Just as the regular population uses mobile devices, so do the criminals. The forensic investigations of mobile devices cannot be done in the conventional manner of a computer forensics investigation, as there are lots of hardware, software, and filesystem differences in mobile devices. In the case of mobile devices, there are many closed and open source operating systems which make mobile device forensics even more difficult. This gives rise to the field of Mobile Forensics, which covers feature phone, smart phone, tablets, and other mobile devices....

Even though the OnePlus One and Oppo Find 7a come from different companies, they are very much alike. The OnePlus One is manufactured in Oppo factories itself and the handsets share nearly the same internals as well. They do have their fair share of differences though, including a different design, bottom facing stereo speakers on the OnePlus One and the widely different flavours of Android. While the OnePlus One runs on CyanogenMod 11S, the Oppo Find 7a runs on Color OS, which is based on Android 4....

They say the database could be used to stalk people and has already become a mass surveillance system that can provide a host of data to law enforcement. Cameras have captured so many images of license plates that a single car’s location can be tracked for years. We’ll tell you the surprising source of these images, as well as look into how the database can be abused. Who’s behind the database So who’s been taking photos of license plates and uploading them to the database?...

It’s not difficult for a cheater to hide his or her digital tracks. Luckily, while technology has changed, human behavior hasn’t. You can still feel something’s wrong and your spouse or significant other is acting weird. If you’re wondering whether your spouse or significant other is cheating on you, we have assembled a list of digital telltale signs. If you’re convinced your loved one is straying, we also recommend a few programs you can use to — legally — check on what your so-called better half is up to....

Regardless of your credit score, Credit Karma can help you improve your credit and even help you find the right credit card for your credit score. Here’s what you need to know about Credit Karma. The service works with two of the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax and TransUnion, so that you can be sure that you are receiving the latest information about your credit record. Unlike some of the other credit sites, Credit Karma provides actual credit scores instead of just providing an estimate....

Not only does the iPhone 12 come with a larger screen for more real estate to navigate, but it has offers a ton of other perks, too. For example, the ‘spy camera’ on the iPhone 12 will let you zoom 30x to see things miles away. That alone is a pretty significant upgrade. But not everything is as great as it could be. While this new iPhone offers tons of high-end features, it is also causing serious issues for some with health conditions....

To deal with video file incompatibility issues, users can choose to use video converter software. As of now, there are hundreds of video converters available for Windows 10. However, out of all those, only a few stand out. Hence, this article will discuss one of the best video converter programs for Windows, known as Movavi Video Converter. What is Movavi Video Converter? Well, Movavi Video Converter is a full-fledged video converting software available for Windows operating system....

Nero has been a popular and leading CD and DVD burning application over the years. it has always been a paid software. But now Nero is offering a free version of its popular burning suite which has basic CD/DVD burning features. Since it’s a stripped down version, you will only get the most basic CD and DVD burning features and for anything else you’ll have to upgrade. The installer of nero 9 is 55mb in size and it works on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7....

PDF-XChange Lite is a popular PDF creator application that allows you to create or save PDF documents from any windows application. The funny thing is that this software doesn’t have any user interface, which I am sure, will confuse many users. Rather, it installs a ‘Virtual Printer’ driver and generates a full Adobe compatible, native PDF format file when you print your documents by selecting PDF-XChange as the required printer....

Search engines always play a significant role in finding relevant information; thanks goes to advanced operators and query management. Apart from search engines or passive connection, sometimes an attacker has to establish an active connection with the target; in this article, we will discuss numerous tools, tools that use both active and passive techniques to find the information about a company, person and even about a product. People Search Engines At times you want to find the details of a person, this person may belong to an organization you are investigating, may be a CEO, Director or any other key player that can contribute in giving a potential harm to that specific organization....

The company has started testing the new live chat support feature for English-speaking users, including creators who are locked out of their accounts. This feature will be helpful because many times, people don’t know how to retrieve their accounts. Apart from this, Facebook is also testing the feature with creators who do not have an assigned relationship manager. Facebook Has Begun Testing Live Chat Support Feature According to Facebook, this is the first time offering live support for the issue....

The reason why we are talking about Facebook is that recently the social media giant has introduced a series of changes in its network which aims to protect the profile picture of Facebook users. The latest feature which is known as ‘Profile Picture Guard’ will restrict other users from downloading and sharing the profile image. This is a great move from Facebook to reduce the misuse of images. The new tools had been developed in partnership with safe organizations, including Centre for Social Research and Learning Links Foundation in New Delhi....

Sometimes, choosing the most interesting questions to highlight is the best part of my job. This week, I received questions about secret cameras, hacking passwords, Facebook after death and more. Do you have a question you’d like to ask me? Tap or click here to email me directly. Candid cameras Q: I thought I heard you say that there is a company selling spy cameras built into tombstones. Do I need a hearing aid, or is that true?...

With the source code of Android 5.0 Lollipop already available on AOSP, most CyanogenMod users are eagerly waiting for the team to release the first CM12 nightly for their devices. Besides releasing the CM11 M12 build, the CyanogenMod team also revealed its plans on when it plans to start rolling out CM12 nightlies. The CyanogenMod team started working on CM12 at the end of last week and states that advanced users and developers can successfully sync and build a work in progress CM12 nightly for a selected few devices....

Google Assistant Google introduced a much enhanced and interactive version of what before you used to refer as “Google Now”, called Google Assistant. It basically lets you ask follow-up questions and converse with the results, something which other platforms like Cortana, Siri have been doing for quite a while now. Google’s new virtual assistant, however, gets a vast benefit of its knowledge graph that is being created and updated every day....

Back-ing them OnePlus feels Take the design for a start. We have no hesitation in saying that the Realme X50 is the most premium looking device we have seen from the brand, easily surpassing the Master Editions of the X and X2 Pro, and those two devices themselves. The front is fairly predictable – a large 6.44-inch Super AMOLED display with a 90 Hz refresh rate and a Full HD+ resolution, although this time, there is a dual punch hole notch on the top left corner....

The press-to-talk feature replaces the need to send text messages or dial someone, wait for them to answer and hold a (gasp!) real conversation. Construction crews use walkie-talkie apps to communicate on large job sites. Event staff use them to coordinate event details and communicate with each other. And families use them when they’re camping, shopping the superstores, and sport events. Zello: Social network meets walkie-talkie Zello offers features both of a social network and one-to-one conversations....

Along with the Xperia Z1S and the Z1 Compact, Sony also announced its tiniest gadget ever – the SmartBand SWR10. The device can track all your dat-to-day activities including how active you were, what pictures you took and more. Using Sony’s LifeLog application on your Android device, the SmartBand will record all your day-to-day activities. While the band lacks a screen, it has physical keys that can be used to control music playback....

haven’t heard much about the project since nuary, but recently announced a new set of features coming to Chrome Apps for Mobile. The new additions should allow Chrome apps to behave more like mobile apps, including one-tap sign-ins rich notifications. also added a capability that allows developers to bring the latest Chromium bView to devices running Android versions as old as Ice Cream Swich. The updated bView should bring new capabilities better performance to apps running on older devices....

This walkthrough assumes you have CloudGoat set up on your Kali Linux. You can use our post, Working with CloudGoat: The “vulnerable by design” AWS environment as a guide in deploying it. Scenario summary This scenario starts with an IAM user “Raynor” with limited privileges. The attacker is able to review previous IAM policy versions and restore one which allows full admin privileges, resulting in a privilege escalation exploit. The goal of the scenario is to acquire full administrative privileges in the AWS account....