Uzair Amir
661 posts
I am an Electronic Engineer, an Android Game Developer and a Tech writer. I am into music, snooker and my life motto is 'Do my best, so that I can't blame myself for anything.'
11 million personal unprotected MongoDB records leaked online
Another day, another trove of sensitive data exposed online. This time, a MongoDB database containing a whopping 43.5GB of…
September 27, 2018
Hackers disrupt UK’s Bristol Airport flight info screens after ransomware attack
The ransomware attack disrupted the screens for two days. In a nasty ransomware attack, flight information screens at…
September 18, 2018
Canadian town forced to pay Bitcoin after nasty ransomware attack
The town of Midland, Ontario, Canada, has decided to pay cybercriminals after its servers were targeted and infected…
September 15, 2018
Russian Cybercriminal Pleads Guilty to Operating Kelihos Botnet
A Russian national namely Peter Yuryeich Levashov has pleaded guilty to operating the Kelihos botnet, which was used…
September 13, 2018
Schneider Electric Shipped USB Drives Loaded with Malware
Schneider Electric has released a warning and advisory notice according to which the USB drives shipped with some…
September 8, 2018
John McAfee backed Bitfi wallet pwned again
The presumably unhackable Bitfi wallet backed by John McAfee has released a statement announcing that the unhackable tag…
August 31, 2018
Cell-Site surveillance devices (Stingray) could disrupt 911 emergency calls
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon has made startling new revelations about CSS or cell-site stimulators. These cell surveillance…
August 30, 2018
Augusta University Health data breach: Private data of over 417,000 individuals exposed
Georgia-based Augusta University Health has admitted for becoming the victim of a data breach back in 2017. In…
August 21, 2018
Republican & Conservative leaders are the new targets of Russian hackers —Microsoft
Microsoft has released a startling report exposing the way Russian military intelligence and its hackers planned to target…
August 21, 2018
IoT botnet of heaters & ovens can cause massive widespread power outages
Botnet of Smart Power-Consuming Appliances May Cause Widespread Power Outages. Digital technology has revolutionized the way we use…
August 18, 2018