For those unaware, Zoom recently has seen a sudden surge in popularity, as more and more people are forced to work from home amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Discovered by Cybersecurity intelligence firm Cyble, the accounts were being sold on hacker forums for less than a penny each per account while some of them were given away in bulk for free. Cyble were able to purchase 530,000 Zoom credentials for $0....
According to Archive.org, PirateBay.org was linked with the Pirate Bay file-sharing website, which has not been used for years. The domain name ‘PirateBay.org’ had expired and gone into a deleted status where it was scooped up by DropCatch.com, a site that catches and auctions dropped domain names after they expire. Once the sale is paid and closed, this will be the third-highest .org domain name sale of 2020, following the $169,888 sale of Ready....
This project’s a port from a Java application, but the fact it’s built in HTML5 means it’s accessible in every modern browser. This electronic circuit simulator is highly interactive giving the feeling of playing with real components. It’s very helpful for experimentation and visualization. You can add in all kinds of components, wires, and whatever else you need to see exactly how a circuit will work with the help of the web app....
“The Check Point Mobile Security Team has discovered a new widespread malware family targeting nearly 5 million users for fraudulent ad-revenues. They have named it ‘RottenSys’ for in the sample we encountered it was initially disguised as a System Wi-Fi service.” reads the analysis of Check Point. The infected brands include the top Android phones in the market such as Samsung, Xiaomi, Honor, Oppo, Vivo, Huawei and Gionee. All the infected devices have been distributed by an outsourced mobile phone supply chain distributor called Tian Pai, which is in Hangzhou, China....
He is now one of the world’s richest self-made billionaires with a net worth of $48.1 billion. Inherently simplistic and extremely wealthy, Kamprad remains confident and courageous and an innovative thinker. Developing business by selling matches to neighbors from his bicycle as a young boy, here’s how Kamprad started a privately held $11.8 billion furniture revolution and became a billionaire. Kamprad was born on March 30, 1926 in Pjätteryd, Sweden....
The video game-themed social networking site was hacked and user credentials may have been compromised said Dennis Fong, Raptr Founder and CEO in a statement. Though Raptr has not divulged exact details about how and when the hacking attack occurred, Fong has also requested all the Raptr users to change their passwords for Raptr immediately. Fong also said that the company is sending out emails to all account holders alerting them about the hack....
The move comes from Nokia Technologies, one of the divisions left behind after Nokia sold its handset business to Microsoft last year. The division own and handles patents from more than 10,000 devices and licensing. It has no plans of recreating the division it sold to Microsoft but Re/code says, Nokia will instead look onto the design and let partners handle the manufacturing, sales, and distribution. Nokia for now is binded not to sell any phone under its brand name or to license any brand for use in phone until next year until under the terms of its contract with Microsoft....
According to a research paper contributed to the Association for Computing Machinery, a professional association, researchers claimed to have used economical and easily available equipment in order to carry out the attacks on numerous public-key encryption schemes and digital-signature schemes. However, the attacks are possible even though they are improbable and tough to pull off, said industry experts. In one of the attacks, the researchers were able to steal encryption keys by keeping a watch over the acoustics of the “coil whine” or vibrations caused by electronic components inside a PC fluctuating as voltages and currents pass through....
Following the 2011 disaster, five robots that were sent to Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have “died” due to the effects of leaked radiation. There is still a massive amount of radiation at the Fukushima plant and removing the melted fuel rods, the source of the problem, is proving an incredibly difficult and dangerous challenge. Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco), owner of the power plant, had sent in numerous bots inside the power plant, including bots that were able to swim underwater....
The color options for the iPhone definitely makes sense for a more affordable model, especially given the fact that Apple implemented a similar strategy for the 5c and provided a colorful lineup. Although the new iPhone is set for release in the month of March, there is still no clarity as to what the new iPhone would be called. Conflicting reports from people close to the matter have claimed that the company wants to name the iPhone either 5se or 6c....
Rats already possess a heightened sense of smell, along with extreme agility, not to mention that they can traverse in water, making them the perfect soldier to infiltrate ‘hard to enter’ locations and learn about the next move that can actually result in devastating ramifications. However, with the implanted chip, rats would also be able to decode information flowing into the creature’s brain, allowing the handler of the enhanced rodent to detect the smallest traces of substances that the rat would have otherwise ignored....
According to a report from The Investor, Samsung and Synaptics, the partner that works on the touch sensor, wanted to create a new feature technology that would have separated the device from the competitors. Samsung poured a lot of money into the development, but Synaptics failed to create the technology needed on time. However, they found that the process was slow and the results were “frustrating”. As production got closer, Samsung had to make the decision to move the sensor to the back of the smartphone next to the rear-facing camera, as seen in the latest leaked images of the final design....
While possible design and features have already leaked but a recent speculation essentially points to the Galaxy S8 to come with a 256GB storage option for those who want more storage on their device. Also, the newest feature is that the model has an internal storage read and write speed up to 500 mbps making the transferring of data from other devices much faster. Galaxy S8 is also expected to be available in two versions – 5....
“Today’s inspiration comes at a moment’s notice and creatives and professionals need a device able to keep up with insatiable imaginations while complementing their busy, on-the-go lifestyles. Galaxy Tab S6 enables consumers to unlock their creativity while delivering the top-quality productivity features and advanced technology they have come to expect from Samsung tablets,” said DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. In terms of specifications, the Galaxy Tab S6 comes with a nearly bezel-less 10....
On a hungry afternoon, you want to eat a nice Mac Burger and decide to visit a McDonald’s drive-thru for a takeaway. Imagine your fright and anger when the drive-thru speaker tells you to [email protected]@k Off. This is what happened to a drive-thru customer at a McDonald’s in North Carolina. He got a Big Mac shock when the voice from the order kiosk started belting out profanities instead of the normal politically correct ‘Hello, how may I help you!...
This new feature, as the company points out on Twitter, coincides with the 140th anniversary of the first successful telephone call of Alexander Graham Bell. — Wire (@wire) March 10, 2016 Wire promises to provide end-to-end encryption to its uses in addition to crystal clear voice and video service. Wire utilizes the Axolotl ratchet for end-to-end encryption, with prekeys employed for asynchronous communication. As such, both parties do not need to be connected simultaneously for the connection to be encrypted....
Children as young as five were not able to read facial expressions as much due to too much communication with technology says Iain McGilchrist. Dr McGilchrist, a former Oxford literary scholar who retrained in medicine, said he had come to know of growing numbers of teachers who had to explain to their pupils how to read human faces. He further added that he had proof that more pupils were showing borderline “autistic” bbehavior....
In a blog post put up on 1st Jan, PlayStation has said the offer applies to PlayStation Plus members who had an active membership or free trial on December 25. “The extension will be automatically applied, so no action is necessary to receive the extension. We will post additional information here on PlayStation.Blog when the extension becomes available,” it said. Starting the post with a big ‘Thank You,’ the post goes on to add that Sony PlayStation members whose membership or trial ends before the extension is available will get five days of Plus to enjoy once the extension becomes available....
In its release, the startup said, “Otto’s aim is to solve the harder and more important selfdriving challenge first by introducing the technology to the highways and making trucks fully autonomous.” Its tech includes sensors, hardware and software that can be retrofit onto current trucks to grant them full autonomy to drive more safely and efficiently, with the driver acting as more of a supervisor. “At the heart of our vision is the belief that self-driving tech is the key for creating a more sustainable, productive—and above all, safer—transportation future,” wrote Levandowski and Ron in a blog post....
