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Here Is How Hackers Bypass Google’s Two-Factor Authentication

Hackers Bypass Google’s Two-Factor Authentication By Taking Social Engineering To A New level You may have read reports of Gmail accounts being hacked despite the user having enabled the famed Google 2FA or two-factor authentication. This is because hackers are employing a new strategy to lure gullible users to hand over the 2FA code. Some people can be tricked into disclosing their two-factor authentication code to criminals, as there is a new sly trick that makes them think that are in fact protecting their accounts while doing so. Two-factor authentication (referred 2FA) is an important safety measure current mainstream of online services, from banks to Google, Facebook, and government agencies who have gradually adopted the security measures. In the two-factor authentication to protect the account needs to log operation when you need to enter a verification code to send SMS text messages, or even enter the correct password will be blocked by the system. The l...

Who Were the First 10 Employees Of Apple and What Happened to Them?

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Each of the first 10 employees of Apple had made outstanding contributions to Apple in the field of design, funding, coding and developing unique power supply. In this article, we are telling you about them and where are they today. W e all know about the heights that Apple has reached today, but not many of us know that even if Steve Jobs was the driving force behind Apple, there was a wonderful team of talented people to support him.This first 10 Apple employee list is prepared by Business Insider and the first Apple CEO Michael Scott.  BI  writes about the employee list, “The Apple employee numbers aren’t the order each person joined the company.” Actually, when the first Apple CEO Michael Scott came to the company, he gave out numbers to each employee to make the “life easier for the payroll department.” In this article, we are telling you about the first 10 employees of Apple and where are they today. Take a look: 1. Steve Wozniak- ...

MIT App Inventor — How To Develop Awesome Android Apps Without Coding

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MIT App Inventor is a groundbreaking tool for developing Android applications without any prior programming and coding skills. Using this open source tool, one can convert his/her creative ideas into Android applications. As this utility is browser and cloud-based, you don’t need to download any software or store anything on your computer. A pp development is one of the most in-demand technical skills. However, making a polished and responsive app that’s free from bugs isn’t always simple. To develop a native mobile app , one also needs to have a clear idea of multiple aspects like the market for that app, available resources, and skills needed to write that app.Android app development isn’t any different from this opinion. However, if you’ve got your creative energy flowing and you have a bright idea in mind, all you need to do is grab a proper tool, start learning, and implement your ideas. But, what if you come from a non-coding background? Worry ...

Job Simulator creator Owlchemy Labs raises $5 million for VR games

Owlchemy Labs , the maker of the hilarious Job Simulator virtual reality game, has raised $5 million in funding from Qualcomm and others. The Austin, Texas-based startup aims to create premium VR games across multiple platforms. In addition to Qualcomm Ventures, investors include HTC, The VR Fund, Colopl Next, Capital Factory, and other Austin technology investors. Owlchemy will use this investment to grow its content development teams, create original VR software, and build technology that pushes the limits of VR across multiple platforms. Owlchemy is continuing to expand Job Simulator with new content, and it recently announced a partnership with Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim to bring hit animated series Rick and Morty into virtual reality. “VR has been a deep passion of ours for many years, and being at the forefront of designing new virtual worlds is truly a dream for our whole team,” says Owlchemy Labs CEO Alex Schwartz in a stateme...

900 Million+ Android Phones affected with Quadrooter Flaw, How to Check your Phone

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Quadrooter, as the name suggests, is a set of four vulnerabilities affecting Android devices running on Qualcomm chipsets. So using any of these four vulnerabilities, an attacker can exploit a device by gaining root access to users’ phone. It is reported that over 900 million Android devices running on these Qualcomm chipsets. Qualcomm also launched the new Snapdragon 821 recently, which is upto 10 percent powerful than the 820. Yes, that’s a lot of devices, and all these are affected by the ‘high’ risk privilege escalation vulnerabilities. With this, it would be easy for an attacker to trick the user into installing a malicious application. If any of these flaws are successfully exploited, then the attacker can gain root access. This would give a full access to the affected device to the attacker. This also includes all the Data, hardware like Microphone and camera. Popular devices affected by this Vulnerability: So as mentioned earlier, the devices running Qual...

A Malware Infecting More than 10 Million Android Phones and Tablets – Is Yours One of Them?

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A malicious program, developed by an extremely ordered Chinese hacking group, has taken the influence of more than 10 million Android phones, which the collective is using to zone more than a $250,000 a month. The group of hackers, which the experts say is in charge of creating the HummingBad malware system, has made a name for themselves in the hacking world. Known as the Yingmob, the hacking organization is also thought to be the people behind the Apple’s malware campaign, generally known as Yispecter. The hacking group is highly organized and operates along with an established Chinese marketing company. SAFE HACKING Image Source: The Guardian – Once malware has control of device it can force it to download apps and tap adverts to generate fraudulent advertising revenue potentially without user’s knowledge. Initially, the malware first came into the spotlight in February this year. The malware also contains a complex program that has the ability to boot up be...

Yet another set of Android security vulnerabilities has been discovered in Qualcomm chipsets that affect more than 900 Million Android smartphones and tablets worldwide.

Android has Fallen! Yet another set of Android security vulnerabilities has been discovered in Qualcomm chipsets that affect more than 900 Million Android smartphones and tablets worldwide. What's even worse: Most of those affected Android devices will probably never be patched. Dubbed " Quadrooter ," the set of four vulnerabilities discovered in devices running Android Marshmallow and earlier that ship with Qualcomm chip could allow an attacker to gain root-level access to any Qualcomm device. The chip, according to the latest statistics, is found in more than 900 Million Android tablets and smartphones. That's a very big number. The vulnerabilities have been disclosed by a team of Check Point researchers at the DEF CON 24 security conference in Las Vegas. Critical Quadrooter Vulnerabilities: The four security vulnerabilities are: CVE-2016-2503 discovered in Qualcomm's GPU driver and fixed in Google's Android Security Bulle...