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Trump Says He Plans To Bar TikTok From Operating In The U.S.
President Trump said late Friday he plans to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the United States, the latest sign of the administration’s increasingly strident stance on China and its tech companies, Washingtonpost reports. “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 1, 2020
2 min read
You Can Now Follow People On Google Maps
The tech giant company Google is rolling out a new feature globally that if a Google Maps user has shared photos, reviews or lists publicly, you can now follow them and get their recommendations, advice and updates delivered to your Updates tab in Google Maps....
Bijay Pokharel,
July 31, 2020
1 min read
Google One Offers Free Backup Up To 15 Gb For iOS Or Android Devices
Google One, will now backup your iOS or Android phone for free with your Google account. Automatic phone backup will be available on Android phones, even if you don’t have a Google One membership. The iOS app will be able to backup your photos, videos, contacts,...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 30, 2020
1 min read
PayPal Adds 21 Million New Active Accounts In Strong Second Quarter
PayPal reported its strongest ever quarter driven by an uptick in new users and payments flowing through its platform. During the entire second quarter, PayPal said people were using its payments service at levels equal to the five days between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. The...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 30, 2020
1 min read
Qualcomm Announces World’s Fastest Commercial Charging Solution, Quick Charge 5
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 5, the fastest commercial charging technology for Android devices, which delivers unprecedented mobile phone charging speed and efficiency improvements compared to previous versions while enabling new battery technology, accessories, and safety features. The world’s first commercially viable fast...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 29, 2020
2 min read
Critical Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability Found wpDiscuz Plugin
Wordfence’s Threat Intelligence team discovered a vulnerability present in Comments – wpDiscuz, a WordPress plugin installed on over 80,000 sites. This flaw gave unauthenticated attackers the ability to upload arbitrary files, including PHP files, and achieve remote code execution on a vulnerable site’s server. This...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 29, 2020
4 min read
WhatsApp Begins Testing Multi-Device Logins
WhatsApp is testing multi-device logins features for iOS and Android, according to WABetaInfo. WABetaInfo first discovered signs of multi-device support in WhatsApp in November 2019 on iOS and Android. At the time, a “Registration Notification” hinted at asking for a new security code from a secondary phone, and...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 27, 2020
1 min read
Fourth Anniversary Of ‘No More Ransom’: Saves $632 Million In Ransomware Payments
The “No More Ransom” website is an initiative by the National High Tech Crime Unit of the Netherlands’ police, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, Kaspersky, and McAfee with the goal to help victims of ransomware retrieve their encrypted data without having to pay the criminals. The...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 27, 2020
1 min read
WordPress To Get A Built-In XML Sitemap Feature
WordPress, the favorite content management system (CMS), running a third of today’s internet sites, is getting built-in support for XML sitemaps The function will go stay in WordPress 5.5, scheduled for launch later this fall. XML sitemaps are particular records data that include a listing of...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 26, 2020
2 min read
Google Messages Now Lets You Reply With Emoji Reactions
The tech giant company Google is adding new features to its Messages app for Android, including the ability to reply to messages with emoji reactions. Google has been testing the feature since at least the start of March, but the company is now rolling it out...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 24, 2020
1 min read
Twitter Security Breach : The Attackers Accessed The DM Inbox, Including 1 Elected Official In The Netherlands.
A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were simultaneously hacked on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, by attackers to spread a cryptocurrency scam. Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The official...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 23, 2020
1 min read
App Lock Feature Is Now Available In Facebook Messenger
The social media giant Facebook added an extra layer of security when opening Messenger on an iPhone or iPad. The app itself can now be locked upon or shortly after closing, requiring you to use an authentication method like Face ID or Touch ID to...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 22, 2020
1 min read
Twitter Cracks Down On QAnon Conspiracy Group
Twitter announced Tuesday that it has begun taking sweeping actions to limit the reach of QAnon content, banning many of the conspiracy theory’s followers because of problems with harassment and misinformation. Twitter will stop recommending accounts and content related to QAnon, including material in email...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 22, 2020
1 min read
Coinbase Paused More Than $280,000 In Bitcoin Transactions During Catastrophic Security Breach In Twitter
A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were simultaneously hacked on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, by attackers to tricked at least 1,100 people into sending bitcoin to an unknown hacker. According to Coinbase, a popular cryptocurrency exchange in which people buy and trade digital currency, the company prevented...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 21, 2020
2 min read
7 VPN Services Leaked 1.2 TB Of User Data Including Usernames, PlainText Passwords, Connection Logs And Website-Visit Histories.
Seven Virtual Private Network (VPN) providers who claim not to keep any logs of their users’ online activities recently left 1.2 terabytes of private user data exposed to anyone who comes looking. The data, found on a server shared by the services, included the Personally Identifiable Information...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 21, 2020
3 min read
Microsoft Will Disable TLS 1.0 And 1.1 In Office 365 On Oct 15
Microsoft has set the official retirement date for the insecure Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 protocols in Office 365 starting with October 15, 2020, after temporarily halting deprecation enforcement for commercial customers due to COVID-19. “As companies have pivoted their supply chains and...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 21, 2020
2 min read
Here’s An Update About Twitter Catastrophic Security Breach In History
A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were simultaneously hacked on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, by attackers to spread a cryptocurrency scam. Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2020
4 min read
Twitter Says About 130 Accounts Were Targeted In Cyber Attack
The micro blogging site Twitter revealed that hackers targeted roughly 130 accounts during the massive attack that allowed them to take over dozens of high-profile accounts of tech companies, executives, and celebrities to promote a Bitcoin scam. Hackers had accessed Twitter’s internal systems to hijack...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2020
2 min read
Facebook Messenger Now Lets You Share Your Screen On Mobile Devices
The social media giant Facebook has enabled its screen-sharing feature for Messenger on mobile devices, allowing you to share your phone or tablet screen when calling a friend one on one, in a group chat, or while taking part in even larger conversations via Messenger Rooms. “Screen...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2020
2 min read
Netflix Announced “Immortal* Netflix Account” For 83 years If You Win This Game
The streaming giant Netflix announced a nationwide U.S. competition for an “Immortal* Netflix Account” (*1000 months of subscription, or 83 years. How do you win it? By obtaining the highest score in an original “The Old Guard” videogame (www.oldguardgame.com), where you play as a Labrys-wielding...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 17, 2020
2 min read
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