Facebook Open Sources its Capture the Flag (CTF) Platform

Hacking into computer, networks and websites could easily land you in jail. But what if you could freely test and practice your hacking skills in a legally safe environment?

Facebook just open-sourced its Capture The Flag (CTF) platform to encourage students as well as developers to learn about cyber security and secure coding practices.

Capture the Flag hacking competitions

How to Hack a Computer from 100 Meters by Hijacking its Wireless Mouse or Keyboard

No matter how secure you think your computer might be, something malicious can always happen. As a Computer is an open book with right tools and talent.
The same is proved by a group of security researchers by hacking into a computer with no internet, and no Bluetooth devices.
Yes, it is possible for attackers to Hack Your Computer through non-Bluetooth devices such as your wireless mouse and

Somebody Offered Money to Raspberry Pi Foundation for Pre-Installing Malware

The Raspberry Pi is now gaining attention from malware distributors who want the popular mini-computers to deliver with pre-install malware.



The Raspberry Pi Foundation has made a shocking revelation that the charitable foundation has been offered money to install malware onto the Raspberry Pi machines before they were shipped out to users.



The Raspberry Pi is an

Is This Security-Focused Linux Kernel Really UnHackable?

Can you name which Operating System is most Secure?




...Windows, Mac, Linux or any particular Linux Distribution?



Yes, we get that! It’s not an easy thing to pick.



Besides Windows, Even the so-called ultra-secure Linux Distros were found to be vulnerable to various critical flaws in past years.



Because, almost all Linux Distros use the same Kernel, and the most number of cyber

200 Million WhatsApp Users Vulnerable to vCard Vulnerability

WhatsApp recently claimed to have hit 900 Million monthly active users, but a dangerous security flaw in the web version of the popular instant messaging app puts up to 200 Million of its users at risk.



Yes, the web-based extension of WhatsApp is vulnerable to an exploit that could allow hackers to trick users into downloading malware on their computers in a new and more sophisticated way.

Warning! Seagate Wireless Hard Drives Have a Secret Backdoor for Hackers

Several of Seagate's 3rd generation Wireless Hard drives have a secret backdoor for hackers that puts users' data at risk.



A Recent study done by the security researchers at Tangible Security firm disclosed an “undocumented Telnet services” with a hard-coded password in Seagate Wireless Hard Drives.



The secret Telnet Vulnerability (CVE-2015-2874) with an inbuilt user account (default

Hacking Air-Gapped Computer With A Simple Cell Phone

Wanna Hack an extremely secure Computer? You do not need sophisticated techniques or equipment to do so. To hack an Air-Gapped computer – All you need is a cell phone; even old-fashioned, dumb phones from the past decade will work.



Yes, Hacking Air-Gapped Computers is possible using a basic low-end mobile phone.



Israeli security researchers have devised a new attack to steal data from a

Apple Mac OS X Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Hack your Computer

A security researcher has discovered a critical vulnerability in the latest version of Apple's OS X Yosemite that could allow anyone to obtain unrestricted root user privileges with the help of code that fits in a tweet.



The privilege-escalation vulnerability initially reported on Tuesday by German researcher Stefan Esser, could be exploited by to circumvent security protections and gain

How to Hack into Computers using Pita Bread and A Radio

There's a new and clever way of hacking into computers, and it can be done cheaply – Using just a radio receiver and a piece of pita bread.



Yeah, you heard it right. Security researchers at Tel Aviv University have demonstrated how to extract secret decryption keys from computers by capturing radio emissions of laptop computers.



Capturing the radio signals to steal data from a computer

USBKill — Code That Kills Computers Before They Examine USBs for Secrets

USBkill — A new program that once activated, will instantly disable the laptop or computer if there is any activity on USB port.



Hey Wait, don’t compare USBkill with the USB Killer stick that destroy sensitive components of a computer when plugged-in.



"USBKill" is a new weapon that could be a boon for whistleblowers, journalists, activists, and even cyber criminals who want to keep

Beebone Botnet Taken Down By International Cybercrime Taskforce

U.S. and European law enforcement agencies have shut down a highly sophisticated piece of the botnet that had infected more than 12,000 computers worldwide, allowing hackers to steal victims’ banking information and other sensitive data.



The law enforcement agencies from the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union conducted a joint operation to get rid of the botnet across the

Hacking Air-Gapped Computers Using Heat

An air-gapped computer system isolated from the Internet and other computers that are connected to external networks believes to be the most secure computers on the planet -- Yeah?? You need to think again before calling them 'safe'.



A group of Israeli security researchers at the Cyber Security Labs from Ben Gurion University have found a new technique to hack ultra-secure air-gapped

This 'Killer USB' can make your Computer explode

Can Hackers turn a remote computer into a bomb and explode it to kill someone, just like they do in hacker movies? Wait, wait! Before answering that, Let me tell you an interesting story about Killer USB drive:



A man walking in the subway stole a USB flash drive from the outer pocket of someone else's bag. The pendrive had "128" written on it. After coming home, he inserted the pendrive