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Is Your CPU Spying On You?

April 7, 2017 By Naruto Singh Leave a Comment | Last Updated October 27, 2019

Is Your CPU Spying On You?

Let me ask you this!
What if I tell you that there is a special chip in your computer that has absolute control over your entire system, is remotely accessible, has secret but propitiatory code that you can’t look at. There is no way to disable it.

Well it’s real, and it’s pretty scary

Let me introduce you to the two things you never heard before
1. Intel Management Engine (IME)
And
2. AMD Platform Security Processor

This is just an example not an actual photo

Like I just said, these are essentially backdoor in almost every computer that has been made in the past ten years and so. Intel and AMD swear up and down, and they are only used for legitimate purposes so that we have no choice to take their words as truth.

First, let’s talk about what these are, starting with the Intel Management Engine.
It’s a separate, standalone co-processor that is physically imbibed in every Intel chipset. To put it, it’s like a mini-computer within your computer. But the scary thing about it is that no one knows precisely what it does because it has got propitiatory code, and Intel has not released that source code.
Now obviously, it has legitimate features that Intel has no problem talking about, but you can’t help but wonder if there is a little more to it. Here is a list of things that this hardware can do.

1. Direct RAM access:- It has access to all your computer’s RAM, completely bypassing the main
CPU
2. All Peripherals:- It has access to everything attached to your computer, every peripheral.
3. Network Interface:- It has access to your network interface.
4. Bypass OS ultimately:- It has complete access to your OS firewall system
5. Works when your PC is off:- It can turn your PC on and off remotely
So, there is no surprise that it can access these things even when your computer turned off.

By now, you might be thinking, “What the hell,” why is it even exists? Why is this chip has access to everything? Why can’t I disable it?
Well, it’s the main purpose to allow you or a company system administrator to remotely monitor, maintain update or repair your computer. So now, you might also think, “Okay! That makes sense, but I don’t need any of that; this is my personal computer, so how do I disable it?

Well, I have got a piece of bad news for you, “You can’t.”

And you can’t buy Intel core processor without one and as I mentioned it before you can’t even escape it by going with an AMD processor because they have their own version of it named Platform Security Processor (PSP). And it’s a different implementation but for the purpose of this post it’s is just close enough to Intel Management Engine as it can also control everything in your computer and we have no idea what it’s actual code is.

The next thing you guys will probably say “Okay, so now my computer has a secret backdoor; great! but at least my cell phone does not use AMD or Intel, so surely I am safe.”

WRONG!

Have you ever heard about a Baseband Processor? Probably not. Every cell phone has one, and its purpose is to convert between digital signals and radio signals for the telephone to the antenna.

So, you need one of these for your phone even to work, and yes, this one also has low-level access to all sorts of data on your phone, but the essential thing to note about it is just like Intel ME and AMD PSP, Baseband processors are all per propitiatory.

So, no matter what manufacturer makes the phone, they all have their version of this ‘Black box processor’ that can’t be accessed but can control your device.

Well yes, it’s doubtful that Intel and AMD are using this to spy on people almost, definitely not. Because they have little to gain and everything to lose if they ever get caught spying.

So it’s not Intel or AMD that we need to worry about. But the real problem is the possibility that these individual chips could be cracked by some hacker group or more likely some government, while these chips are obviously protected with some hardcore encryption but that’s doesn’t mean that someone couldn’t discover some very smart exploits for it. And if that happens, they will potentially be able to take control of literally any computer they wanted, remotely.

And no one would ever know because they can’t see inside the chip in the first place so they can’t say that it was exploited and on the top of that, because it bypasses the central processor altogether there is no way to stop it, and you wouldn’t even know it’s doing anything. And I don’t even think that you will be able to defend against this kind of attack. If you think about it, this thing has dedicated access to your network interface, so if an attacker wants to send you a malicious payload to your computer, even it will get blocked by your firewall, it might still go directly to the Blackbox chip and infect your OS.

Okay! So here I end this topic. I hope this post didn’t freak you out too much.

If you have any questions related to this post or want me to post on a particular topic, let me know in the comment box and do make sure to share the post with your friends.

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Legit Tips – Facebook Hacking and Securing Your Accounts

April 6, 2017 By Naruto Singh 2 Comments | Last Updated October 27, 2019

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So guys, as in many YouTube videos or as they call it “Hacking Tutorials,” people claim that they are about to show you how to hack Facebook. And if you continue the video, they will show you some steps or some software to hack Facebook, and eventually, they hack Facebook. But what happens when you do those steps? You get nothing except wastage of your valuable time.

Why? Because it’s all fake. Trust me; YouTube has no video, which shows you how to hack Facebook. Hacking Facebook is not that easy; Facebook pays millions of dollars to the professional white hat hackers to ensure its security, and you think that just by watching some fake videos on YouTube, you can beat those professional white hat hackers? No, it’s not possible.

But yes, I agree that YouTube has too many videos that can teach you social engineering or phishing in a perfect way, or you may guess someone’s security question right and change its password.

Buts it’s not hacking, Okay! So, if someone is claiming that they can crack or “HACK” someone’s Facebook, they are lying. Okay, you never going to get the password, you might be able to gain access to their account, probably not. Not from the videos that you saw on YouTube. If someone is skilled at the stuff on the internet, he might be able to get access to someone’s account but are not going to get the password. And probably only a few know how to access someone’s account until you guess the right security question. Guessing the right security question is the most significant flaw any website can have because, for your relatives and friend, it’s straightforward to think about the correct answer.

So if you don’t want your Facebook account to get compromised or “HACKED” the only thing you have to worry about is just having secure password and a problematic security question and have a different password on both your social media account and on your email account and also NEVER type in your Facebook password on place other than www.facebook.com because ‘phishing’ is probably the easiest way to get your Facebook account hacked or compromised. In phishing, you type your password on a page which looks like Facebook, but it’s not Facebook, and they didn’t cut you; instead, you gave them your password as a gift, Alright. So basically, if you get hacked it’s your fault; that’s the message I want to convey to you.

Securing Your Accounts

You can easily prevent yourself from getting your Facebook or any other social media account hacked or compromised. There are very cases when website password database gets compromised, but that’s very rare; it has happened a few times, , but most probably, it’s your fault. It’s your responsibility for adopting poor security practices. So you are the only person who can only defend yourself against getting hacked. Although it’s not cutting.

I understand that the term hacking is changing at this point. It no longer means what it used to be.

If someone took the time to hack Facebook, which probably has some of the most advanced security software and hardware in the world because it is one of the biggest websites in the world. They’re not going to post it to your wall. Let’s say that they’re going to mess your day up; they’re going to steal hundreds of thousands of credit cards and stuff like that.

Okay guys, so things to take away from this post are:-
1. Secure Passwords
2. Safe security questions
3. Don’t keep the same password everywhere
4. And never type in your password anywhere until you are sure that it is the real website

I hope this post was informative and full of legit information. Be secure, adopt healthy security practices, and if you have any issue or want me to post on a particular topic, let me know in the comments.

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Earn 500 RS Paytm Money in 2 Simple Steps December 2021

May 5, 2011 By Asuna Yuki 2 Comments | Last Updated May 6, 2021

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Paytm an Indian tech startup which was started as Recharge Portal has now become a giant which stand in the queue with big payment merchants like MasterCard and Visa. Paytm provides hundreds of services like recharge, bill payments, Paytm gold, insurance premium payment, Paytm payments bank and Insurance too.

Paytm Payments Bank not only provides digital debit card but they also provide a physical debit card which is powered by Rupay. Paytm has also started insurance service in collaboration with ICICI Bank where they provide cheap life and accidental insurance plans starting from 20rs/year.

Download App

 

Today I am going to share how you can earn daily 200rs to 1000rs sitting at home just by installing an app. It’s called 4FUN app which is very similar to famous platform TikTok. It has millions of users from all over India and very good entertainment content.

4fun apps provide 50 RS instant bonus to every new user and you can earn more by continue using this app on regularly. You can withdraw this money using your Paytm wallet. You must be verified Paytm user, for that, you have to complete your KYC First. You can visit any local retail shop where you can complete your KYC in few minutes with a valid address proof like Aadhar card OR driving licence.

Features of 4Fun

  • More than 20,000,000+ viral dance, dubbing, comedy and entertainment videos to share on WhatsApp.
  • Videos in various Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi and Bengali.
  • It has all features of Sharechat and Tiktok
  • You can download videos offline.
  • Create your own videos and share them to Whatsapp
  • Edit videos with various filters, Bollywood songs, stickers, emojis and text.
  • Native Indian app, Made in India for Indians.

Refer to Earn More:

  1. Open the 4Fun app and click on Man icon from the menu
  2. Click on JOIN REWARD PLAN
  3. Right here you will notice your unique referral link to share with friends
  4. Simply copy your unique referral link and share with friends to earn Paytm Cash
  5. You will get 7 Rs. for each referral signup via your invite link.

4Fun App Rules:

  1. Minimal amount to withdraw is 200 Rs.
  2. You can withdraw only on Paytm wallet only
  3. Duplicate user app installations will not be counted
  4. Reports may take 24hours to update
  5. Paytm Money will be sent after 48 hours.
  6. The 4fun group has rights to disable account incase someone violated the principles.

Steps to get Free 500 Rs Paytm Cash

1. First of all Download the 4Fun Android App

Download 4Fun

2. Open the Application and Sign UP with your basic details

3. Type your basic details like First name and mobile number.

4. Mobile number must have KYC performed.

5. Kudos, you have signed up, and you just got bonus 50RS Paytm Cash.

 

End of the Story

This article is for educational purpose only. We do not own Images or digital resources shared in this posg. All the links are third party and not harmful to the end-user. We are not associated with Paytm App (or One97 Communication) or 4FUN App. Thanks for reading.

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