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How many Internet-connected devices do you have in your home? I am surrounded by around 25 such devices. It's not just your PC, smartphone, and tablet that are connected to the Internet. Today our homes are filled with tiny computers embedded in everything from security cameras, TVs and refrigerators to thermostat and door locks. However, when it comes to security, people generally ignore to protect all these connected devices and focus on securing their PCs and smartphones with a good antivirus software or a firewall application. What if any of these connected devices, that are poorly configured or insecure by design, get hacked? It would give hackers unauthorized access to your whole network allowing them to compromise other devices connected to the same network, spy on your activities and steal sensitive information by using various sophisticated hacks. There have already been numerous cases of attackers hacking home appliances, industrial control, automotive, medic...

A new deadly security vulnerability has been discovered in OpenSSL that affects more than 11 Million modern websites and e-mail services protected by an ancient, long deprecated transport layer security protocol, Secure Sockets Layer (SSLv2). Dubbed DROWN , the highly critical security hole in OpenSSL was disclosed today as a low-cost attack that could decrypt your sensitive, secure HTTPS communications, including passwords and credit card details… ...and that too in a matter of hours or in some cases almost immediately, a team of 15 security researchers from various universities and the infosec community warned Tuesday. Here's what the security researchers said: "We've been able to execute the attack against OpenSSL versions that are vulnerable to CVE-2016-0703 in under a minute using a single PC. Even for servers that do not have these particular bugs, the general variant of the attack, which works against any SSLv2 server, can be conducted in under 8 hour...

A virtual private network (VPN) is the perfect solution for a lot of issues you might experience online- accessing blocked sites, hiding your browsing activity, getting rid of internet throttling, finding better deals, and much more.  But does a VPN protect you from hackers? Is your private information and files safer on the internet with a VPN? How much of a difference does it make in terms of data protection?  The answer to these questions isn't as simple as Yes or No. So, keep reading to find out. Does a VPN Prevent Hacking?  You should definitely use a VPN on a public network or your home wi-fi because it significantly protects your privacy. But a VPN can't simply protect you from every single type of cyber attack. Some attacks are very sophisticated and complex, which even a VPN can't prevent.  But let's look at some of the cyber attacks that a VPN can stop. 1  —  MITM (Man-in-the-Middle) Attack  A MITM attack is when a hacker comes in bet...

IRC chat of PlayStation Network hacker and How PSN hacked ! Now known that the PlayStation Network has been compromised, there are more details out. First came the log of the hacker who penetrated inside the PlayStation Network and we just had information from Sony itself that the burglary had been working over the PSN taken offline. Now we have for you a chat log between hackers who talk about security and encrypting the PlayStation Network. They say that the known credit card information easily available to hackers that they can not even enter their data via the PSN. The Credit Card encrypted data simply were not enough, so everything is easy to read. Watch the full chat was held on February 16 between hackers. [user1] xxx: I don't think there are many people involved in circumventing PSN access in /this/ channel [ "application/x-i-5-ticket" reason=40 > PSN error 80710101 ] [user2] talk about network stuff? [user2] nice [user2] i just finished decrypting 100...

Lulzsec Exposed, Long Live Anonymous ! Lulz war ! Today Hacking group "Lulzsec" completed their 50th day and also announce the retirement of Lulz boat . What are the Reasons behind this ? Lulz Security's rise to prominence has been extraordinarily fast.The hacking group first emerged in May and in the past few weeks has attacked the websites of some of the world's leading corporations and governments. The group specialises in locating websites with poor security and then stealing information from them and posting it online via Twitter account, well They have 278,429 Followers]in 50days. To understand who/what lulzsec is, you need to understand where they came from. Everything originates from the chan (4chan/711chan/etc.) culture. It's a culture built around the anonymity of the internet. If your anonymous no one can find you. No one can hurt you, so your invincable. According to Anonymous " The problem with Lulzsec is that they lack the skills to kee...