FBI Catches Alleged Hackers Behind The Great Twitter Hack Of 2020
A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were simultaneously hacked on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, by attackers to spread a cryptocurrency scam. Three individuals have been charged with carrying out a debilitating security breach on Twitter 2 weeks ago that saw high-profile verified accounts hijacked for the purposes of a…
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…
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….
Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2020 third quarter ended June 27, 2020. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $59.7 billion, an increase of 11 percent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.58, up 18 percent. International sales…
Which SSL Certificate You Should Install On Your Website
SSL Certificate refers to Secure Sockets Layers. It means the connection between the user computer and the server is private. So, the data sent between them are encrypted. SSL certificates have a key pair: a public and a private key. These keys work together to establish…
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,…
LG Announces Second-Quarter 2020 Finalcial Results
G Electronics Inc. (LG) second-quarter 2020 financial results were affected significantly by the worldwide impact of the pandemic. Consolidated revenue of KRW 12.83 trillion (USD 10.51 billion) was 17.9 percent lower than the same period of 2019 while operating profit of KRW 495.4 billion (USD…
Microsoft Flags CCleaner as Potentially Unwanted Application
Microsoft is now detecting the popular CCleaner Windows optimization and Registry cleaner program as a potentially unwanted application (PUA) in Microsoft Defender. with all files automatically removed from Windows computers. The CCleaner listing was last updated on July 27. While Microsoft hasn’t provided any information as…
Samsung Electronics Announces Second Quarter 2020 Results
The tech giant Samsung announced KRW 52.97 trillion in consolidated revenue and KRW 8.15 trillion in operating profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. Even as the spread of COVID-19 caused closures and slowdowns at stores and production sites around the world, the…
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…
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…
Use Multi-Factor Authentication To Protect Accounts : IRS
With heightened threats during COVID-19, the Internal Revenue Service and Security Summit partners today called on tax professionals to select multi-factor authentication options whenever possible to prevent identity thieves from gaining access to client accounts. Starting in 2021, all tax software providers will be required to offer…
YouTube Kids Released Over 100 High Quality Full-Length Movies For Free
The pandemic has completely changed the way we live. It forces us to stay at home. We’re juggling work, life, kids and the state of the world today. This has been a particularly tough situation for parents, who need to look after their kids while…
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…
New Netflix Attack Hides Behind Working CAPTCHA
A new wave of phishing attacks is attempting to steal payment data and login credentials from Netflix subscribers, according to Bleeping Computer. The actor behind these attempts used a “failed payment” theme to engage potential victims into the redirect chain leading to the phishing page….
How To Transfer All Of Your Facebook Photos And Videos To Google Photos
Facebook has made a photo transfer tool globally available that lets account holders easily download all their pictures and videos from the social network to Google Photos. The new data transfer tool allows you to create copies of all of the photos or videos on your…
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…
What Is CDN And Here’s Why We Recommend CDN77
A content delivery network (CDN) refers to a geographically distributed group of servers that work together to provide fast delivery of Internet content. A CDN allows for the quick transfer of assets needed for loading Internet content including HTML pages, javascript files, stylesheets, images, and videos. It is…
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…
How To Take A Screenshot On Mac
Screenshots are a convenient tool. You can use them to help guide someone through a new app, capture essential messages, and take incriminating photos of your best friend while Skyping. Unfortunately, Apple computers and laptops don’t come with a straightforward Print Screen Key. They do,…
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