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Credit to Author: Darlene Storm| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 11:32:00 -0700

Update for iOS 11

With iOS 11, you can still bypass the iPhone lock screen and trick Siri into getting into a person’s phone. The bypass is the same as it was in the earlier version of the operating system:

Press the home button using a finger not associated with your fingerprint authentication, prompting Siri to wake up.
Say to Siri: Cellular data.

Siri then opens the cellular data settings where you can turn off cellular data.

As was the case before, anyone can do this. It doesn’t have to be the person who “trained” Siri.

By also turning off Wi-Fi, you cut off her connectivity access. You will get an error saying, “Siri not available. You are not connected to the internet.” But you don’t care about that error because you have already bypassed the iPhone lock screen.

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Pay attention to your bank’s messages. It might save you from a credit card fraud

October 2, 2017 admin Credit card fraud, Cyber crime, Online banking scams, phishing, Safe Banking, Security

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 06:19:23 +0000

This post is based on a true incident faced by a friend last week. The story is developing and will be updated when I receive more information about it. On 30th September, when most of us were enjoying the festivities of Dussehra, some twisted minds were at work. My friend…

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U.S. Cyber Command gains status | Salted Hash Ep 1, Pt 2

September 7, 2017 admin Application Security, Cyber crime, cyberattacks, Government IT, Security

Reporters Steve Ragan and Fahmida Rashid discuss the implications of the U.S. Cyber Command's recent elevation in status, putting it on the same level as the military’s other functional combatant commands.

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Salted Hash: Kaspersky Lab, U.S. Cyber Command, Hollywood hacking and ransomware

September 7, 2017 admin Application Security, Cyber crime, malware, Security

Reporters Steve Ragan and Fahmida Rashid unpack the hottest topics in the security realm: Kaspersky Lab's Russia connection, the new status for the U.S. Cyber Command, Hollywood's hacking woes and ransomware.

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GPS spoofing, jamming and real-world threats | Tech Talk Ep 1, Pt 3

September 6, 2017 admin Application Security, Cyber crime, Mobile, Personal Technology, Security, software

The panelists talk about GPS spoofing, and rumors about hacking as a factor in recent ship collisions. Plus, they sort out the difference between GPS spoofing and GPS jamming.

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Can Microsoft lawyers defeat Putin’s most notorious spy-hackers?

July 31, 2017 admin Cyber crime, Security

Credit to Author: Preston Gralla| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 07:53:00 -0700

Russian’s spy-hackers have taken on almost a mythical status as more details have emerged about how they hacked the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaign and influenced the last presidential election. The National Security Agency and the entire U.S. intelligence community seem to be a step behind them, and the worst may be yet to come.

And now comes an unlikely potential savior: Microsoft’s lawyers. They’re using a combination of cyber-sleuthing and innovative legal filings to strike at one of Russia’s most dangerous cyber-espionage groups, Fancy Bear. So far, the tactic is paying off. But it’s not clear that Microsoft can defeat the hackers in the long run.

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Easy way to bypass passcode lock screens on iPhones, iPads running iOS 10

July 11, 2017 admin Cyber crime, iOS, Security

Credit to Author: Darlene Storm| Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 08:05:00 -0700

Update for iOS 10.3.2

Apple still has not patched the hole allowing you to bypass the iPhone lock screen. As of iOS 10.3.2 (and the 10.3.3 beta), you can still trick Siri into getting into a person’s iPhone.

It works like this:

Press the home button using a finger not associated with your fingerprint authentication, prompting Siri to wake up.
Say to Siri: Cellular data.

Siri will then open the cellular data settings where you can turn off cellular data.

Anyone can do this—it doesn’t have to be the person who “trained” Siri.

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Cyber Swachhta Kendra – A Digital India Initiative for a Secure Cyber Ecosystem

March 29, 2017 admin Bot removal tool, CERT-In, Cyber crime, Cyber Ecosystem, Cyber safety, Cyber Swachhta Kendra, cyberwar, digital india, Future watch, phishing, ransomware, Security

Credit to Author: Sanjay Katkar| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:25:34 +0000

The Government of India recently launched an ambitious project called Cyber Swachhta Kendra (CSK) – a Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Center. Developed under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), this center will be operated by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In). Developed as an essential part…

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