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March 25th, 2013
Getting my Rooted Samsung Galaxy Note Back in Warranty
Many people who root their Android Phones seldom realise that rooting is prohibited under the warranty policies of all smartphone manufacturers. So the Moment your phone is rooted, its warranty becomes null and void. Now this may be a huge problem in case you need to resell it or get your rooted phone repaired under warranty .I recently ended up damaging the display of my Samsung Galaxy Note (GT N7000). Though my Phone was with in warranty period but I had rooted my phone and it was having a custom OS. To claim warranty I did the risky and complicated Unrooting on my Phone. After unrooting I landed up at a Samsung Service Center claiming free Repair under warranty. Within minutes I got a shock when I was told that warranty of my phone had become void since I had rooted my phone and I will need to pay full chargers for repair and replacement of display.
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Posted on
March 19th, 2013
HDFC Bank Website Vulnerable to ID Theft and Accounts Blockade.
The NetBanking service of HDFC Bank, which is one of the largest and most reputed Banks in India, is completely vulnerable to ID theft, Targeted phishing and Mass Account Blockade. HDFC bank has implemented an extra security solution called 'Secure Access' on its website but instead it has given a hidden door to hackers to block all HDFC NetBanking accounts. 'Secure Access' is an additional layer of security implement on HDFC Bank website is essentially a solution protecting your account from hackers and fraudsters. Secure Access, an online security initiative is intended to make NetBanking transactions safer by protecting users from phishing websites and Hackers and help users authenticate original HDFC website. HDFC Bank's NetBanking login is now a two-step process with Secure Access image and text verification. Let us take you through the steps involved in Secure Access and how it intends to protect NetBanking account of HDFC customers. Read more »
Posted on
February 20th, 2013
" Many of us who use Nmap to scan and protect our networks know the power of Nmap. Since the beginning of scanning, we have always considered Nmap as the best Scanning tool ever made for penetration testers, Security researchers and hackers. " said Nmap author Fyodor Vaskovich at Blackhat. Primarily Nmap is a Desktop Tool but Now a website has provided a full-fledged Online NMAP service (** we are not disclosing the name of Website as per the ethical standards of reporting), all you need to do is to log on to the website and simply provide the IP address / website name of a target you want to SCAN. This online scanning service will then run a free and super-fast scan for you on your target.
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Posted on
December 7th, 2012
Samsung which is currently believed to the highest Smartphones Seller in the World is now providing a Remote tracking solution in all its smartphones to Track the lost phone with the name "Samsung Dive". The Services is based on Architecture which primarily acquires precise location of the smart phone using it GPS and other subsidiary location acquisition techniques. The Service is basically meant to be used by the users to track their phone in case of theft or lost phone.
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Posted on
September 30th, 2012
Here we go :
I rooted my Samsung Galaxy note yesterday night to try out some new mobile apps which a friend of mine got from recent Defcon. Though most of the apps were android based security tools, The latest version of app Called WifiKill Reminded college days when we used to run Netcut on windows to kick out some neighbors from Hostel Wifi to save precious bandwidth for our counterstrike servers 
. For those who haven't used Netcut, It is a windows based app which used ARP based spoofing attacks to kick out any machine from same network virtually disabling their internet connection.
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