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However, researchers have now uncovered three exploits in the ‘data link layer’ of LTE network that allows hackers to control Internet traffic and redirect regular users to malicious or phishing websites and spy on their online activity without their knowledge to find out which sites they visit through their LTE device. The vulnerabilities are said to be built into the LTE standard itself, and affect the second layer of LTE, known as the data link layer....

Buying a cheap iPhone on eBay is dangerous!!! About the XSS Paul Kerr, a IT worker was surfing on eBay and happened to come on a iPhone listing. He discovered that the listing for that particular iPhone was rigged in such a manner as to redirect potential buyers to a cloned eBay page, which could easy steal the victims login details and then steal all the important credentials by logging in to official eBay site....

The free game allows people to catch, train and battle their Pokemon ‘in the real world’ by walking outdoors and interacting with other users. Players can also pick up supplies at real-world landmarks that serve as ‘pokestops’ in the game. However, in a recent update, it is found that a player was cheating while playing the game using a drone. A young man in Massachusetts duct-taped his Android smartphone to a DJI Phantom 3 drone and and mirrored his smartphone screen on his laptop using a program called AirDroid, in order to play Pokemon GO without having to leave his backyard....

And Mark Zuckerberg, billionaire founder and CEO of Facebook is no different. According to a photo posted by the CEO shows that he appears to cover his laptop’s webcam with tape. On Tuesday, he posted a congratulatory message on the Facebook-owned social media site Instagram to celebrate Instagram’s 500 million monthly user milestone. The picture showed Zuckerberg sitting next to an Apple MacBook. However, on a closer look of the MacBook, it seemed like Zuckerberg has placed tape over its webcam....

Have you ever wondered what does Evan do to earn so much of views and popularity? Evan basically reviews his favorite Angry Birds toys and video games and his father later adds special effects and posts the same on EvantubeHD. A simple favorite playtime hobby of father and son with Evan’s mom and sister too joining him sometimes in his review has reached this amazing level. It was just 4 years ago that Evan and his dad together made videos containing Angry Birds stop-motion clay models....

Vineet Taneja, chief executive officer, Micromax Informatics, commenting at the launch said “Consumer demand is constantly shifting towards devices offering multitasking capabilities, 24×7 data connectivity with increased video consumption and real-time mobility solutions.” By offering a new Airtel 4G SIM card and a ‘double data’ deal from Airtel, the company plans to attract customers. The user who activates the provided number can take advantage of the ‘deal’ benefits by getting twice the amount of 4G data they pay for....

WinGet for Windows 10 was released by Microsoft last month as part of its Build 2020 announcements. This new set of software tools makes installation, updating, and locating of software to install much easier for developers. As soon as WinGet was released, the tool became a topic of controversy after Keivan Beigi, who created a similar popular package manager called AppGet, accused Microsoft of stealing his idea. Last week, Beigi had provided a detailed account of how Microsoft’s Andrew Clinick, who works with the company’s app model, reached out to him last year showing interest in his work and also interviewed him for a prospective job role....

On Wednesday, Microsoft released a beta version of ‘Eye Control‘ feature in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16257 and Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15237 to Insiders in the Fast ring that allows users to interact with their devices through eye movements. This feature is expected to empower people with disabilities to operate an on-screen mouse, keyboard, and text-to-speech experience using only their eyes. “Bringing Eye Control to Windows 10 will empower people using just their eyes to utilize Windows features....

Codenamed as Windows 10 19H1, this Microsoft’s fix is expected to contain new adaptations to the Spectre-patch problem. For those unaware, earlier this year, two serious hardware vulnerabilities, Meltdown and Spectre were discovered that affected many modern processors and allowed programs to steal sensitive data. Back then, while several companies faced slowdown on their networks, Google’s cloud systems faced little to no damage due to an alternative approach used by the company to mitigate the effects of Spectre and Meltdown....

For those unaware, Stranger Things is a popular horror TV series on Netflix. This series has a very interesting relationship with Microsoft, as the first version of Windows operating system came out in 1985 and the latest season of Netflix’s Stranger Things is also set in the same year. Stranger Things’ new season 3 was released on July 4 on Netflix. Finally, Microsoft on July 5 disclosed the mystery behind the mysterious teasers, as it published “Windows 1....

JIRA is a proprietary issue tracking product developed by Atlassian that allows bug tracking and agile project management and is used by Fortune 500 companies. Avinash Jain, the security researcher who discovered the problem, stated that the primary reason behind the leak was the wild misconfiguration which was present in JIRA. In a report detailing his finding, Jain states that the misconfiguration vulnerability in JIRA servers lets anyone access the “internal user data, their name, email ids, their project details on which they were working, assignee of those projects and various other information....

Now, new leaks have surfaced related to the upcoming foldable Samsung flagship providing critical information on some of the features. According to a Dutch website LetsGoDigital, the sketches of the Galaxy X foldable smartphone that were released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) indicate that the smartphone will include a heart rate monitor. Apparently, in June last year, Samsung had submitted a patent application and these illustrations are believed to be originated from there....

“These were serious errors with serious implications,” Mr. Inslee said in a statement. “When I learned of this I ordered DOC to fix this, fix it fast and fix it right.” The problem stems from a state Supreme Court ruling in 2002 that required the DOC to apply “good time” credits earned in county jail to state prison sentences. The DOC changed its sentence coding to comply with the new ruling and apply the credits, but the code was inaccurate and actually over-credited those who were affected by the ruling....

Dark Web not particularly liked by users, 7 in 10 People Want It Shut Down, Study ShowsBut what is the dark web? The Canadian think tank the Center for International Governance Innovation released the results of a survey of more than 24,000 individuals in 24 countries, asking their opinion of the dark web—the collection of anonymous web sites that can only be accessed via tools like the anonymity software Tor. The results were a bit surprising even for the sceptics, 71 percent of the respondents—and 72 percent of Americans in particular—said they believed the “dark net” should be shut down....

Conspiracy theorists for years have been keeping a close watch on the photos that have been transmitted back to Earth by NASA probes and “discovering” strange objects that they say proves the existence of extraterrestrial activity on Mars. For example, lizards, mermaids, petroglyphs, artifacts, jelly donuts, traffic lights, and various other somewhat recognizable objects all appears to exist together in the open dusty spaces of the red planet. The latest arrival, where the alien hunters cited that the evidence found is that of a crashed rock shaped miniature spaceship on Mars....

Net neutrality has been a bone of contention between free Internet advocacy groups and telecom companies ever since the Internet boom in 2000s. The telecom companies want to milk Internet for windfall gains while most activists want that phone and cable companies should treat all of the traffic on their networks equally — no blocking or slowing their competitors, and no fast lanes for companies that can pay more. Tuesday’s verdict by the The U....

The library just got bigger with the addition of two new games. Even though the game library isn’t that big, Netflix is still expanding it by adding new games frequently. Two new games have been added today to the Netflix game library. One of them is Arcanium: Rise of Akhan and the other one is Krispee Street. Arcanium: Rise of Akhan Arcanium: Rise of Akhan was first released in December 2020 as early access on Steam....

The feature is currently being tested in five different Latin American countries: Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic. “Over the last 15 years, we have worked hard to build a streaming service that’s easy to use, including for people who travel or live together. It is great that our members love Netflix movies and TV shows so much they want to share them more broadly,” the popular video streaming giant said in a blog post....