Tag Archives: security

The top worst passwords of 2012 has been released and ‘password’ still remains a popular choice among us. There has been some new additions to the list, passwords such as ‘Jesus’, ‘ninja’, etc., have made it to the list. Looks like the secure password awareness campaign is working. Apart from that there has been some changes within the list. The ... Read More »

Now this must be really embarrassing for game creators. A 10-year-old hacker who goes by the alias CyFi found serious security flaws in mobile games that could be used to compromise sensitive information from the user. CyFi presented her findings at the DefCon hacker conference held in Las Vegas. She found that advancing the clock on a tablet or phone ... Read More »

It seems that researchers at AirMagnet, a company dedicated to detection and prevention of intrusion attacks has found out that the Cisco Wireless LAN, very popularly used around the world known for its security and reliability is just not what it claims to be. The researchers have discovered a vulnerability and an exploit that can be used against networks that have the ... Read More »

Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Yep its true, Russia leading computer security company Kaspersky has warned banks about a new software virus that infects Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) to steal money from bank accounts of their users. Kaspersky claimed that they have discovered a new virus in the network of several bank ATMs. So what does a virus do in an ... Read More »