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NSA Stole Millions Of SIM Card Encryption Keys To Gather Private Data

Edward Snowden is back with one of the biggest revelations about the government's widespread surveillance program. The US National Security Agency (NSA) and British counterpart Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) hacked into the networks of the world's biggest SIM...

Android Malware Can Spy On You Even When Your Mobile Is Off

Security researchers have unearthed a new Android Trojan that tricks victims into believing they have switched their device off while it continues "spying" on the users' activities in the background. So, next time be very sure while you turn off your Android smartphones. The...

‘DarkLeaks’ Black Market — Anonymously Selling Secrets for Bitcoins

An all new anonymous online underground black market website, DarkLeaks, has been introduced on the Internet where Whistleblowers, blackmailers, hackers and any individual can trade/sell sensitive and valuable data/secrets anonymously in exchange for Bitcoin...

Google releases Cloud-based Web App Vulnerability Scanner and Assessment Tool

Google on Thursday unleashed its own free web application vulnerability scanner tool, which the search engine giant calls Google Cloud Security Scanner, that will potentially scan developers' applications for common security vulnerabilities on its cloud platform more effectively. SCANNER...