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4 Clear Signs To Know if Your Phone Was Hacked

With the rising vice of hacking in our society, it is important to know about some clear signs that can help you discern if your phone has been tampered with in any way. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 4 clear signs your phone was hacked. Your Phone Suddenly Reboots Itself This can be caused by two main things. The first is that your phone might be experiencing some performance issues, a system breakdown of some sort. The second is that it might of course have been hacked and the sudden reboot is a consequence of your phone being tapped. Other signs that accompany your phone’s sudden reboot is your phone also suddenly dialing numbers and starting applications on its own. Noises or Echos During Your Calls If you all of a sudden start to hear noises or echos during your calls, and this has never happened when you’re either calling those number or making the calls at that location, your phone might have been hacked and your calls are probably being moni

US says Romanians hacked Washington DC police cameras

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Washington police security was compromised by a computer hack in January US prosecutors have charged two Romanians with hacking Washington DC police computers linked to surveillance cameras just days before President Donald Trump's inauguration. The pair are being held in Romania, having been arrested at Bucharest Otopeni airport on 15 December. Mihai Alexandru Isvanca, 25, and Eveline Cismaru, 28, allegedly accessed 123 outdoor surveillance cameras as part of a suspected ransomware scheme. Mr Trump was sworn in on 20 January. The US Department of Justice said the case was "of the highest priority" because of the security surrounding the presidential inauguration. The perpetrators intended to use the t:camera computers to send ransomware to more than 179,600 email addresses and extort money from victims, the justice department said in a statement. Investigators have identified victims who had received the ransomware or whose compute

Security guru McAfee says his twitter account was hacked

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John McAfee has said his Twitter account was hacked and used to promote lesser-known t:crypto-currencies. The cyber-security pioneer has rebuffed suggestions that the alleged incident undermined his own credentials saying: "I have no control over Twitter's security". But he also posted that he believed his mobile phone had likely been compromised. Twitter declined to comment but highlighted its security advice guide . The social network offers two-factor authentication - in which a person must enter a code sent to a mobile phone in addition to a password to access an account - to avoid such incidents. Mr McAfee told the t:BBC that he had activated the option, but added that he believed the hacker had intercepted the authentication code. "The first indication that I had been hacked was turning on my cell phone and seeing the attached image," he said. "I knew at that point that my phone had been compromised. "I was on a boat at t

HTTPS is now available for blogger custom domain

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google updated a post concerning HTTPS Consideration this year (2017), they now focus on HTTPS and urge website owners to adapt to it. Long ago, blogger offered free t:SSL certificate to all blogspot users but only applicable to subdomains e.g prayertitus.blogspot.com and neglecting custom domains i.e techmedias.xyz Good news!, free https is now available to all custom domains. i will tell you the advantages of https:// over http:// but before then, let me teach you how to activate free SSL in blogspot custom domain login to your blog > goto settings > click basic > in front you will see some https on custom domain > click yes > under you will see redirect http to http:// click yes. you are done! advantages of https over http There are four main benefits to using HTTPS instead of HTTP to access your blog: " It helps check that your visitors open the correct website and aren t being redirected to a malicious site. " It helps detect if an

HP laptops found to have hidden keylogger

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Hundreds of HP laptop models were affected Hidden software that can record every letter typed on a computer keyboard has been discovered pre-installed on hundreds of HP laptop models. Security researcher Michael Myng found the keylogging code in software drivers preinstalled on HP laptops to make the keyboard work. HP said more than 460 models of laptop were affected by the "potential security vulnerability". It has issued a software patch for its customers to remove the keylogger. The issue affects laptops in the EliteBook, ProBook, Pavilion and Envy ranges, among others. HP has issued a full list of affected devices, dating back to 2012. In a statement, the company said: "HP uses Synaptics' touchpads in some of its mobile PCs and has worked with Synaptics to provide fixes to their error for impacted HP systems, available via the security bulletin on HP.com ." 'Loss of confidentiality' Mr Myng discovered the keylogger while inspe

Schools warned over hackable heating systems

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Dozens of British schools' heating systems have been found to be vulnerable to hackers, according to a probe by a security research firm. Pen Test Partners says the problem was caused by the equipment's controllers being connected to the wider internet, against the manufacturer's guidelines. It says it would be relatively easy for mischief-makers to switch off the heaters from afar. But an easy fix, pulling out the network cables, can address the threat. Even so, the company suggests the discovery highlights that building management systems are often installed by electricians and engineers that need to know more about cyber-security. "It would be really easy for someone with basic computer skills to have switched off a school's heating system - it's a matter of clicks and some simple typing," Pen Test's founder Ken Munro told the BBC. "It's a reflection of the current state of internet-of-things security. "Installers nee

NatWest bank spat prompts web security changes

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The Natwest website shows as "not secure"  in some  web browsers NatWest bank has enhanced the security of its website, following a spat with security experts who spotted a vulnerability. Several researchers had asked why some banks used encrypted HTTPS connections for online banking, but not on their main customer-facing websites. When security expert  Troy Hunt  told NatWest its site "needed fixing", the bank replied "sorry you feel this way". But the bank told the BBC it would make changes within 48 hours. The changes were implemented on Thursday night. Skip Twitter post by @NatWest_Help End of Twitter post by @NatWest_Help In a blog post, Mr Hunt suggested attackers could redirect visitors trying to access NatWest's online banking service, from the official address nwolb.com to something visually similar such as nuuolb.com. Shortly afterwards, NatWest registered the nuuolb.com web address. But Mr Hunt, who has previ

Fancy Bear Russian hackers' UK link revealed

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Some of Fancy Bear's activities had previously been identified  by the cyber-security company Crowdstrike When Russia's most notorious hackers hired servers from a UK-registered company, they left a trove of clues behind, the BBC has discovered. The hackers used the computers to attack the German parliament, hijack traffic meant for a Nigerian government website and target Apple devices. The company, Crookservers, had claimed to be based in Oldham for a time. It says it acted swiftly to eject the hacking team - dubbed Fancy Bear - as soon as it learned of the problem. Technical and financial records from t:Crookservers seen by the BBC suggest Fancy Bear had access to significant funds and made use of online financial services, some of which were later closed in anti-money laundering operations. Fancy Bear - also known as t:APT28, Sofacy, Iron t:Twilight and Pawn Storm - has been linked to Russian intelligence. Russian hackers spent well over $6,000 at Crookse