Whenever we look at any embedded device, there are various ways in which we can attack it. One of the most useful ways to attack it is using hardware based exploitation techniques. These techniques are quite effective as most of the devices we encounter on a daily basis don’t usually have security protections build around the hardware aspect. To learn more about the Hardware and Embedded device exploitation techniques, we first need to understand what do we expect to see once we open up a device....

Fake is one thing, but some home security tech just isn’t up to snuff, like these five video doorbells that failed security tests. Yikes. Securing your cameras isn’t difficult once you know what to do. First on the list? Good old two-factor authentication. 1. Enable an extra layer of protection Two-factor authentication used to be a nice security bonus. Today, it’s mandatory for countless sensitive accounts. If your home security system doesn’t use 2FA, you might want to start shopping....

In fact, according to a recent report released by the Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights, an estimated 112 million were lost or compromised as a result of more than 250 known security breaches of healthcare industry records in 20151. To put these numbers in perspective, the 112 million stolen records represent roughly 35% of the entire population of the United States2. A recent data breach study estimates that these security breaches cost the healthcare industry more than $5....

If you are using WhatsApp and manage several groups, you need to read this news. Recently, the police in the Parbhani district of Maharashtra issued a warning to the ‘admins’ of WhatsApp groups that they should ensure that no objectionable content is circulated to the group. Here’s A Police Warning For WhatsApp Group Admins Group Administrators are the one who has full control over the WhatsApp groups, they can see and manage the contents that the group members share....

Moto G6 Play vs Oppo RealMe 1 The Moto G6 Play’s biggest threat, I feel, is Oppo’s RealMe 1 which in spite of its superior chipset is priced in the same league. To begin with, both of them flaunt a faux glass exterior and a Micro USB port. The Moto G6 has a 5.7-inch 720p screen as compared to the RealMe 1’s 6-inch 1080p display. 18:9 aspect ratio, of course in both the cases....

The stock launcher on most devices is pretty bland when it comes to customizations, and even lacks support for icon packs. While it is possible to apply icon packs to the stock OEM launcher of most devices using an Xposed module, it requires users to root their handset, which might not be everyone’s cup of tea. In comes Beautiful Icon Styler that allows users to apply third-party icon packs from the Play Store on the stock launcher of their device without the need for root access or Xposed framework....

Get the basics with hands-on practice in the 4-hour “JavaScript for Beginners: The Complete Introduction to JS (2022)” course and 6-hour “JavaScript from Scratch: The Ultimate Beginners Course”, which students have rated 4.6 stars out of 5. Instructor Juan Galvan, who has started companies including The Dominant SEO, enjoys sharing his expertise with his students. At any time, you can start a deep dive into “JavaScript Beginner Bootcamp 2022.” It will take you from the absolute beginning all the way to the professional level with 192 lectures spread across 20 hours....

Google Chrome will run out of apps in the short term The applications for Chrome, the tech giant Google’s flagship web browser, were a solution designed by the developer to offer users an experience similar to that of a native app, but from all possible platforms that the browser can offer. Thus, anyone could download from the Chrome Web Store several tools that were then located in a specific section of the browser where there will be an application launcher will be created simply to access them easily....

Many years after operating smart TVs on the Android operating system, Google is finally taking action to make it faster and make available more free storage to install apps, so let’s discuss how it will be possible. Android TV & Google TV Will Soon Have Smaller Sized Apps As we all know, from the start, smartphones, tablets, and TVs that run on Android have a standard format for apps which is APK (Android Package Kits), but now, the company is planning to replace it....

One of the many features baked into Google Maps is transit information, allowing users to keep track of mass transit options while in certain cities. That ability is getting a bit better in the latest update to Google Maps, which the company says will begin rolling out today. With it, Google Maps adds information for “relevant journeys,” which means that users will get information pertaining to the next leg of their trip right within the app....

Back in 2014, a reported stated that Google was working on ‘Google Workshop’ that will allow one to create custom cases for the Nexus 5. That plan from Google never capitalised, but last year, the company did collaborate with Skillrex to release some special edition cases for select Android phones. Two years later, Google today released Live Cases on the Google Store that allows one to customise the case for their phone according to their liking....

Google’s Nexus devices have always been adored by geeks because they tick two very important check boxes: They run stock Android and they’re cheap. The LG Nexus 4, the 4.7 inch WXGA smartphone that’ll soon be replaced by a newer and faster Nexus, was originally priced at $299 for the 8GB model and $349 for the 16GB model. Both of those prices have now been slashed by $100. Should you still buy the Nexus 4 with the “Nexus 5” right around the corner?...

These scams have grown over the last few years, and it points towards the brazen nature of scammers. It has become such a problem that the FBI has stepped in to make more people aware of the fraudulent activity. Read on to see how these government impersonator scams work and what you need to look out for. Here’s the backstory If you conjure up thoughts of a dodgy clipboard-carrying man knocking on doors to “check your water,” you aren’t far off....

HTB is an excellent platform that hosts machines belonging to multiple OSes. It also has some other challenges as well. Individuals have to solve the puzzle (simple enumeration plus pentest) in order to log into the platform and download the VPN pack to connect to the machines hosted on the HTB platform. The walkthrough Note: Only write-ups of retired HTB machines are allowed. The machine in this article, named Magic, is retired....

The flaw was first proved by security expert from Germany Karsten Nohl in 2014 at a hacker conference in Hamburg Germany. According to report from CBS News “60 Minutes,” broadcast Sunday evening, still 2 years have passed and it shows how millions of smartphone owners are vulnerable to spying and under observation even after the improved security in present smartphones. Smartphone users use Signalling System Seven [SS7] in order to call or message each other....

So, this is literally a preview of an upcoming episode of Vice in which Edward Snowden seated down to instruct us all how we can “go black” with our smartphone, meaning to safeguard that we are not spied via our cellphones or even government agencies. However, there is now “escaping” software based exploits, in fact malware which is common in Android devices. It is apparently possible for anyone to spy on you by hearing via your device’s microphone or simply watching you through its camera....

That means lots of Android devices are already being shipped with pre-installed Malware. Yes, you read that right, Malwares are already present on those Android smartphones even before purchasing. Recently, Check Point Software Technologies have released a report in which they have claimed that almost 36 Android smartphone in India comes pre-installed with malware. The report claimed- “The malicious apps were not part of the official ROM supplied by the vendor, and were added somewhere along the supply chain, Six of the malware instances were added by a malicious actor to the device’s ROM using system privileges, meaning they couldn’t be removed by the user and the device had to be re-flashed....

“It is a pretty big application and comes with a number of features,” explains Jerry Hunter, senior vice president Engineering at Snap. “It generally takes about a year to rewrite an application of this size. And that is not counting the time taken in planning. In planning, we also had to consider whether we actually wanted to rewrite the app or just wanted to continue trying to fix the old one…”...

Just as the leaks had pointed out, Samsung today announced that it is starting the Android 8.0 Oreo beta program for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Apart from bringing all the new features introduced by Google in Oreo, Samsung is also bumping its skin to Samsung Experience 9.0 with the update. The Galaxy S8 originally launched with Samsung Experience version 8.1, while the Galaxy Note 8 launched with Experience version 8....

Google is getting serious about the chips it uses in its smartphones as it has poached John Bruno, a key mobile chip designer from Apple. The company has lately gotten serious about its smartphones efforts as evident from the Pixel 2 and the hidden Pixel Visual Core inside it. While Google has been teaming up with various OEMs for its Nexus devices for years now, it was the first time with the Pixel 2 that the company designed and used a custom chip of its own in one of its devices....