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ExtraTorrent, Popular Torrent Site, Permanently Shuts Down!

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After the shutdown of  Kickass Torrents  and  Torrentz.eu , it's time for the torrent community to say goodbye to the second most popular torrent site in the world, ExtraTorrent. Yes, the popular torrent site ExtraTorrent has permanently shut down. So, stop searching for ' extratorrents unblock ' and ' extratorrents proxy ' websites. In a short but clear message on its  homepage , the ExtraTorrent portal announced Wednesday that it has shut down for good, saying "farewell" to its millions of users. The ShutDown Message Reads: " ExtraTorrent has shut down permanently " "ExtraTorrent with all mirrors goes offline.. We permanently erase all data. Stay away from fake ExtraTorrent websites and clones. Thx to all ET supporters and torrent community. ET was a place to be...." The message does not mention the reason of shutdown of the torrent site but indicates that the popular torrent index will not return. Launched i...

Zomato Hacked; Hacker Puts Up 17 Million Users' Emails and Passwords On Sale

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  If you ever ordered food from Zomato, You should be Worried! India's largest online restaurant guide Zomato confirmed today that the company has suffered a data breach and that accounts details of millions of its users have been stolen from its database. In a blog post  published  today, the company said about 17 Million of its 120 Million user accounts from its database were stolen. What type of information? The stolen account information includes user email addresses as well as hashed passwords. Zomato claims that since the passwords are encrypted, it cannot be decrypted by the attackers, so the  "sanctity of your password is intact." It seems Zomato is downplaying the threat or unaware of the fact that these days hackers are using cloud computing, which enables them to decrypt even a 15-18 character passwords within a few hours. So there's no guarantee your passwords will not eventually get cracked. Update:  As shown in the above s...

WannaCry Ransomware Decryption Tool Released; Unlock Files Without Paying Ransom

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If your PC has been infected by  WannaCry  – the ransomware that wreaked havoc across the  world last Friday – you might be lucky to get your locked files back without paying the ransom of $300 to the cyber criminals. Adrien Guinet, a French security researcher from Quarkslab, has discovered a way to retrieve the secret encryption keys used by the  WannaCry ransomware  for free, which works on Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and 2008 operating systems. WannaCry Ransomware Decryption Keys The WannaCry's encryption scheme works by generating a pair of keys on the victim's computer that rely on prime numbers, a "public" key and a "private" key for encrypting and decrypting the system’s files respectively. To prevent the victim from accessing the private key and decrypting locked files himself,  WannaCry  erases the key from the system, leaving no choice for the victims to retrieve the dec...

Upcoming Moto X Device Leaked

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Specifications of Upcoming Moto X Device Leaked, Allegedly Named Moto X4 The last device in the Moto X family was the Moto X 2015; the company hasn’t updated the lineup with new hardware since then, as the Moto Z seemingly took over. However, it looks like this will be the year we will finally get a new Moto X device. According to well-known leaker Evan Blass, the upcoming Moto X device will likely be named Moto X 4 — and not Moto X 2017 as it was previously rumored. View image on Twitter  Follow Evan Blass   ✔ @evleaks Let's stop calling it "Moto X 2017," eh? 11:00 AM - 13 May 2017     128 128 Retweets     581 581 likes Twitter Ads info & Privacy It seems Motorola want to begin unifying the naming schemes across its product lineup, hence the numeric component in Moto X’s naming. While the original Moto X, the Moto X (2014) and the  Moto X Pure  had disparate names, this new “...

New Moto X, Z, G, E and C Devices Detailed in Leaked Image

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We’ve been hearing quite a bit about upcoming Motorola devices: just yesterday we talked about  the existence of a Moto X4 , which signaled a return to the flagship that preceded the Moto Z line of last year. Now,  a new leaked image  by the reputable Evan Blass shows a number of Moto devices coming in 2017, covering just about every category. Furthermoe, the Moto X4 returns in this leak, once again confirming the new design language and some of the devices’ features. The picture itself is quite descriptive and self-explanatory: the Moto family has now grown to 5 letters, with the Z seemingly residing at the top of the hierarchy through its “unlimited capabilities”. The Moto Z Play and Z Force are shown by themselves without a regular Moto Z, as the Z Play seems to be filling that gap. The slide doesn’t tell us much other than the fact that motomods will return, though the mentioning of “gigabit LTE” points straight at an upgraded Snapdragon 835 processor, which...

Motorola Announces the Moto C and Moto C Plus

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Motorola Announces the Moto C and Moto C Plus, Launching in Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific M oto C and Moto C Plus, the long-rumoured Motorola smartphones, have finally been launched officially by the Lenovo-owned brand. The ultra-affordable handsets are aimed first-time smartphone buyers in developing markets, and will hit various countries across Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific this spring. The Moto C will be available in a 3G version, starting at EUR 89 (roughly Rs. 6,200) with 1GB RAM/8GB storage, and a 4G option starting at EUR 99 (roughly Rs. 6,900) with 1GB RAM/8GB storage. Moto C Plus, on the other hand, will start at a price of €119 (roughly Rs. 8,300) for 1GB RAM/16GB storage model. Moto C specifications and features As for specifications, the  Moto C  runs on Android 7.0 Nougat and features a 5-inch FWVGA (480x854 pixels) display. The smartphone is powered by a 1.1GHz MediaTek MT6737M quad-core Cortex-A53 SoC with just 1...