PayPal Fingerprint Authentication System For The Galaxy S5 Now In 25 Countries

Samsung at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) along with the GALAXY S5 also announced that a new mode of payment that would be introduced worldwide thanks to PayPal. This obviously would be possible only with the use of Samsung’s latest and greatest flagship, the GALAXY S5 which has finger print sensor built into the home key. However back then, such a feature still looked gimmicky as people were not convinced about how well such a technology would work; especially when it is running on a device with open source software.

Well, PayPal has now finally announced that the same fingerprint-based authentication system will now be available in 25 countries. This obviously had to come only after the GALAXY S5 was released worldwide because it uses the fingerprint scanner that is built into the phone.

The phone will now allow you to just swipe to make payments on mobile web sites, mobile apps and even in physical stores just via your phone. This is all thanks to PayPal without which, Samsung’s fingerprint sensor would only be limited to unlocking the device. The video below clearly shows that you will definitely not need to pull out your wallet and get all transactions done securely, just via your phone.

Anonymous takes down Home Office website

                      

The Home Office website was hit by hackers this weekend, with Anonymous claiming responsibility. A denial of service attack brought down the public-facing website on Saturday evening

"5 reasons why your Android Smartphone needs security"

Andy Rubin, co-founder of Android, says that there are nearly 850,000 new Android devices activated on a daily basis since February 2012. Since its inception in 2007, Android has grown at a phenomenal rate and has inched closer to toppling the massive ecosystem that Apple

Worse than SOPA: New bill CISPA could even shut Wikileaks

Barely after the collective Internet breathed a sigh of relief over the shelving of SOPA and PIPA, the US Congress is back with CISPA – a bill that could have even more far reaching consequences on online privacy and the freedom of the Internet. o

Hackers finally break down Mac Firewall; over 6 lakh Apple's Mac computers affected

SAN FRANCISCO: More than 600,000 Apple Inc (AAPL) Mac computers were affected by a hacking attack, a sign that the once rarely targeted company is becoming a bigger focus for people intent on spreadingmalware, a security-research firm said. 

The attack affects computers running Apple's Mac OS X software, according to Russian antivirus software maker Doctor Web. 

Most of the infected computers are in the United States (X) and Canada, the firm said in a blog posting. Apple fixed a security hole this week that let the malicious software spread. Users who haven't downloaded the necessary updates are vulnerable, Doctor Web said. 

Twitter Takes Five Spammers To Court

Service files suit against multiple websites in a US court to shut them down.

Are you annoyed with all the unwanted spam tweets that come up on your Twitter stream? Then you have a reason to rejoice. The microblogging site has finally taken a stand against five websites that have been heavily spamming its users. In a suit filed at a federal court in San Francisco,sources reveal that the defendants include TweetAttacks, TweetAdder, TweetBuddy, James Lucero of justinlover.info and Garland E Harris of troption.com.

Twitter's official blog further states, "With this suit, we’re going straight to the source. By shutting down tool providers, we will prevent other spammers from having these services at their disposal.

Anonymous hacks into Chinese govt sites

Beijing: China is struggling to restore several government websites that international hacking group Anonymous says it has attacked.

Some of the sites were still blocked Thursday, with error messages shown.

On its twitter account, Anonymous China lists several websites it has hacked belonging to government bureaus in several cities.


China is struggling to restore several government websites that international hacking group Anonymous says it has attacked. Reuters

Yahoo! Will Offer Options To Turn Off Online Activity Tracking

The "do-not-track" tool will be made available to all users worldwide by June 2012.

This news will come as a breath of fresh air for users who don't like search engines keeping a tab on their online activities. Yahoo! has announced that it will soon make a tool available on its websites, which will allow visitors turn off online activity tracking that is used to target ads, among other things.

Internet faces ‘Anonymous’ threat on Saturday

New Delhi: Come Saturday and there is a strong possibility that you won’t be able to indulge in your favourite internet activities like shopping and surfing due to a hacking group—Anonymous—which has threatened to shut down the net.

“Operation Global Blackout 2012 looks to shut down the internet for a whole day tomorrow (Saturday) by disabling its core DNS servers, making websites inaccessible,” said Interpol’s Secretary General, Ronald K Noble.

How to track your stolen gadgets

                    

Some gadgets are an expensive investment, but you don't need to spend a penny to protect your laptop or smartphone from theft. Here's how.

Cyberhacking: Last year was about activism, not money

New Delhi: Hacking activity increased worldwide last year and majority of the data breaches were aimed at advancing political and social objectives rather than financial gains, says a report.

There has been a dramatic rise of “hacktivism — cyberhacking — to advance political and social objectives”. Last year, about 58 percent of data stolen were attributed to hacktivism, according to ‘Verizon 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report’.