BAGHDAD/BASHIQA: Iraqi militias said on Wednesday they had driven ISIS terrorists from an air base west of Mosul, a victory which would threaten its supply route from Syria to its last major stronghold in Iraq. “The airport of Tal Afar has been liberated,” Yusif Al-Kallabi, a spokesman for Popular Mobilization, a coalition of mainly Iranian-backed militias, told Iraqi state TV.The capture of the base, if confirmed, could […]
Sharing screenshots or footage of Watch Dogs 2’s full-frontal nudity may get your account suspended by Sony. After accidentally taking down some female NPCs during a playthrough of Ubisoft’s new open world shooter, Adam, a UK QA tester, used the PlayStation 4 Share feature to screenshot a fallen character seemingly wearing crotchless panties. “On Sunday evening I accidentally blew up a few women in a back alley […]
|By Arabian Post Staff| David Lawrence Haigh, former British deputy chief executive and legal consultant of GFH Capital Limited, whom Dubai Police had arrested in May 2014 on charges of treason and breach of trust, has been ordered to pay amounts of AED8.7 million, 2.03 million pounds and $50,000 for dishonesty and misappropriation of money. Haigh was one of the men behind GFH’s purchase of Leeds from […]
Facebook has been navigating the dark web in search of stolen passwords, buying credentials off the black market in a bid to protect users. By purchasing stolen passwords off the black market, Facebook aims to increase its own security, as well as protect users who rely on one password for two or more accounts. While most people know that it’s highly recommended to use different passwords for […]
The Google Pixel, a device that is being considered as possibly the best Android smartphone to date, has just been hacked by Chinese team in less than 60 seconds. The feat was achieved by white hat hackers from security solutions company Qihoo 360 at PwnFest, a hacking competition held in Seoul, South Korea. The Google Pixel Hack At PwnFest, Qihoo 360 demonstrated an exploit that gave the team […]
Yahoo detected evidence that a hacker had broken into its computer network at least 18 months before launching an investigation that discovered personal information had been stolen from about 500 million user accounts. The timeline outlined in a regulatory filing raises further questions about why it took Yahoo so long to realize the severity of its security breakdown. It also could provide Verizon Communications with reason to […]
|By Arabian Post Staff|The gold price breached US$1,300/oz in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory, up from US$1,275/oz before the vote counting began. Gold price has increased, outperforming other assets, including other safe havens. The market is expeting short term volatility in the wake of the election result as it signals a major political and economic change. Gold trading volumes have risen sharply in Asia. Western markets, which […]
Breaking up can be hard to do, especially when one party is unwilling to let go. Users of Yahoo’s email service are learning that lesson the hard way, as the company has discontinued its email forwarding functionality, at least for the time being. Since the beginning of this month, several account holders have reported that they can no longer activate mail forwarding. As for Yahoo, the company […]
By Andrew Chung | NEW YORK NEW YORK A federal jury in Texas on Friday night ordered Apple Inc to pay more than $302 million in damages for using VirnetX Holding Corp’s patented internet security technology without permission in features including its FaceTime video conferencing application. The verdict came in a new trial in Tyler, Texas that had been ordered by the judge in the case, Robert […]
IT services provider Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH.O) said it was conducting an internal investigation into possible violations of U.S. anti-corrupt practices laws related to payments in India, sending its shares tumbling on Friday. The company also said President Gordon Coburn had resigned and would be replaced by Rajeev Mehta, the head of IT services. Cognizant, which gave no reason for Coburn’s departure, did not respond to […]
DUBAI // Car dashboard cameras can play a key role in gathering evidence after an accident and help to prevent crashes, experts say. Open-Eye Security Systems and Installation has joined forces with Dubai Police to launch the region’s first registry of car owners with such cameras. That will allow them to show video footage to the authorities should accidents occur. Thomas Edelmann, Road Safety UAE’s founder, said […]
Any Dropbox users who haven’t updated their passwords over the past four years should do so immediately because more than 68 million records from Dropbox accounts hacked in 2012 have now appeared online, the file sharing and online storage company said. First reported by Motherboard yesterday, the Dropbox files showing up online included both user email addresses and hashed passwords. The information appears to have stemmed from […]
By Tom Bergin | LA HULPE, Belgium LA HULPE, Belgium More than a dozen current and former board directors and senior managers of SWIFT, the bank messaging system that helps transmit billions of dollars around the world every day, have told Reuters that the organisation for years suspected there were weaknesses in the way smaller banks used its messaging terminals – but did not address such vulnerabilities. […]
Major U.S. Hotels Hit by Payment Card Breach HEI Hotels & Resorts is warning guests who stayed at some of its properties that they might have had their payment card data stolen while making purchases at onsite restaurants, gift shops and spas. The security breach affected 20 properties, including some Marriott, Starwood, Sheraton and Westin hotels, at various times between March 1, 2015 and June 21, 2016 […]
SHARJAH // More than 1,100 fines were issued to taxi drivers in the emirate in the first six months of the year for offences such as failing to turn the meter on and poor personal hygiene. The Sharjah Road and Transport Authority levied 1,179 fines between January and June, up from 801 for the same period last year. Cabbies’ offences included improper parking, dirty uniforms, and failing […]
LONDON Sage Group, a provider of accounting, payroll and payments software for businesses, said cyber attackers had used an internal login to access the data of some of its British customers. The personal details of the employees of about 280 British companies were potentially exposed in the breach, a company source said. “We are investigating unauthorised access to customer information using an internal login,” the company said […]
UAE. While cybersecurity is one of the most prevalent issues of our time, the resulting impact of a cyber incident is still largely unproven. Recognizing the need of business leaders to have clarity around the enterprise-wide effect of such events, Deloitte the global leader in cyber risk advisory services, released: “Beneath the surface of a cyberattack: A deeper look at business impacts,” a risk-based report outlining the […]
A reported data breach affecting retailers using Oracle’s Micros point-of-sale systems could be linked to a Russian hacking group that stole up to $1 billion from banks in 2014. The attack on Oracle’s computer systems and Micros customer portal first came to light on July 25, according to IT security writer Brian Krebs. That’s when a Micros customer contacted the KrebsOnSecurity blog to report “a potentially large […]
LEBANON. Byblos Bank issued today, in cooperation with the Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut, the results of the Byblos Bank/AUB Consumer Confidence Index for the second quarter of 2016. The results show that the Byblos Bank/AUB Consumer Confidence Index improved by 5.3% in each of April and May, while it regressed by 1% in June 2016. The Index averaged 36.1 in the […]
|By Arabian Post Staff| In another case involving Dr Khater Massad, a former Georgian associate appointed by the former RAKIA chief has been ordered to pay compensation to Rakeen Uptown Development in respect of claims of breach of duties as director, embezzlement and fraud. This is the first in a series of Georgian cases brought by RAK entities against Georgian aide Mikadze, Dr Massaad and their associates […]
Nobody likes managing passwords — remembering, maintaining and regularly changing them is a chore that most computer users avoid. Now, Canadian software developer AgileBits is aiming to make that chore easier — or at least cheaper. AgileBits’ 1Password password manager now has a new subscription plan for individuals. AgileBits’ family and team password management platforms have been successful, so now it has introduced a service that’s aimed […]
The culmination of the world’s first tournament of automated computer security systems is set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 4. The Cyber Grand Challenge (CGC) will be hosted by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) in the Paris Hotel, where seven security teams will put their automated systems to the test for a chance to win almost $4 million in prizes. “Today’s approach […]
Two days after reporting that 655,000 healthcare records were found for sale on the dark web, the site DeepDotWeb said today that another insurance database with at least 9.3 million patient records is being shopped around by an anonymous hacker. Over the weekend, a hacker using the name “thedarkoverlord” was offering for sale records taken from databases managed by three healthcare organizations in Missouri, Georgia and the […]
What’s being called a sophisticated but possibly futile cyberattack on GoToMyPC, a British remote PC access provider, has caused its parent company to reset the passwords of all its clients. GoToMyPC is owned by Citrix, the American software company that provides server, application and desktop virtualization, networking and other services. Citrix bought GoToMyPC from ExpertCity in 2004. The attackers apparently used login names and passwords found in […]
