The CyanogenMod team, today, has released the final version of CM10.1.3, based on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean for a plethora of devices. This will the last major release from the CM team on the Android 4.2.2 code base, and the team will now focus on CM10.2, which is based on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. CM10.1.3 does not really bring much to the table except for lots of bug-fixes and security patches....

Google Hacking: Google hacking is a hacking technique that uses Google Search and other Google applications to find security holes in the configuration and computer code that websites use – Wikipedia Google is a very powerful web search engine and is capable of doing many things which are very useful for a hacker. Using simple Google dorks, people are able to hack a website and many web developers are not or unable to protect themselves or their customers data from such attacks....

Despite the U.S. ban, Huawei’s smartphone growth has not faltered. For the April-June quarter, Huawei posted a 23 percent increase in revenue and managed to ship an impressive 118 million smartphones in the first half of the year. This is up 24% YoY and includes shipments of Huawei’s sub-brand Honor as well. This means Huawei shipped around 59 million smartphones each quarter in the first half of 2019. The numbers put the company on track to ship over 200 million smartphones by the end of this year....

Here is exciting news for iPhone lovers. Well, iPhone’s high-end models like iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are the most expensive smartphones you can buy. What if we tell you that you can purchase iPhone at just $400? Won’t you be super-excited and want to buy one right now? Well, in Angola, Africa you can get the latest iPhone for the lowest price across the globe for as little as $400, which is lesser that the cost of a OnePlus 3T....

If you want enhanced virus protection on your system, it’s best to stick with the premium Antivirus program. This article will talk about one of the best premium Antivirus tools for PC known as Dr.Web. Dr.Web is one of the oldest Antivirus in the security industry that has been around for almost three decades. It’s a Russia-based security company that provides security solutions for PCs. What is Dr.Web Antivirus? Dr....

Yesterday, the Google Play edition Galaxy S4 and the HTC One went on sale on the Play Store, much to the delight of stock Android lovers out there. While these handsets are still running on stock Android, they have minor differences including a re-designed Camera app. The new camera app was previously caught running on a Nexus 4 running a test build of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Compared to the camera app on the Nexus 4, the Galaxy S4 and One Google Play edition app does not offer any additional features....

The partnership between these two technology giants will allow, in the near future, there is another submarine cable to connect the American continent to Asia. With a length of 12,800 Km and an estimated cost of $400 million, this will be the fastest to connect these two continents with speed of 120Tb/s, surpassing the previous which is owned by Google. Pacific Light Cable Network will be composed of five fiber pairs, with each pair to be able to transmit data at 24Tb/s....

The feature was initially available only for the US folks on iOS, and slowly being rolled out globally in phases. Live allows one to broadcast without installing a separate app. This will not only help people connect in a better way with their friends and family but also help the brands to broadcast their events. In order to access this feature head over to the “What’s in your mind” option in the Facebook app and select “Go Live....

And after all these years, Microsoft has now decided to pull the plug on Internet Explorer – Microsoft’s apps and services will stop supporting Internet Explorer 11 from 17 August 2021. And even though it has been ages, most of us actually used Internet Explorer as our web browser (its global share is down to almost 3 percent today), let us face it, it feels kind of odd that the Web browser that introduced so many of us to the Internet will be gone....

BlackCat, which also goes by the name ALPHV, is a relatively new ransomware-as-a-service gang that security researchers believe is related to the more established BlackMatter (aka Darkside) ransomware gang that hit US fuel distributor Colonial Pipeline last May. BlackCat appeared in November 2021 and was created by compromise experts or ‘access brokers’ that have sold access to multiple RaaS groups, including BlackMatter, according to Cisco’s Talos researchers. SEE: These are the problems that cause headaches for bug bounty hunters As ZDNet reported in February, BlackCat has hit several high-profile companies since December, including Swiss airport management service Swissport and two German oil suppliers....

The alert by the FBI suggests that ransomware gangs see farming and agriculture as a lucrative target where victims could be more willing to pay a ransom for a decryption key because of the time-sensitive nature of the industry. Ransomware attacks targeting agriculture could disrupt planting and harvesting operations, potentially impacting the food supplies, not only for people, but also for farm animals, something that could disrupt the wider food supply chain, as well as causing financial damage to farmers....

Ford’s F-150 truck is one of the bestselling vehicles of all time, so when this car goes electric, you know that AFVs are here to stay. Ford recently announced a fully electric Ford F-150 Lightning. This juiced-up pickup can be configured to go 300 miles on a charge and tow 10,000 pounds. It starts at just under $40,000. Tap or click here for more details on the electric F-150. The folks at the Blue Oval just revealed another pickup truck in the form of the 2022 Ford Maverick....

Processing foreign VAT requires due diligence and coordination between various government tax agencies and departments. As a result, doing your foreign VAT manually can easily result in errors. This has necessitated the creation of VAT-processing applications that make it easier for you to reclaim your foreign VAT. The Complex but Important Process of Foreign VAT Reclaim Companies that are involved in local businesses only can easily recover VAT they have been charged with expenses such as car rental, promotional activities, and accommodation....

Yesterday, the tech giant Google issued a statement making similar statements, as they have done since the Linux Foundation (boasting that being open-source, most certainly are already solved). Among the big three, there was only Microsoft who left, and recently it has also made announcements regarding this leak. The tech giant Microsoft has mainly two operating systems: Windows for computers, and Windows Phone for mobile. On the leaked documents there is not a single word mentioned about the Microsoft Windows Phone, as there are several factors come together: their market share is very low (only 3 million users have Windows Phone in the United States), few politicians, terrorists or Influential people use it, and the system is fairly secure....

This walkthrough assumes you have CloudGoat setup on your Kali Linux. You can use our post on Working with CloudGoat: The “Vulnerable by Design” AWS Environment as a guide in deploying it. Scenario summary The scenario starts with an IAM user Solus. The attacker discovers they have ReadOnly permissions to a Lambda function, where hardcoded secrets lead them to an EC2 instance running a web application that is vulnerable to SSRF....

In an attempt to counter this, a Dutch consumer advocacy group took the South Korean giant Samsung to court in 2016. The decision came now and was favourable to the South Korean giant Samsung. The lawsuit Consumentenbond, a Dutch consumer group, raised against the South Korean giant Samsung and sought to force the company to upgrade its equipment, thus fulfilling its two-year commitment. The court’s ruling was now known and weighed in favour of the South Korean giant Samsung, not forcing it to have to make any further updates....

Over the Black Friday 2020 shopping event, vendors worldwide will begin launching time-sensitive sales for a range of laptops. Whether you’re in the market for a hefty workhorse able to manage power-hungry programs, you’re an illustrator that needs a device suitable for creative applications, or you want a budget-friendly replacement for a laptop on its way out for work, study, or entertainment, the Black Friday sales event – generally taking place over the week starting November 23 – is the perfect time of the year to grab a bargain....

Bacula uses the bsmtp Bacula’s SMTP client for mail submission. If we open the bacula-dir.conf configuration file, we can see that the following bsmtp command is used to send an email. The placeholders of the mail command are replaced as follows: %% : % %c : client’s name %d : director’s name %e : job exit code %h : client address %i : job ID %j : unique job name %l : job level %n : job name %r : recipients %s : since time %t : job type like INFO, WARNING, ERROR, FATAL, etc %v : volume name...

Apple’s iPhone was never deemed to be a threat to the Note series until the Cupertino giant decided to opt for a large display variant and came up with the iPhone 6 Plus. The Korean manufacturer has been sparing lots of efforts on the design front and as a result, we have almost forgotten how clunky and cheap many Samsung devices used to feel before. The Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge helped Samsung benchmark themselves and ever since the evolved design philosophy has helped them produce elegant looking classy phones....

Before we get started with how to change the DNS server, let’s first understand, in brief, what DNS does and why is there a need to change it, at all. What is DNS? As mentioned initially, a DNS is more like a directory of internet entries that includes domain names and their associated IP addresses. These entries aid with resolving the domain name of a website to its designated IP address, which, in turn, allows the system to establish a connection with the server of the requested website....