I write about ethical hacking, cybersecurity and digital privacy.
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Expedia’s Orbitz online travel booking company based in Chicago, disclosed that as much as 880,000 payment card numbers have been accessed by hackers from one of their old websites between October 2016 and December 2017. The data breach took place…
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BitTorrent Software Update Hijacked 400,000 – PCs Last Week – Trojanized
A substantial malware uprising last week that spread the cryptocurrency mining malware to 400,000 computers within few hours was due to a backdoor of the BitTorrent names MediaGet. Also known as Dufoil or Smoke Loader, it works by dropping a…
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Is the property market ready for the Blockchain revolution?
In the future, when you buy a property, you may view the transaction history of the asset at the click of the mouse. All thanks to the blockchain technology, which made this possible and allow the new owner to trace…
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From China with love of Fintech
Imagine going to the market just by bringing your smartphone for payment and having a meals in food outlets without physical transfer of cash to the stall vendors. This might be soon the reality for Singapore where paper money, coins…
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The brightest minds in security will return to Singapore for Black Hat Asia 2018
Meet our team at BlackHat Asia in Singapore. Black Hat Asia returns to the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, March 20-23, 2018. InfoSec professionals from around the world will gather for a range of highly technical Trainings and thought-provoking Briefings.…
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Horangi praises Singapore’s initiative on new cybersecurity accelerator programme
In the pursuit of becoming Start-up Nation , Singapore plans to launch its first cybersecurity-centric accelerator programme in April. The pioneer programme will commence with the support from Singapore’s very own Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the Cyber Security…
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Rebranded Vechain Thor seals ties with DNV GL, BMW and Oxford
Luxury car buyers now have another option of payment via cryptocurrency especially in the form of rebranded VeChain Thor. Initially known as VeChain, the platform has since rebranded into VeChain Thor to facilitate large-scale enterprise (B2B) adoption with a new…
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Hacking Books to read in 2018
Our readers have asked if we can recommend some good hacking books to read. In this article I want to share some books that cover such subjects as penetration testing, ethical hacking, web application pen testing. Books are great source…
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Cybersecurity award inaugurates in Singapore to woo talents
In the cybersecurity world, bad news often seize the headlines over the good one. These left gloomy impressions on the sector with latest hackings, data breaches and so on. All these bad presses were reversed on Friday night, 23 Feb…
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E-commerce requires beefed up cyber security to function well
In an increasingly interconnected world, online shopping and electronic transactions have now transcended its innovation status to become part of our daily lives. Its ease of use and convenience, can also mean significant security risks since sensitive information and personal…
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