings for the mouse doesn’t work. Since preferences vary a lot from person to person, Windows 10 allows users to customize the experience as per their needs. Windows 10 is equipped with features that let you customize the mouse pointer speed, double click speed, and sensitivity. Apart from that, the operating system even allows you to adjust the number of lines that will be scrolled with each mouse wheel movement....

You will find different personalization options on every instant messaging app. This article will discuss some personalization options offered by the popular instant messaging app Telegram. Telegram – Personalization options Telegram allows you to customize the chat background and bubble color without connecting to any third-party app. The ability to customize the chat window’s appearance is what makes Telegram different from its competitors. It’s not that other messaging apps don’t offer chat customization options, but Telegram offers you more control over the chat appearance....

Actually, Instagram is a platform that helps you explore and express your creative side. Instagram is never meant to be boring, and the same goes for DMs. To liven up the boring DMs, Instagram provides you an option to change the chat theme. Yes, just like Messenger, you can also change the chat theme on Instagram as well, but for that, you first need to update the Messaging features of the Instagram app for Android & iOS....

If you have multiple devices at home like desktop, smartphone, tablet, laptop, and connect those devices with the wireless network, it’s best to change the computer name. Changing the computer name will make it easy for you to identify your computer in a network. Also Read: Best Ways to Reset or Recover Windows 10 Password 3 Methods to Change Your Computer Name in Windows 10 Please note that we are talking about the computer name here, not the user account name....