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Oracle's Micros Payement system Hacked

The risks associated with data breaches continue to grow, impacting a variety of industries, tech firms, and social networking platforms. In the past few months, over 1 Billion credentials were dumped online as a result of mega breaches in popular social networks.  Now, Oracle is the latest in the list.  Oracle has confirmed that its MICROS division – which is one of the world's top three point-of-sale (POS) services the company acquired in 2014 – has suffered a security breach.  Hackers had infected hundreds of computers at Oracle's point-of-sale division, infiltrated the support portal used by customers, and potentially accessed sales registers all over the world.  The software giant came to know about the data breach after its staff discovered malicious code on the MICROS customer support portal and certain legacy MICROS systems. Hackers likely installed malware on the troubleshooting portal in order to capture customers' credentials as they logged in.  Thes...

5 Best Hacks From The Black Hat 2016

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At the Black Hat 2016 hacker conference in Las Vegas, the world saw a variety of cutting-edge cyber security applications. Some of these hacks stood out from the others and gained widespread praises. Here’s a quick recap of the 5 best Black Hat 2016 hacks, including the likes of famous Jeep Cherokee hackers and a hacking laptop that actually flies. T he annual Black Hat USA  conference is known to welcome thousands of cyber security experts, hackers, and technology enthusiasts. Every year we get to see and learn about new cyber-exploits and hacking threats. At this year’s conference, more than 15,000 hackers and security professional gathered in Las Vegas. The Mandalay Bay hotel witnessed some scary and impressive sights. So, here are some of the best hacks that stood out from the rest: Car hackers were back! Do you remember the hacker duo of Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek who hacked into a Jeep Cherokee by exploiting a zero-day in the system? This year...

Best KickassTorrents Alternatives — Top 10 Torrent Websites Of 2016

We have been regular in publishing the lists of best torrent websites on the internet for the last two years. The year 2016 reached has its second half, so we thought to update the list with any latest additions. Continuing the legacy further, we are now writing about the top 10 most popular torrent websites of 2016 which are also the alternatives to the dead KAT. B efore starting the compilation, let us guide you through the recent updates in the torrent world. We are well aware of the KickassTorrents losing its life and then coming back from the dead with new domain names  Dxtorrent  and KAT.am . This happened due to the arrest of its alleged founder , Artem Vaulin. Following the takedown of KickassTorrents, the movie streaming website Solarmovie also disappeared from the internet.Torrents are a good medium to share files over the internet but people have used them to promote distribution of illegal content and earn money from it. Do keep in mind, using a torr...

Hackers Can Hack Facebook Messenger App To Read Or Alter Messages

Security researchers find hacking backdoor to Facebook Messenger App Private messages that your send through your Facebook Messenger can be read by potential hackers using a hacking backdoor in the app. This backdoor vulnerability was found by the security researchers from Check Point , who will demo it at the Infosecurity Conference to be held today afternoon . The security hole if unpatched could put 900 million people who use Facebook Messenger, at risk. The vulnerability was found by Check Point security researcher Roman Zaikan. Zaikan said that the backdoor allows a potential hacker to launch a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack into Facebook Messenger and spy/read messages without either the sender or the reader  knowing it. The hacker could also alter the messages for their own malicious gain. Check Point’s report on the security flaw warns it “could have a severe impact on users due to Facebook’s vital role in everyday activities worldwide.” Fac...