U.S. developing Technology to Identify and Track Hackers Worldwide

Without adequate analysis and algorithms, mass surveillance is not the answer to fighting terrorism and tracking suspects.

That's what President Obama had learned last year when he signed the USA Freedom Act, which ends the bulk collection of domestic phone data by US Intelligence Agencies.

There is no doubt that US Government is collecting a vast quantity of data from your smartphone to

Hackers can spy on your calls and track location, using just your phone number

In Brief

The famous ‘60 Minutes’ television show shocked some viewers Sunday evening when a team of German hackers demonstrated how they spied on an iPhone used by U.S. Congressman, then recorded his phone calls and tracked his movement through Los Angeles.

Hackers leverage a security flaw in SS7 (Signalling System Seven) protocol that allows hackers to track phone locations, listen in on

Microsoft Sues US Govt Over Unconstitutional Secret Data Requests

Microsoft is suing the Department of Justice (DoJ) to protest the gag order that prevents technology companies from telling their customers when their cloud data is handed over to authorities.

In layman's terms, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) allows the government to issue gag orders saying that the people or companies involved in a legal case cannot talk about the case or

Facebook's Vice President Arrested in Brazil for Refusing to Share WhatsApp Data

Apple is not the only technology giant battling against authorities over a court order; Facebook is also facing the same.



Brazil’s federal police arrested Facebook Latin America Vice President for failing to comply with court orders to help investigators in a drug trafficking case that involves WhatsApp, a popular messaging app owned by Facebook that has over 100 Million users in Brazil.

NSA Data Center Experiencing 300 Million Hacking Attempts Per Day

Utah State computer systems are experiencing a massive cyber attack on up to 300 Million Hacking attempts per day due to National Security Agency’s (NSA) data center in the state.



Yes, 300,000,000 hacking attempts in a day!



According to the statistical survey, it is evident that the computer systems in the US State of Utah began to experience the hacking attack a few years back,

Russia Wants to Kick Foreign Tech Companies Out Of The Nation

Someone wants to kick Microsoft, Google and Apple off from his land, but himself uses Gmail and Mac.



The newly appointed Internet Tsar German Klemenko, who is the first internet advisor of Vladimir Putin, wants to kick off American Giants from Russia.



In a 90-minute interview conducted by Bloomberg, Klemenko expressed his interest to vanish the presence of tech biggies of foreign

British Intelligence is Legally Allowed to Hack Anyone, Court Says

Hacking of computers, smartphones and networks in the United Kingdom or abroad by the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is LEGAL, the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ruled.



So, the UK is giving clean chit to its intelligence agency to spy on its people as well as people living abroad.

Now, How is that okay?

The British spying nerve center GCHQ has won a major court

Google Wants to Fly Drones Over Your Head to Deliver High Speed 5G Internet

Would you enjoy If Drones hovering outside your window or above your head, just because it is offering High-Speed Internet Service?



Most Americans may simply prefer to "Shoot Down" unwelcome items.



Well, Google is working on a similar secret project, codenamed Project Skybender, to beam faster internet service, as fast as 5G, from the air.



Google is currently testing multiple

Apple Can Still Read Your End-to-End Encrypted iMessages

If you are backing up your data using iCloud Backup, then you need you watch your steps NOW!



In government fight against encryption, Apple has positioned itself as a staunch defender of its user privacy by refusing the federal officials to provide encryption backdoors into its products.



When it comes to Apple's iMessage service, the company claims that it can't read messages sent

Microsoft will Inform You If Government is Spying on You

Following in the footsteps of Twitter, Facebook and Google, Microsoft promises to notify users of its e-mail (Outlook) and cloud storage (OneDrive) services if government hackers may have targeted their accounts.



The company already notifies users if an unauthorized person tries to access their Outlook or OneDrive accounts. But from now on, the company will also inform if it suspects

Today NSA has Stopped its Bulk Phone Surveillance Program

Rejoice!



From this morning, you can call freely to anyone, talk anything without any fear of being spied by the United States National Security Agency (NSA), as the agency is not allowed to collect bulk phone records.



Until now we all are aware of the NSA's bulk phone surveillance program – thanks to former NSA employee Edward Snowden, who leaked the very first top secret documents of

Paris Attacks — NO! We Can't Blame Edward Snowden and Encryption for Terror Attacks

Terrorist groups are increasingly using high-grade, advanced end-to-end encryption technologies so that no law enforcement can catch them.
The deadliest terror attacks in Paris that killed 129 people were the latest example of it.
How did the Terrorists Communicate and Organize the Plot?
The Paris terrorists almost certainly used difficult-to-crack encryption technologies to organize the plot –

Warning: 18,000 Android Apps Contains Code that Spy on Your Text Messages

A large number of third-party Android apps have reportedly been discovered grabbing copies of all text messages received or sent to infected devices and sending them to the attackers' server.



More than 63,000 Android applications use Taomike SDK – one of the biggest mobile advertisement solutions in China – to help developers display ads in their mobile apps and generate revenue.

NSA-linked Spying Malware Infected Top German Official's Computer

The German authorities have initiated a further investigation into espionage by the United States secret service NSA and British intelligence agency GCHQ after...  



...the head of the German Federal Chancellery unit had his private laptop infected.



According to a recent report published by Der Spiegel, the laptop of the Chancellery division leader was infected with Regin – a highly

Facebook Will Now Notify You If NSA is Spying on You

Facebook just launched a new notification feature that will alert you if the social network strongly suspects that your account is being hijacked or targeted by hackers working in the interest of a nation-state.





The message, which you can see below, recommends users to turn ON "Login Approvals," so that their Facebook accounts can only be accessed using stronger two-factor authentication.

CyberSpace — China arrested Hackers at U.S. Government Request

For the very first time in history, China has arrested hackers within its borders at the request of the United States government.



The helping hands of China made me remind of recent Hollywood movie, The Martian, in which China's CNSA helped the United States' NASA to rescue astronaut Mark Watney who was mistakenly presumed dead and left behind on the planet Mars.



Although China did

Breaking: Edward Snowden Joins Twitter & Only Follows ‘NSA’

Whistleblower Edward Snowden just joined Twitter, and his first tweet seems to be directed at the US National Security Agency (NSA).



Yes, the world's most popular whistleblower and data privacy advocate has finally joined Twitter just two hours ago, and his first tweet came, “Can you hear me now?”



Snowden has gained more than 260,000 followers in just less than two hours, but he is

Microsoft Responds To Windows 10 Spying Concerns, But It will Still Collect Your Data

After a number of controversial data mining features and privacy invasions within Microsoft's newest operating system, Microsoft finally broke the ice, almost two months since the launch of Windows 10.



Microsoft has finally responded to the growing privacy concerns around its new operating system to regain the trust of the users who are concerned about their online privacy related to

Russian Hackers Hijack Satellite To Steal Data from Thousands of Hacked Computers

A group of Russian hackers, most notably the Turla APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) is hijacking commercial satellites to hide command-and-control operations, a security firm said today.



Turla APT group, which was named after its notorious software Epic Turla, is abusing satellite-based Internet connections in order to:

Siphon sensitive data from government, military, diplomatic, research

Tip — Installing Windows 10‬? Fix 35+ Privacy Issues With Just One Click

So you finally upgraded your system to Windows 10 and became one those 70 Million users.



No doubt, Windows 10 is the Windows best version released by Microsoft, but you need to know that it does not offer much privacy by default.



Windows 10 is making many headlines these days, even it made me to write two detailed articles about Windows 10’s most controversial options, i.e. Windows