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Patch/Update Drupal or Be Hacked by Highly Critical SQL Injection in Database Abstraction API

Drupal SQL Injection - Drupal Warns of Getting Hacked Unless Patched Millions of Drupal 7 websites might have hit by hack attack Drupal issued an advisory on Oct 15, 2014 about vulnerability of SQL Injection in its Drupal core 7.x versions prior to 7.32. Drupal issued its SA-CORE-2014-005 advisory, warning of a highly critical SQL injection vulnerability that is also identified as CVE-2014-3704. The only solution is to install the latest version i.e. Drupal core 7.32 . With the issue of advisory on 15 Oct by Drupal, multiple exploits have been reported. For this they issued follow-up announcement DRUPAL-PSA-2014-003 Drupal issued very strong words in the advisory PSA-2014-003. This shows how serious the vulnerability is. Here is what they penned down: "You should proceed under the assumption that every Drupal 7 website was compromised unless updated or patched before Oct 15th, 11pm UTC, that is 7 hours after the announcement." There are chances that you may not b

#Snappening-Mashable Unearthed Mudit Grover as a Culprit Behind Leaking Snapchat Images

 Mudit Grover Caught while cashing on The Snappening Mudit Grover's Facebook Profile 19 -year- Mudit Grover , who hails from Jaipur , India is caught by Mashable and made public by an article published on Mashable website for spreading the leaked images of SnapChat. According to Mudit Grover blog , he, is very talented and well versed in computer programing and play with hosting servers. But he wasted his talent to make quick money of the Snappening . He downloaded 13GB of leaked images from the torrent and uploaded in a site TheSnappening.org. He wanted to cash this opportunity through Bitcoins According to Mashable, the site, which was registered on Friday, has been getting 5 million page views per day since then, with 10,000 visitors "at any given time," according to its alleged creator, a Redditor nicknamed massguru. Massguru is also the moderator of a subreddit dedicated to "The Fappening", the mass hacking of nude celeb photos last month. I

Apologies, from Flipkart to Unhappy Customers of Big Billion Day Sale

Flipkart's Big Billion Day Sale or Flopkart/Failkart Flipkart's Big Billion Day Sale or Flopkart/Failkart Flipkart turns into Flopkart on Big Billion Day sale. With Flipkart's 'Big Billion Day' sale on 6th October 2014, it also gets millions of unhappy customers. Flipkart draws wrath on its big billion day as there are cancellations of order from Flipkart side, website crashed at the begining, varying prices, out-of-stock issues and many more to count on. So, to make up with their millions of unhappy customers, Flipkart is sending Apologies Letter with names of Sachin and Binny to its customers. Here is the mail that I received few hours ago. Dear Customer,  Yesterday was a big day for us. And we really wanted it to be a great day for you. But at the end of the day, we know that your experience was less than pleasant. We did not live up to the promises we made and for that we are really and truly sorry.  It took enormous effort from everyone at Flipkar

Are Indian Internet Users Really Aware of Cyber Attacks?

India Listed in Top 5 On The List Of Countries Impacted by Cyber Crimes There is a huge spike in Indians that are using Internet. I too feel handicapped when I don't have access to Internet. While traveling in Delhi Metro Rail, I see lot of commuters using Internet on their smartphones as well as on featured phones. Whether they are the youngster going to college/school, or elders going to office, the users are endless. But are we really using the Internet in a right way? Are Indian Internet users aware of cyber attacks that lure behind phishing emails, free products download (movie or software or ebooks) or Facebook wall posts? The recent report published by Norton proof that no we are not aware of cyber crimes. We click on any links whether it's in a spam email or Facebook wall post with some racy image. We don't think for a second before clicking on any link. A phishing email claiming to be from your Bank, Google, Facebook or an email stating wining an online lot

Google India & ASI Teamed Up to Show 360 Panoramic Imagery of Indian Monuments Online

Archaeological Survey of India & Google Tie Up to Show Indian Heritage Online For those who are unable to visit Indian Monuments there is a hope from Google and ASI. Soon, anyone in the world will be able to see 360 degree view of Indian Heritage Monuments via the collaboration of Google and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). For this Google has signed a memorandum with the Ministry of India. At Qutab Minar, Union Culture Minister Chandresh Kumari Katoch and Google Cultural Institute Director Amit Sood signed the memorandum on behalf of India and Google, respectively. The Google Cultural Institute Director Amit Sood said to PTI, "We wanted enhanced and an active experience for our (virtual) visitors and not just mere passive viewing of the sites. And, that's why we want to partner with agencies like the ASI, UNESCO, World Monuments Fund to source authoritative content - current and archival to enrich user's experience". Chandresh Kumari Kato

Priyanka Chopra, too Toxic for Indian Cyberspace-McAfee

McAfee Named Priyanka Chopra India's 'Most Dangerous Celebrity' Online Priyanka Chopra Most Dangerous Indian Celebrity Online In a recent study conducted by security software maker McAfee, Priyanka Chopra is dubbed as the most dangerous Indian celebrity in the Indian internet world. Priyanka Chopra dethroned Sunny Leone who was in number one position last year. Name of Priyanka is most used by cyber criminals to lure internet users to sites which host malicious software to steal personal details, passwords and spread them to your contacts also. The next to name in the list are Shah Rukh Khan, followed by Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Kumar. The top 10 dangerous celebrities online are     Priyanka Chopra     Shah Rukh Khan     Salman Khan     Kareena Kapoor     Akshay Kumar     Saif Ali Khan     Amitabh Bachchan     Farhan Akhtar     Sunny Leone     Hrithik Roshan If you are searching for terms like wallpaper, nude pictures, videos or pho

Where is Youtube Settings for Annotations Switch & Video Size Options?

Annotations, Player Size and Video Quality all in a Single Gear Button   YouTube Annotations & Video Size Settings Missing Google is working on UI for all of it's product. Latest in the trend is YouTube Video Player. As, per the news and what we see above, Google has changed settings panel in YouTube Player. They have removed the annotations and player size settings. The two are now included along with quality options. Earlier the gear button was used for the quality menu only. Before that, there was an option to edit quality and setting at same place: YouTube Gear Button for Annotations, Video Size & Quality Now, the gear button is a single point access for Annotations, Player Size and Video Quality. Look at the following screen for an embedded YouTube video in a website. In this the Player Size is missing as the video is embedded in the website. YouTube Video Setting Gear Button YouTube Annotations Switch-ON/OFF YouTube Video Quality

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Splits With Wife & 23andMe Co-Founder Anne Wojcicki

News - Sergey Brin Reportedly Splits from wife Anne Wojcicki Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki Have Split According to the reports coming from Silicon Valley, Google co-founder Sergey Brin is not living with her wife Anne Wojcicki for over several months. Anne Wojcicki is a biotech entrepreneur and a co-founder and CEO of 23andMe. Brin and his wife, Anne Wojcicki, both 40, were married in 2007. They had been in marriage for around six years and have two children. They were one of the most high-profile couples of Silicon Valley. Reports say that while they are living separately, they are not yet legally separated. The break-up news was first reported by technology blog AllThingsD on Wednesday, August 28, 2013. The couple have been involved in many charitable organizations and are one of the biggest donnor in USA to charity organizations. Together, they have started a charitable foundation named Brin Wojcicki Foundation and are a part of new organization the Breakthrough Prize Foun

Want to Delete or Erase Your Online Presence Completely?

Single Source to Remove Online Accounts or Social Profiles Are you fed up with your online presence? Is your online social profiles creating havoc to your personal or official life? Do you want to live your social life as before the age of Facebook, Twitter etc.? Your crave to meet personally your friends and family members is increasing. You do not want to sustain the fake personas you had created virtually over the Internet. If your answer is Yes, then here is a solution for you. Do delete your online information you have to use an online platform - JustDelete.me . It is not just a simple link but a platform that gives you the options to delete most of your popular online accounts you dreamed of. JustDelete.me has divided online identity deletion in three categories-Easy, Medium, Hard and Impossible. These categories are based on the simplicity and ease with which you can delete or erase your online account information. Some of the Top Online Accounts based on the popular

Khalil Shreateh, Security Researcher Breaks Into Zuckerberg's Wall To Report Bug

Khalil Shreateh Report Facebook Exploit on Mark Zuckerberg's Wall Khalil Shreateh, Palestinian security researcher with a B.A degree in Information Systems, discovered a big Facebook security vulnerability. As an ethical hackers he want this bug to be resolved as soon as possible. So, he sent mail twice to Facebook Security team through whitehat , but Facebook ignored his mail. During his first two mail he informed the security team that he had posted on Sarah Goodin's profile even though is not in her friend list and is not allowed to post on her wall. Sarah Goodin was the student of Harvard students and was first woman to have created the Facebook profile. Even then they ignored the warning. Khalil Shreateh Hijacked Sarah Goodin's Timeline Finally, he decided to proof himself. So, he thought the best way to get attention is to directly post on the Mark Zuckerberg's Wall. Security expert Khalil Shreateh then used this Facebook glitch to post to Mark Zuck

R.I.P-Ilya Segalovich, Yandex Co-founder Dies at Age 48 Fighting Cancer

Yandex Co-Founder Ilya Segalovich Died on July 27, 2013 R.I.P - Ilya Segalovich Ilya Segalovich, 48, co-founder of largest search engine of Russia-Yandex, died Saturday in London after suffering from cancer. He was CTO and director of Yandex since 2000 until his death in 2013. Ilya Segalovich had been responding well to treatment for cancer but on Thursday he suddenly went into comma with no sign of brain activity. He was disconnected from life support on July 27, 2013 and declared dead by Yandex. Yandex was launched in 1997 by two of the school and childhood friends Arkady Volozh and Ilya Segalovich. It is the largest search engine in Russia and fourth largest in the world after Google, Bing and Yahoo.