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New era of hacking technique : You may be attacked through malicious movie subtitles

image credit Now-a-days computer and internet is an essential part of our daily life. Everything is now connected to computers through internet. But, in the last couple of years this internet world are being faced numerous cyber attacks & threats. Only a few days ago WannaCry ransomware was spread out in the form of epidemic. Thousands of computers were infected by it.  All of this goes to show computer users have to worry about a lot of potential problems these days.  Now, another very anxious news is that - "Watching a movie with external subtitles has become a threat right now". More specifically, researchers  came across a vulnerability of how video players load and parse subtitle  files. This exploit can lead to computers being taken over by third  parties.   image credit Playing a downloaded or copied movie with external subtitles has now turned into an risky habit. All the more particularly, video player software parses and loads s...

Newslink : Some Technology News Links [Episode 1]

Georgia Tech Researchers Succeed in Creating Permanent 4D Printed Objects   image credit :  the merkle Whereas the vast majority of the world is focused on 3D printing, some  scientists and engineers are looking at the fourth dimension. Georgia  Tech is one of the first institutions to allow for shapeshifting 3D  printing. This technology is known as 4D printing, as it allows objects  to change shape once it comes off the printing bed. An intriguing  development, especially when considering how objects can transform  through the use of heat. 4D Printing Will Be The Next Frontier While 3D  printing is quite appealing to a lot of consumers, not all of the prints  come out the way creators Read More   Inmates Hide Self-Built Computers and Abuse Staff Credentials to Surf the Web   image credit :  the merkle Prison staff in Ohio came across a rather interesting discovery  recently. As it turns out, two inma...
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