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Looking For Prisma Android? Don’t Get Tricked by Malicious Apps

On of the most popular app now a days “Prisma” is entertaining its users with its unique feature of transforming image into painted work of art. The app initially was launched for iOS devices only. After receiving great response by users the app officially launched for android versions on 24th July.


The huge following of Prisma on iOS created hype for android users to get this app on their devices. The cyber criminals took advantage to this and uploaded multiple cloned malicious applications on Google Play Store before the official release.

Most of the fake applications found on Google Play Store didn’t have any photo transformation functionality; instead they displayed pop up ads and fake survey to gather information about users, such as phone number, operator name, country name, language and so on. Some actually had very basic photo editing functionality, but mainly streams pop-up ads and displayed fake alerts regarding phone security and version updates. After that, the embedded Trojan would request and download a Phishing module asking their Google credentials in order to upgrade to Android 6.0.


The ESET researcher’s team has discovered fake Prisma apps of different types that include several dangerous Trojan downloaders. The Google Play security team removed them from the official Android store at ESET’s notice. Prior to that point, Prisma copycats reached over 1.5 million downloads by fans.

There are more chances that a user likely to fall into the trap as cyber criminals does their best to fool and trick users to download their malicious apps with convincing logos and icons. The ESET offers some advice for staying safe when downloading apps:



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by Malik korrich ~ jeudi 4 août 2016 0 commentaires

Send Exploit Links Using Google’s URL

Now redirecting any website using Google’s URL become easy, new exploit of Google let you redirect to your desired web address.

Google's redirect exploit is very popular in the world of hacking. We can generate link that seems like simple Google link but when user click on it, he will be redirected to our desired web page which may contain spam and other exploits.



You can simply create your own redirect exploit without using any tool or any programming language.

Today we are going to learn how we can create this exploit using a simple method,

Step 1: Go to Google.com

Step 2: Now in Search box, type: sitein:your website link
        Example: sitein:ehacking.net

Step 3:        You will get search results; right click on search result topic with your website link.

Step 4:         Now, Copy Link Location.

Step 5:         Now paste that link, that link will work to redirect anyone to your website.

That link will redirect you to your webpage. You can use this trick to redirect someone to your created spam or exploit or malicious webpage.

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by Malik korrich ~ lundi 4 juillet 2016 0 commentaires

OurMine Hacked CEO of Google and Others

Earlier this month, we heard that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter, Instagram and Pineterest accounts got hacked by a hacker group “OurMine”. The hacker taunted “Hey @finkd we got access to your Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest, we are just testing your security, please DM us”. This news revealed the major security breach into accounts of different celebrities.


Google CEO Sundar Pichai has become the latest victim of this hacking group “OurMine” after his Twitter linked Quora account got compromised and filled with spam links and post.


After many spam posts on these accounts, this breach gone public as followed by many followers. OurMine group said it managed to breach Pichai’s account by exploiting Quora’s zero-day vulnerability. However, Quora has not responded yet on this flaw.

Surprisingly, OurMine has set up a website that displays a range of vulnerability scanning service and with a refund policy if the service didn’t work. In a short message they said “We are just testing people security, we never change their passwords, and we did it because there are other hackers who can hack them and change everything”.


It is believed that hackers are using the old exploited data dumps and also taking help from recent breaches and information leaks. The old passwords and credential that are still being used by many celebrities and individuals are the main factor behind these attacks.

A hacker “AlexPro” has exposed the hacker group “OurMine” by releasing the IP address and location they are operating from. It seems to be some Arabic people as traced location is Saudia Arab.



However, it is likely the team is using TOR and VPN to remain untraceable, as both are used to route internet traffic around the globe to hide the actual location.

On the rapid breaches on many social media sites, the Twitter spokesperson told the BBC: “A number of other online services have seen millions of passwords stolen in the past several weeks, and we know far too many people use the same password for multiple things online. We recommend people use a unique, strong password for Twitter”.

So it is highly recommended to use different passwords for all different accounts over internet to secure yourselves to some extent.

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by Malik korrich ~ lundi 27 juin 2016 0 commentaires

Google Officially Registered Two Delivery Drones


Google Officially Registered Two Delivery Drones.

Google runs project called Wing, but this project was not run successfully. So, in March Google X projects announced that to work on new design.

FAA documents shows that Google built UAV codenamed the M2 and the B3, have been registered this month in the US. The M2 made the FAA registry on October 2nd, while the B3 was listed October 7th.

Documents seen by the Guardian also reveal technical details of Google’s drone, which is capable of speeds of up to 100 mph and weighs less than 25kg (55lb). The papers also reveal Google’s safety plans should a drone lose contact with its operator.

Source: Engadget

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by Malik korrich ~ mardi 13 octobre 2015 0 commentaires

Google Doodle Celebrates 17th Birthday Of GOOGLE


Google Doodle Celebrates 17th Birthday Of GOOGLE!

Today Google Doodle is looking different back to 1990.  The doodle, which features on Google's homepage, shows a retro, plastic PC, lava lamp, 1998's "Google" logo and Linux penguin peeking from behind the monitor.

In 2004 and 2005, its celebrated birthday on 8 September and 27 September respectively

Since 2006, it has celebrated its birthday on September 27.

Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They incorporated Google as a privately held company on September 4, 1998.

In August 2015, Google announced plans to reorganize its interests as a holding company called Alphabet Inc. Once this restructuring is complete, Google will become Alphabet's leading subsidiary, as well as the parent for Google's Internet interests.

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by Malik korrich ~ dimanche 27 septembre 2015 0 commentaires

Google is Set To Launch its Background Play Service YouTube Red


Google is Set To Launch its Background Play Service "YouTube Red".

YouTube Sent the information to all companies that they have to agree to new terms by Oct. 22 or their “videos will no longer be available for public display or monetization in the United States,” helps support that timeline.

According to a report by Android Police, an update to the YouTube app includes text that describes a product called YouTube Red as the service that enables background playback, a feature that has long been restricted to Music Key (and Music Unlimited) subscribers.





For years, YouTube’s fans have been telling us they want more — more choice when watching their favorite content, more ways to support their favorite creators and, above all, the option to watch their favorite videos uninterrupted.
To give fans more choice we will be launching a new ads-free version of YouTube, available to fans for a monthly fee. This service will create a new source of revenue over time that supplements your advertising revenue. That’s why an overwhelming majority of our partners — representing over 95% of YouTube watchtime — have asked for and signed up for this service.
As you heard in our previous emails, we want to ensure that fans who choose to pay for an ads-free experience can watch all the same videos that are available on the ads-supported experience. That’s why we’re asking you to update your agreement to reflect the updated terms for the ads-free service.
To accept, simply log into YouTube.com as “pakafka” from a desktop or laptop and follow the prompts by October 22nd.
If you haven’t signed by that date, your videos will no longer be available for public display or monetization in the United States. That outcome would be a loss for YouTube, a loss for the thriving presence you’ve built on the platform, and above all, a loss for your fans. We remain committed to working with you, as we always have. And of course, at any time, you can accept the updated terms which will make your videos public and monetizable again. Common FAQs can be found here.
We believe these new terms will greatly strengthen our partnership for the future. We went through a similar process three years ago when we began distributing and monetizing your content on mobile devices. Today, mobile represents over half of all watchtime and mobile revenue is up 2x in just the last year. Just as with mobile, we’re confident this latest update will excite your fans and generate a previously untapped, additional source of revenue for you. 

If you have questions or encounter technical difficulties, we’re here to help: reach out to us for support here. 

The YouTube Team

Source: Recode , AndroidPolice

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by Malik korrich ~ vendredi 25 septembre 2015 0 commentaires

Meet The New Google CEO Sundar Pichai


Meet The New Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Pichai had joined Google in 2004. He was the head of Google web browser Chrome, browser and Android mobile system profiles. As well as being largely responsible for Google Drive.

Its a good news for India. He studied Metallurgical Engineering at Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, INDIA. After that he received an M.S. from Stanford and obtained an MBA from Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. At Wharton, Pichai was honored as a Siebel Scholar and a Palmer Scholar.

He was rumored to be one of the contenders for the CEO position of Microsoft in 2014. He was a Director of Jive Software from April 2011 to 30 July 2013.

According to Bloomberg Magazine.

"I used to come home and talk to him a lot about my work day and the challenges I faced," Regunatha Pichai told Bloomberg, adding that Sundar had a remarkable talent for remembering telephone numbers.

"Sundar has been saying the things I would have said (and sometimes better!) for quite some time now, and I've been tremendously enjoying our work together," wrote Larry Page in his blogpost announcing all the big changes.

Larry page is chief executive and Sergey Brin as President of Google new company Alphabet.

According to Google blog,

“Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one.” As part of that, we also said that you could expect us to make “smaller bets in areas that might seem very speculative or even strange when compared to our current businesses.” From the start, we’ve always strived to do more, and to do important and meaningful things with the resources we have.

We did a lot of things that seemed crazy at the time. Many of those crazy things now have over a billion users, like Google Maps, YouTube, Chrome, and Android. And we haven’t stopped there. We are still trying to do things other people think are crazy, but we are super excited about.

About Alphabet:
The alphabet is mostly a collection of companies. The largest of which, of course, is Google. This newer Google is a bit slimmed down, with the companies that are pretty far afield of our main Internet products contained in Alphabet instead.

Alphabet Inc. will replace Google Inc. as the publicly-traded entity and all shares of Google will automatically convert into the same number of shares of Alphabet, with all of the same rights. Google will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alphabet. Our two classes of shares will continue to trade on Nasdaq as GOOGL and GOOG.

We are excited about…

  • Getting more ambitious things done. 
  • Taking the long-term view. 
  • Empowering great entrepreneurs and companies to flourish. 
  • Investing at the scale of the opportunities and resources we see. 
  • Improving the transparency and oversight of what we’re doing. 
  • Making Google even better through greater focus. 
  • And hopefully...as a result of all this, improving the lives of as many people as we can.

Erick Schmidt, Executive Chairman & former CEO tweeted.

Overall Sundar Pichai is the man behind Google new products.

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by Malik korrich ~ mardi 11 août 2015 0 commentaires

Google Adsense Announced To Supports Hindi Language Websites


Google Adsense Announced To Supports Hindi Language Websites.

On 5th August Google officially announcement to support Hindi Language with other 38 languages. 

According to Adsense policy by placing the AdSense code on pages with content primarily in an unsupported language is not permitted by the AdSense program policies.

So now register your Hindi blogs or website with Adsense and start to earn money online.



Google also launched new user consent policy last week. 

According to report SmallBizTrends,

Google says the rules require consent when using products such as Google AdSense, DoubleClick for Publishers, and DoubleClick Ad Exchange. The company says the move is happening to reflect “regulatory and best practice guidance.”

 “This requires that you obtain EU end users’ consent to the storing and accessing of cookies and other information, and to the data collection, sharing and usage that takes place when you use Google products.” 
If your websites are getting visitors from any of the countries in the European Union, you must comply with the EU user consent policy. 

“It does not affect any provisions on data ownership in your contract. If your site or app does not have a compliant consent mechanism, you should implement one now. To make this process easier for you, we have compiled some helpful resources at cookiechoices.org. This policy change is being made in response to best practice and regulatory requirements issued by the European data protection authorities. These requirements are reflected in changes that have been recently made on Google’s own websites.” 
European Union data protection authorities requested some changes to current practices for obtaining end user consents. It has always been Google’s policy to comply with privacy laws, so we’ve agreed to make certain changes affecting our own products and partners using Google products.
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by Malik korrich ~ jeudi 6 août 2015 0 commentaires

Google Unveiled Material Design Lite (MDL) For Web Developers


Google Unveiled Material Design Lite (MDL) For Web Developers.

Material Design Lite (MDL) is a framework introduced by Google. MDL will help developers to look websites more like Android Apps and rich user interfaces.

Google says MDL is a kind of integration framework and can be used with any front end development platform or module. MDL’s Gzipped code (gzip is a file format and a software application used for file compression and decompression created by GNU Project) is just 27kb. So it is very light and easy to integrate with any web designing platform developer want to use.

MDL is available on Google’s content delivery network, Getmdl.io and you can also access it from Github. It is Google’s effort towards good and beautiful design across all kind of devices. MDL is an independent library of components & templates built in CSS, HTML & JS. MDL makes it easy to add a good looking design and feel to your websites.



MDL consists of rich set of components including design spinners, text-fields, buttons, tooltips and many more. MDL sources are written in Saas using BEM. MDL works in almost all the modern browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Safari.

It is no doubt that now Google is moving step ahead of web platform too. It is like taking over other brands on web arena.

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by Malik korrich ~ mardi 7 juillet 2015 0 commentaires

Google Android M Developer Preview Is Available To Download


Google Android M Developer Preview Is Available To Download. For Nexus Phones Only!

Google Android M Developer Preview Is Available To Download for Nexus Devices. If you have Nexus5, Nexus 6, Nexus9 or Nexus player devices then you will be able to download Android M. 

It's free, and you can get started right away just by downloading the M Developer Preview tools.

The Android M Preview SDK includes development tools, Android system files, and library files to help you test your app and the new APIs coming in the next release of the platform.

Install an Image to a Device

In order to use a device image for testing, you must install it on a compatible device. Follow the instructions below to install a system image:


  • Download and uncompressed one of the system image packages listed here.
  • Backup any data you want to preserve from the device.
  • Follow the instructions at developers.google.com/android to flash the image onto your device.


Hardware and emulator system images
Run and test your apps on Nexus 5, 6, 9, and Player (for TV), as well as emulator.

Latest platform code
We’ll provide multiple updates during the Preview, so you’ll be testing against the latest platform changes.

Updates delivered by OTA
You can get updates over-the-air, once you’ve flashed a device to the initial preview.

New behaviors and capabilities
Start work early to support new platform behaviors such as the new run time permissions model and power-saving features.

Priority window for developer-reported issues

During the first several weeks we’ll give priority to developer-reported issues, so test and give feedback as soon as possible.

Warning: 
The following Android system images are previews and are subject to change. Your use of these system images is governed by the Android SDK Preview License Agreement.

The Android preview system images are not stable releases, and may contain errors and defects that can result in damage to your computer systems, devices, and data.

The preview Android system images are not subject to the same testing as the factory OS and can cause your phone and installed services and applications to stop working.

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by Malik korrich ~ jeudi 28 mai 2015 0 commentaires

How To Send Fax Using Google? Save Your Money

How To Send Fax Using Google?
Save Your Money!

To begin with thing which is obliged to send a fax through Gmail is to have a Gmail account. At that point, you have get a Google Chrome extension named 'HelloFax' and also can send through with Google docs by InterFax. 

All the fax messages which you send will get put away on your Google Drive account until they are sent. In that capacity, store the faxes you need to send there first.

At that point, go to Google Drive by logging into your Google account. 

Tap on the "Make" catch which you will discover on the upper left corner. And transfer the coveted record to be sent. The record name which is all situated to be sent can be found in your Drive account.

1. To send Fax through Google Extension HelloFAX

HelloFax makes it easy to sign documents and send faxes online. You'll never need to print, sign and scan documents again. HelloFAX offer for 50 free fax pages each month, for 6 months! Integrate Google Drive & HelloFax and you’ll be on your way to a paperless office. HelloFax has two primary features:

How to send Fax via Gmail?

1) Send and receive faxes

Put in a fax number and we'll send your document to a fax machine. If someone sends you a fax, we'll forward it to your email as a PDF. You never have to touch a fax machine.

2) Sign documents & fill out forms

As soon as you upload the document, you can add your signature and fill out forms. We take over 30 different file types. Once you have a signed document, you can send it via fax or email.

Why download the HelloFax app?

By downloading the HelloFax App, you can have the functionality of HelloFax with any file in your Google Drive folder. Fax or sign any document in your Google Drive by selecting the “Open with HelloFax” in the right-click menu.

After integrating with HelloFax, you’ll get a HelloFax folder in your Google Drive account.  This folder will be automatically populated with your inbound and outbound faxes, as well as your signed documents and signature requests.

2. To send Fax through Google docs from InterFAX

InterFAX  is the first web faxing support of offer an incorporated Google Docs Fax arrangement. It's anything but difficult to creator and team up on archives in Google Docs – now you can fax records simply as with "Fax This" features

> Send and receive faxes within the Google Docs interface.
> No software, no equipment and no phone lines required.
> View incoming faxes in a Google Docs folder and share with other users .
> Setup in less than 5 minutes.
> Complete security with encryption options .
> Competitive pricing with no monthly fees

Rapid Setup
Google Docs fax setup takes less than 5 minutes – register for your InterFAX account, enable the 'fax from Google docs' option, and install the InterFAX bookmarklet.

Send Faxes Anytime, Anywhere
Fax documents with the same convenience you’re used to with Google Docs, from any computer or mobile device. Just open a document and hit the "Fax this" bookmarklet.

Easily Share Faxes
View all incoming faxes in a Google Docs 'Incoming Faxes' folder and share them online. Incoming faxes are received in PDF format.

Google Docs Fax with Maximum Security
Interfax online fax service has limited access to your Google Docs account to enable fax transmission, but its never have access to your user name and password. Its Google Docs fax solution provides advanced security features including public key signature and encryption of inbound and outbound faxes, in transit to and from our servers.

Conclusion

 You Save Money:
You spend less on paper of the fact that everything is done on the web.

You Save Time:
Faxing straight forwardly from your Gmail is active and issues you of a chance time to deal with other essential undertaking

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by Malik korrich ~ jeudi 7 mai 2015 0 commentaires

Google launched Password Alert to Warn Users about Phishing Attempts

Google reported on Wednesday that it has launched a new tool Chrome extension which has been designed to identify and alert users while entering a password on a website pretending to be Google. It aims to warn customers about phishing attempts.

The extension is termed as Password Alert. It has been designed to protect Google and Google Apps for Work accounts. It works by warning the users when they enter their passwords on a fake website imitating as accounts.google.com to seize their login credentials. It then provides the time to change the password before it is exploited.



 Password Alert for Chrome works by checking the HTML of the page to identify whether it is a legitimate Google sign-in page or not. According to Google, around 2 percent of the messages to Gmail are phishing attacks where attackers aim to trick consumers into giving up a password.


When Password Alert is installed and initialized, Chrome remembers a scrambled version of your Google account password. The information, retained for security purposes only, will then notify you if you type your password into a site that's not a Google login page.

The new Chrome extension works for both Google and Google Apps for Work that means this serves as an additional layer of security for Google’s enterprise clients. Password Alert is one of the major tools designed to safeguard users’ accounts. Among others are included two-step authentication and security key.

Furthermore, Google enables you to see all the devices that access your account, allowing you to change passwords or log out remotely from a single online dashboard.

The online security issue is becoming increasingly important. Recently SendGrid had been hacked via an employees work account. Target has also encountered a severe data breach including credit card details of millions of customers.

For Google for Work accounts, Password Alert needs to be installed by an administrator.

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by Malik korrich ~ mercredi 29 avril 2015 0 commentaires

Google sued over PlayStore Hack in US District Court

A women named Susan Harvey from California sues Google Inc. by claiming that she lost thousands of dollars through Google Play store hack.Susan claimed that Google agreed that the purchases was not hers and agreed to reimburse her. But she didn't paid a single penny which she was promised by the tech giant.


According to the lawsuit Susan lawyers has filed in the Eastern District of California Court. The lawsuit states that, In March 2013 Susan Harvey bought her first Android Phone. After  powering  on  her  phone, Susan was  asked  to  provide  a  Google  e-mail  address  or  sign  on  using  a Google e-mail address.

 She signed on using her prior Google e-mail address. Subsequently,  the  Android  operating  system  prompted  Susan to  provide payment information in order for her to receive updates regarding her phone. Susan complied by providing the debit/banking information for her checking account with Bank of America.
 
The lawsuit claims that the Susan Harvey's account information was directly stolen by hacker from Google servers. Because the credentials can only be accessed other than a compromise from Google's end.

In August 2014 Susan upgraded to new Android phone attempting to recover another application she  had  purchased  in  2013,  for  downloading  onto  a  second  phone.  Susan logged  on  to  her  Google  account  through  her  computer,  and  was  notified through  her  Google  dashboard  that  there  were  one-hundred and  nine  (109)  transactions on her account.

Upon clicking on the appropriate tab on Google’s website,  Plaintiff  was  shocked  to  find  approximately  six-hundred  and  fifty (650) listed transactions, the majority of which were unrecognizable to Susan,  and certainly not transactions conducted by Susan.
 
There are no comments so far from both parties over the Lawsuit. Google spokespersons are quiet over this lawsuit and Susan Harvey's lawyers are also out of reach right now.

Susan Harvey is accusing the tech giant of a litany of charges including -  Violation of Electronic Funds Transfer Act, Negligence, Invasion of Privacy, Violation of California Data Breach Act, Violation of California Unfair Competition Law. Susan's lawyers are demanding a Jury trial and award of monetary damages.

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by Malik korrich ~ mardi 21 avril 2015 0 commentaires

Is Your Website Mobile Friendly? Google Is Going To Change Mobilegeddon


Is Your Website Mobile Friendly? 
Google Is Going To Change Mobilegeddon On 21st Apr 2015.

Google is making a significant redesign to its versatile pursuit algorithm that will change the request in which sites are positioned when clients hunt down something from their telephone or tablet. 

The algorithm calculation will begin favoring portable well disposed sites (ones with expansive content, simple to-snap connections, and that resize to fit whatever screen they're seen on) and positioning them higher in inquiry. Sites that aren't versatile amicable will get downgraded.

The change is intended to help clients discover query items organized for their gadget, Google said. The organization regularly makes changes to its algorithm and innovation driving hunt, however reports few. That this has been declared proposes Google anticipates that the change will bring about a huge effect, conceivably influencing movement and income for various destinations that vigorously depend on query items.

Google declared the change to site administrators in February, revealing a versatile agreeable test and a few different devices to help locales and administrations fit in with the new portable positioning.

You can check your website on Google


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by Malik korrich ~ lundi 20 avril 2015 0 commentaires

Google Ad Reseller is initiating Maladvertising Campaign

A large scale malvertising campaign has been observed by Cybersecurity firm Fox IT originating from all the Google advertisement services resold from Engagelab.com.

Engagelab.com appears to redirect its advertisement & zone ID’s to a domain, which in turn redirects to the Nuclear Exploit Kit, indicating a possible vandalism at this reseller of Google advertisement services. This Nuclear Exploit kit targets vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash, Oracle Java and Microsoft Silverlight software.

Source: FOX IT


Fox-IT observed the first redirect on April 7th 2015. The company has detected a significantly large amount of infections and infection attempts from this exploit kit among our customers.


It may be noted that malvertising involves malware concealed inside Internet-based ads that are usually pop-ups, banners else animated advertisements.

Now the users are facing probably the biggest ad poisoning ever made – all important ad services are affected. It means that users might get infected just by reading their favorite newspaper or by doing search on famous web indexers.

The security company has a suspicion that this malvertising campaign will be of a very large scale. Although, the firm is still is exerting its strength to identify the exact malware variant victims at use in the attacks.

The Fox IT liveblog affirms:
The domains for the exploit kit itself aren’t directly used for redirection; a secondary site is used as an intermediate. The domains and IP’s used for the exploit kit are constantly changing, to mitigate the threat for now we suggest blocking the website between the legitimate websites and the exploit kit.

Fox IT has observed the following domains for the Nuclear Exploit Kit:
• banking.techpool.org
• soaring.betsystemreviews.com
• supervision.sactown.us

Fox IT has advocated an ad blocker, moreover updating Java, Silverlight and Flash to the latest versions to limit damage.

The firm proclaimed that Google has been notified of the issue.

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by Malik korrich ~ mercredi 8 avril 2015 0 commentaires

Google Apps Bug Exposes some Users Data to be Public

According to a cadre of Cisco security researchers (via ArsTechnica), a Google Apps bug exposed some users' personal information in spite of those users opting to keep the data private. It made nearly 283,000 WHOIS registration records to be public.  The records may include names, home and email addresses, and phone numbers.



This is one of the most important issues for Google that the people are requesting for private domains. People desire for hiding domain information because they need more privacy to protect from phishing or other scams. (Phishing refers to the acquisition of a user's personal information by sending an e-mail professing as a trustworthy source).


Google Apps for Work used a third-party privacy provider called eNom that provides users the option to conceal their personal information for about $6 per year.

The Cisco team investigated that 305,925 domains are registered through registrar eNom and found that 94 percent were exposed until a fix being issue days after the private disclosure of the flaw.

"The reality of this WHOIS information leak is that it exposed the registration information of hundreds of thousands of registration records that had opted into privacy protection without their knowledge or consent to the entire internet," the team wrote.

Talos also said the leaked Google Domains info "will be available permanently, as a number of services keep Whois information archived."

"A security researcher recently reported a defect via our Vulnerability Rewards Program affecting Google Apps' integration with the eNom domain registration API," the spokesman said. "We identified the root cause, made the appropriate fixes, and communicated this with affected Apps customers. We apologize for any issues this may have caused."

Google stated that the records of the affected domains are now set back to being private and the issue will not upset any customer renewals in the months ahead. Google instantaneously pointed out that the data leak was restrained exclusively to the domain-registration information and nothing has been stored in Google Apps.
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by Malik korrich ~ dimanche 15 mars 2015 0 commentaires

Solar Impulse 2 The First Solar Plane Journey Begins For World Record Mission


Solar Impulse 2 The First Solar Plane Journey Begins For World Record Mission.

After the 16 hours travelling from departure Muscat, Oman. The plane successfully landed in 11:25pm IST at Ahmadabad, INDIA airport on Tuesday late night. Now this plane will go to Varanasi on Saturday. 

For the first time in history, an airplane has succeeded in flying night and day without fuel, powered by nothing but solar energy. Record-breaking flights across Europe, the Mediterranean Sea and the United States brought worldwide attention to the Solar Impulse endeavor, launched by Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, proving the enormous potential of clean technologies to protect the natural resources of our planet, and the importance of pioneering spirit to create a brighter future.

Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg are two pilots running this solar flight. 
AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron
Its Features:
>> Wingspan: 72.3m
>> Lenght: 22.4m
>> Weight:2300Kg
>> Avg Speed:70km//h
>> Max. altitude:8500m
>> Carbon Fibre: 80%

The mission of this solar plane would have to cover 35000km, 500 hours flight time in 5 month. Solar impulse 2 recharged by more than 17,000 solar cells.






Countries have to cover:

Solar Impulse 2 took off for its maiden flight on Monday June 2nd. It is a great moment for everyone who has built this revolutionary solar airplane. #Si2 has now been approved by the authorities, and is ready for this summer’s test flights. All of this hard work to reach next year our ultimate goal: the attempt of the First Round-The-World Solar Flight only powered by solar energy.

One of the solar impulse 2 pilot @bertrandPiccard tweeted after reached INDIA.

Video:


Source: www.solarimpulse.com
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by Malik korrich ~ mardi 10 mars 2015 0 commentaires

Blackberry Is Partnership With Google To Secure Android Devices


Blackberry Is Working With Google To Secure Android Devices. 

BlackBerry Limited, formerly known as Research In Motion Limited, is a Canadian telecommunication and wireless equipment company. In November Blackberry announced partnership with Samsung. 

BlackBerry said it is offering a "highly secure mobility solution" for Samsung's Android devices. The new system weds BlackBerry's security platform with the South Korean company's own security software for its line-up of Galaxy devices that are powered by Google's Android operating system.

On Wednesday, BlackBerry outlined a similar tie-up directly with Google, to manage devices equipped with Android for Work - Google's own solution to securely separate business and personal data and applications.

The news sent BlackBerry stock up as much as 4.7% to C$13.41 at 2:32 pm New York time. Google, based in Mountain View, California, advanced as much as 1.9% to $546.22.

The partnership shows BlackBerry’s reputation for security is still strong, said Kevin Stadtler, president of Stadtler Capital Management Llc. “One shortcoming of the Android platform is security. They’re partnering with BlackBerry in order to directly address that,” Stadtler, who owns BlackBerry stock, said by phone.

Android for Work focuses on three key themes:

>> Enhanced security: New Android security features aimed at protecting business and private data

>> Simplified management: New features to simplify IT administrator experience across both BYOD and corporate-owned devices.

>> Open platform for innovation: Partnerships with OEMs, ISVs and EMMs to leverage Android’s framework to offer greater device choice, applications and functionality.

Source: Reuters, Livemint
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by Malik korrich ~ mercredi 25 février 2015 0 commentaires

Google Launches New YouTube App For Kids


Google Launches New YouTube App For Kids.

The YouTube Kids app is designed for curious little minds to dive into a world of discovery, learning, and entertainment. This free app is easy to use and packed full of age-appropriate videos, channels and playlists. YouTube Kids features popular children’s programming, plus kid-friendly content from filmmakers, teachers, and creators all around the world.

The first Google product built from the ground up with little ones in mind. The app makes it safer and easier for children to find videos on topics they want to explore, and is available for free on Google Play and the App Store. YouTube Kids is currently available in the U.S. only.

Now Google is entering into the kids market. According to report, watching the video from Internet is increased by 87 percent. 

Parental controls:
Google realize every family is different, so built options into the app that help you control the experience for your kids:

Timer: 
Let the app be the bad guy with a built-in timer that lets you limit kids’ screen time. The app alerts your child when the session is over, so you don’t have to. (You’re welcome. ;) )
Sound settings: Sometimes you need a little peace and quiet! You have an option to turn off background music and sound effects, so your kids can keep watching while you catch a breather.

Search settings:
If you’d rather limit your children to just the pre-selected videos available on the home screen, you can turn off search.

Product feedback:
Our goal is to improve YouTube Kids all the time, so we’ve included a space for you to give us your feedback.

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Source: YouTube blog
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by Malik korrich ~ mardi 24 février 2015 0 commentaires

Google Is Going To Shutdown Helpouts Services On 20th April 2015


Google Is Going To Shutdown Helpouts Services On 20th April 2015.

Google announced that they are shutting down Helpouts. Helpouts connects people who need help with people who can give help over live video. Get help across multiple topics right from your PC or mobile device. Google Helpouts is an online collaboration service from Google launched Helpouts in November 2013 and allows users to share their expertise through live video.

According to Google blog.

"Saying "so long" to our Helpouts community.

We have some sad news to share: Helpouts will be shutting down on April 20, 2015.

Since launching in 2013, Helpouts has been a home for people to connect with experts on topics they want to learn about or seek advice and solutions to everyday challenges. The Helpouts community includes some engaged and loyal contributors, but unfortunately, it hasn't grown at the pace we had expected. Sadly, we've made the tough decision to shut down the product.

Starting April 20, you'll be able to download your Helpouts history using Google Takeout (available until November 1, 2015).

We want to thank our community for all their support — both the providers who shared their expertise with the world, and the people who needed some extra help or advice along the way. You've had a lot to contribute — and we've loved learning alongside you. "

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by Malik korrich ~ vendredi 13 février 2015 0 commentaires

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