Drone shuts down Dubai International Airport
Noor Imtiaz
On Friday morning, a drone sighting forced authorities to ground flights to and from the Dubai International Airport. The halt remained in effect for half an hour. Between 10:13 to 10:45…
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LipPass verifies your identity based on your mouth movements
Jessica Baron, PhD
A new platform called LipPass is one of many new behavioral verification techniques for smartphones. Up until recently, identity verification involved simple password protection, followed by physical biometric scans such as fingerprints,…
Google is now making it easier to encrypt cheap smart devices
Fazeel Ashraf
Data encryption has become a key feature of smart devices. It ‘s an underrated feature, and it’s key to understanding one’s privacy. Not every smartphone offers data encryption because it…
WeDo Technologies shows us why we should care about telecom fraud
TechEngage was a guest at WeDo Technologies’ WeMeet Asia event last week, where we had the opportunity to learn about the challenges posed by 5G technology, the Internet of Things,…
Google also has a data-collecting app, just like Facebook
After the shocking revelation on Tuesday about a Facebook app that collected web browsing and other sensitive data from its users, TechCrunch is back with a similar bombshell about Google.…
Judge rejects Yahoo’s settlement offer over data breaches
On Monday night, a US judge rejected Yahoo’s attempt to pay its way out of explaining data breaches. Yahoo had been attempting to settle with victims of several data breaches…
FaceTime bug transmits audio and video before you pick up a call
Muhammad Abdullah
Beware Apple users! It seems you might want to stay off and deactivate FaceTime for a few days. A recently discovered bug in iOS is allowing FaceTime callers to listen…
773 million emails have been leaked
Muhammad Zeshan Sarwar
It is only the third week of January and we’ve already experienced an enormous hack. Security expert Troy Hunt reported today that a huge data leak of 773 million unique…
Tor gets record number of donations from users
The Tor Project, makers of the Tor private browser, just announced a record number of donations from individual users in their 2018 funding campaign which totaled $460,000. This will allow…
Ethereum aims to cut its enormous energy consumption
We’ve long known that cryptocurrency is an energy hog. Currencies like Bitcoin, the worst offender, have to be “mined,” meaning that it takes long, intense hours for computers to encrypt…
The Dark Overlord begins to release hacked 9/11 documents
The Dark Overlord is at it again. The mysterious hacking syndicate has now published decryption keys for over 650 confidential and highly sensitive documents related to the 9/11 terror attacks, and they…
Marriott breach now involves passport numbers
The age of data breaches is upon us in full force. One month ago, Marriott released a statement confirming a large-scale data breach. This leak affected hundreds of millions of…
Massive data leak leaves Germany bewildered
This is undeniably the age of harrowing data leaks. The latest leak has affected several high-profile politicians from Germany and left the country reeling. The most embarrassing part, however, is that…
Chromecasts are hijacked by PewDiePie fans, exposing huge security flaw
Forget printers getting hacked and informing users to subscribe to PewDiePie, its Chromecast’s turn. A couple of mischievous hackers have exploited thousands of Chromecast devices to promote Swedish YouTuber Felix…
Hijackers are spreading IS propaganda using dormant Twitter accounts
Hackers are exploiting a decade-old loophole in Twitter accounts. Before July, Twitter did not require e-mail verification of their accounts. This meant anyone who didn’t want to give Twitter their…
EU seeking ethical hackers to find software bugs
The European Commission just announced 15 prizes (called Bug Bounties) for ethical hackers. It’s looking for people who can find security flaws in popular open-source software that the European Union…
North Korean hackers hacked personal data of 997 defectors
Hackers from North Korea have stolen data from roughly 997 defectors. The defectors belonged to North Korea as well. It seems the hackers wanted to confirm whether the people were…
Twitter security flaw enables hackers access to UK accounts
Twitter has a massive security flaw that enabled vigilante hackers to access accounts based in the UK. Hackers from Insinia, a British security firm, exposed the flaw by gaining access to…
