VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

A  "Malicious Third Party" - hacked about 100 millions of user data from Quora by unauthorized access to its core system, acknowledged by a knowledge-sharing website said on this Monday. "We are writing to let you know that we recently discovered that some user data was compromised as a result of unauthorized access to our systems by a malicious third party." - this is the mail from Quora to all of its users and requested to change their password soon. The user's data are basically account information, names, email addresses, IP addresses, user IDs, encrypted passwords, user account settings, personalization data, public actions and content (including drafts) such as questions, answers, comments, blog posts and up-votes when authorized by users may have been compromised, it said. If you are a Quora user who contributed to the systems anonymously then your data will not have been impacted simply because that it does not store identity data of anonym...

Warning ! If you are using Chrome browser extension from the MEGA file storage service, uninstall it right now. The most popular Mega chrome extension is being hacked by an attacker's server located at megaopac host in Ukraine and replaced with a bundle of PUP Malware for Stealing your Security Information Most of us are popular with the chrome browser and it occupies 59% Browser share world wide with complairsion to other browsers like Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox and Opera.Google's strong marketing strategy for Chrome certainly contributed (and continues to contribute) to the browser's success. Besides actively stimulating interest in Chrome through marketing, Google's own credibility and reputation passively attract attention to Chrome. Chrome itself famous for its Simplicity and Technologies. Chrome wants the user to focus on the web content without distraction from the browser's UI. But two days ago, on 4th of September an insi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The cyber criminals broke into one of the government servers and hacked as many as 27 websites of various departments of Andhra Pradesh exposing the chinks in the state's cyber security. It is believed that the hackers did not deface the pages or steal the information but only added additional pages with their message. The websites which were hacked include those of departments of commercial taxes, general administration department, horticulture, factories, gazette notifications and government orders. Some Bangladeshi hacking groups are suspected to be behind the incident. Ponnala Lakshmaiah, State Information Technology Minister claimed, "There was no loss of data. One of the 50 government servers was hacked and 27 websites supported by the server were affected." The officials shared, "None of the websites had data relating to 2012-13 budget, which is to be presented in the state legislature Friday." Anam Ramnarayan ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft India's retail website (www.microsoftstore.co.in), which sells Microsoft products, was hacked. According to market buzz, the customer information including usernames and passwords would have been compromised. The Chinese hacking group called Evil Shadow Team is believed to be the one behind the attack. On being hacked it is forced to shut down and is showing error message that "The Microsoft Store India is currently unavailable". Microsoft has claimed that it is investigating a limited compromise of the company's online store in India. The store customers have already been sent guidance on the issue and suggested immediate actions and the team is diligently working to remedy the issue and keep customers protected. For More Details See www.varindia.com