Hacker is Selling 272 Million Email Passwords for Just $1

A massive database of 272 million emails and passwords for popular email services, including Gmail, Microsoft, and Yahoo, are being offered for sale on the Dark Web for less than $1, media reports.

An anonymous Russian hacker, who goes by the moniker "the Collector," was first spotted by cybersecurity firm Hold Security advertising 1.17 Billion user records for email accounts on a dark web

Microsoft Pays $24,000 Bounty to Hacker for Finding 'Account Hacking' Technique

A security researcher has won $24,000 from Microsoft for finding a critical flaw in its Live.com authentication system that could allow hackers to gain access to a user’s complete Outlook account or other Microsoft services.



Microsoft's Live.com is the authentication system that everyone go through while attempting to authenticate to Outlook.com and a large number of other Microsoft

British Intelligence Agency Can Hack Any Smartphone With Just a Text Message

Former NSA contractor and global surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden told the BBC investigative programme Panorama Monday night that the British intelligence agency GCHQ has powers to hack any smartphones without their owners' knowledge.



You heard right.

The British Spying Agency have special tools that let them take over your smartphones with just a text message, said Edward

New Attack Targeting Microsoft Outlook Web App (OWA) to Steal Email Passwords

Researchers have unearthed a dangerous backdoor in Microsoft's Outlook Web Application (OWA) that has allowed hackers to steal e-mail authentication credentials from major organizations.



The Microsoft Outlook Web Application or OWA is an Internet-facing webmail server that is being deployed in private companies and organisations to provide internal emailing capabilities.



Researchers