by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 13, 2014 | Internet, Security
A number of Linksys and Netgear DSL modems have been found to be exploitable via a simple hole in the components’ firmware. How Was This Discovered? Eloi Vanderbeken recently took up the task of reverse engineering his Linksys WAG200G wireless DSL gateway’s firmware. ...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Recently, eight major websites have had security breaches where attackers got access to user’s email addresses, user names, passwords and various other personal information. Some of the sites include: 152,445,165 Adobe Accounts 4,609,615 Snapchat Accounts...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 5, 2014 | Security, Software, Uncategorized
Noam Liran, the chief software architect at Adallom, recently detected a flaw in Microsoft Office 365 which can easily expose account credentials through Word Documents that are hosted on a webserver which is currently invisible to existing anti-virus software. What...
by Ophtek, LLC | Dec 18, 2013 | Internet
What exactly are Bitcoins? Bitcoins are a digital currency that can be transferred securely between any two people in the world. Think of it as electronic cash that you can use to buy goods and services. Ultimately, a bitcoin is a number associated with an address....
by Ophtek, LLC | Dec 16, 2013 | Software
It has been reported recently that Microsoft will be ending its retail sales of Windows 7. The customers who want to install Windows 7 on their present computers after this deadline may be out of luck. From 30th October, 2014, you will not be able to buy pre-loaded...
