Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia recently demonstrated a prototype of a self-destructing device that can destroy a smartphone or other electronic device in as little as 10 seconds, and be programmed to automatically trigger itself under certain conditions. The self-destruct mechanism consists of a special polymer layer that rapidly expands up to seven times its original size when subjected to temperatures above 80°C (176°F), effectively bursting the bursting open the given device from the inside....

According to a research paper contributed to the Association for Computing Machinery, a professional association, researchers claimed to have used economical and easily available equipment in order to carry out the attacks on numerous public-key encryption schemes and digital-signature schemes. However, the attacks are possible even though they are improbable and tough to pull off, said industry experts. In one of the attacks, the researchers were able to steal encryption keys by keeping a watch over the acoustics of the “coil whine” or vibrations caused by electronic components inside a PC fluctuating as voltages and currents pass through....

Mandiant which has been tracking APT29 since at least 2014 pointed out that the Russian espionage group is “using new tactics and aggressively targeting Microsoft 365 in attacks that demonstrate exceptional operational security and evasion”. The company highlighted some of APT29’s new advanced TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures) in a report published on Thursday. For a threat actor, one of the most troublesome logging security features is Purview Audit, a higher-grade security feature in Microsoft 365 suite....

Wireless Internet and cloud computing strategies may seem like they are taking over most of the business’ IT infrastructure, but the actual fact is that wired, private networks are not going away anytime soon. In fact, Ethernet cable technology has fully advanced keeping the pace with improvements in Wi-Fi technology, and wired networks are normally still faster than their wireless counterparts. In-house networking is still often the wiser move for both businesses and high-usage home offices....

To demonstrate the difference in write speeds in raw numbers, YouTuber Unbox Therapy uses a benchmarking app to run a real world test where he transfers 4.2GB copy of “Star Wars” from a Mac to the phone. The 256GB iPhone 7 finishes copying in 2 minutes, 34 seconds, while the 32GB iPhone 7 does the same job in 3 minutes, 40 seconds. That means it takes the 32GB iPhone 7 about 1....

The official Kodi team on their website too have mentioned that watching illegal content which would otherwise be paid for is not endorsed or approved by them, there’s are very few chances that people are following it. Also Read– Best ways to unblock Kodi in 2018 Though the legal threats have seen many put a stop on their activities, Kodi still remains to be popular with the public. Looking at the popularity of Kodi, Sony Australia is recommending users of its Android TVs to download Kodi to access add-ons, reports TorrentFreak....

Message on the Computers: The message further contains links to zip files (given in the image of Reddit again) which apparently contains financial records, and other important data from sony pic. Warning: We’ve already wasned you, and this is just a beggining. We continue till our request be met. We’ve obtained all your Internal data, Including your secrets and top secrets. If you don’t obey us, we’ll release data shown below to the world....

The culprit in question, Sami Adel Ammar, is said to have hacked into his professor’s computer to change a failing grade into a passing one. According to a surveillance video, two students are seen walking down the hallway in the Math and Science building on campus just after midnight on May 5th, say UCF police. That’s around the same time when an auto email was sent to the professor of the class, thanking him for approving his grade roster....

For first time in the history of Neurology, scientists at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet have succeeded in building the first “artificial neuron” which can mimic the function of a live human nerve cell. The artificial neuron can translate the chemical signals into electrical impulses and thus communicate with other human nerve cells. Further researchers mention that the device is not only is capable of transmitting electrical signals but also the ionic signals....

Easy To Use Templates If you are familiar with website creation programs like WordPress then you are simply going to love the simplicity of the Swish Video App. However, do not be fooled by the simple setup because this is one tool that can do powerful things for your website. That being said it does offer somewhat of a similar setup as WordPress. It already has pre-designed templates that you can use....

The news came in light after the Syrian Electronic Army announced through their Twitter account that they were behind the attack.

Dubbed as Project 10Million, the 10-year program worth over $10 billion aims to ensure that all U.S. students who are part of free and reduced-price school lunch programs have free internet connectivity at home. “T-Mobile is officially launching Project 10Million, an unprecedented $10.7B initiative aimed at delivering internet connectivity to millions of underserved student households at no cost to them. Partnering with school districts across the country, the program offers free wireless hotspots, free high-speed data and access to laptops and tablets, at-cost,” T-Mobile said in a news release....

What the Japanese electronic giant didn’t realize was PS2 would become the most successful console in history in terms of sales. The title is unchallenged today with no competition in sight. The celebrated console paved the way for the next giant leap in console gaming, transitioning to CDs from cartridges. PS2 had a giant library of nearly 4,000 official games that the gaming enthusiasts continued to play till the console gave up....

In order to take advantage of this platform, one needs to have very many followers. Traffic is the key to unlocking the power of Twitter. With a good number of followers, information could be passed to a large population easily over a very short period of time. Here are a number of tips on how to acquire a good number of followers over a short period of time: Disclose your location To get more followers on any social media platform, disclose your location from time to time....

To pay tribute to the age-old tradition of Hinamatsuri (better known as Girls’ Day outside of Japan), octogenarian Masako Wakamiya created an app known as ‘Hinadan’ that essentially show people the correct way of staging their traditional doll displays before the festival. Hinadan is a combination of words ‘hina’, which means doll and ‘dan’ meaning tier. The player must position a total of 12 dolls in their correct positions on a standard display with four tiers....

For those unfamiliar, the periodic table is a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, ordered by their atomic number (number of protons), electron configurations, and recurring chemical properties. Thankfully for us, Seattle-based designer Keith Enevoldsen from elements.wlonk.com has come up with this awesome periodic table that puts the elements in the context of their uses, making for a far more relevant way to study chemistry. Enevoldsen has added helpful graphics and a short explanation of how each element is put to use along with the name and atomic number of each element....

Tiktok has been in hot waters for snooping on iPhone users already this week. Apart from TikTok, other popular apps such as UC Browser, SHAREit, WeChat, DU Recorder has also been handed a ban by the Indian government. — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 29, 2020 Surgical Strike on Tiktok and Other Chinese Apps by the Indian Government? The anti-China sentiment has been brewing ever since the India-China border conflict occurred a fortnight ago....

Tips and tricks for getting most out of Google Photos appUploading pics to Google Photos App: Arranging the Google Photos app: Assistant feature of Google Photos app: Recognition of Duplicate and Near Duplicate Photos:Deletion of Files by the Google Photos app: Sharing the photos from Google Photos app to other messaging apps: Editing Photos in Google Photos app: Well, lets also check certain tips and tricks which can help users to use the app to its utmost: Though Google Photos service has been available for a while, it was integrated into Google+ and one could avail this service only by signing up for Google+....

5 Hottest Hacker Women In Internet History1) Adeanna Cooke2) Anna Chapman3) Kristina Svechinskaya4) Kim Vanvaeck5) Ying Cracker The jaw-dropping female hackers listed below have been credited with some of the biggest breakthroughs that changed the perception about hacking, which is always considered to be traditionally dominated by males. Their mix of intelligence, geekiness and sex appeal is a code nobody wants to crack, and the fact that they play with fire makes them that much hotter....

Best Six Security Applications that can protect your business and home computersVirusTotal (free online service to analyze and detect all kinds of malware on the web) :Tripwire SecureScan (Scans the internal vulnerability): Secunia PSI (Personal Software Inspector)Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (Securing the system configuration): Qualys SSL Server Test (Analyse configuration of SSL web server): Splunk Light (Log searches and analysis): When security researchers were interviewed to recommend the best security tool that can be used as prevention against the Cybercrime and also protect their brands, the researchers said that it is difficult for them to pin point at any one tool to be the most secured when it comes to cyber security....