Bijay Pokharel
Bijay Pokharel is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Abijita, an independent technology and cybersecurity news publication established in 2017. A specialist in cybersecurity journalism, Bijay covers vulnerability research, malware analysis, enterprise data breaches, digital privacy, and emerging technologies. His work translates complex technical threats into precise, accessible, and actionable intelligence for security professionals and general readers alike. His reporting and investigative coverage are routinely cited and republished across leading technology and security media.
xAI Raises $6 Billion to Boost Research, Development of Future Tech
Elon Musk-run artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI said on Monday that it raised $6 billion to accelerate the research and development of future technologies.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 27, 2024
1 min read
X Has Paid over $50 Million in Ad Sharing to 150k Creators: CEO
X has paid more than $50 million in ad sharing to creators on its “video-first” platform, its CEO Linda Yaccarino has announced.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 26, 2024
1 min read
Indian National Pleads Guilty to $37 Million Crypto Theft Through Fake Coinbase Pro Website
Chirag Tomar, a 30-year-old Indian national, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy charges for orchestrating a sophisticated scheme that resulted in the theft of over $37 million in cryptocurrency.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 26, 2024
1 min read
YouTube Music Introduces Hum-to-Search Feature for Android Users
Android users can now search for songs simply by humming, singing, or whistling the tune into their phones.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 26, 2024
1 min read
ICQ to Shut Down After Nearly 28 Years
ICQ, the once-popular instant messaging platform, is shutting down on June 26th, 2024.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 26, 2024
1 min read
WhatsApp Exports Your User Data Every Night: Elon Musk
Elon Musk on Saturday slammed Meta-owned WhatsApp for allegedly exporting users' data every night.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 25, 2024
1 min read
WhatsApp’s New Feature Lets You See All Media Shared in Community Group Chats
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature allowing users to see all media shared in community group chats.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 25, 2024
1 min read
Families of US School Shooting Victims Sue Meta, Game Developer Activision
Meta and Call of Duty (CoD) game developer Activision has been sued by the families of the victims killed in a US school shooting over alleged promotion of the use of firearms to minors.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 25, 2024
1 min read
Popular Dog Kabosu, Who Inspired Cryptocurrency Dogecoin & Shiba Inu, Dies
Popular Japanese dog Kabosu, who became the face of the cryptocurrency DogeCoin and Shiba Inu, died on Friday at the age of 18 years.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 25, 2024
1 min read
CERT-In Finds Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome, Siemens Products
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on Friday warned users of vulnerabilities in Google Chrome and Siemens products, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 24, 2024
1 min read
Hackers Continued to Use Malware, Tools in Q1 that Let Their Operations Go Undetected: Report
Hackers continued to utilize malware and increasingly relied on tools with legitimate uses that allowed cybercriminal operations to go undetected for longer in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, a new report showed on Friday.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 24, 2024
1 min read
X Platform Now Has 600 Million Monthly Active Users: Musk
Elon Musk on Friday said that his X social media platform has reached 600 million monthly active users (MAUs).
Bijay Pokharel,
May 24, 2024
1 min read
Google Password Manager Introduces Family Sharing for Secure, Convenient Password Management
Google has rolled out a new feature within Google Password Manager, allowing users to share passwords with their Google family group members securely.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 24, 2024
1 min read
The Truth About AI Content Detectors: Can They Be Trusted?
AI content detectors promise to spot machine-written text, but they're not foolproof. Mistakes happen, and the consequences can be serious.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 24, 2024
4 min read
Northern Ireland Police Faces £750k Fine After Exposing Staff Info
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) faces a hefty £750,000 fine from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after mistakenly publishing a spreadsheet online containing the personal details of its entire workforce.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 23, 2024
1 min read
X is Hiding Likes to Encourage ‘Edgy’ Engagement
Social media giant X (formerly Twitter) is rolling out an update that hides the public display of likes on posts.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 23, 2024
1 min read
1st Data from ESA’s Euclid Telescope Offers Snapshot of Cosmic History
The European Space Agency (ESA) on Thursday released five unprecedented new views of the Universe from the dark universe probing the Euclid space mission.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 23, 2024
1 min read
Microsoft Outage Affects Bing, Copilot, Other Services Globally
A massive outage on Thursday affected several Microsoft services such as Bing Search, Copilot, ChatGPT and more globally
Bijay Pokharel,
May 23, 2024
1 min read
How to Fix Broken Twitter Card Images in WordPress
In this guide, we'll explore how to troubleshoot and fix broken Twitter card images in WordPress using a simple custom plugin.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 23, 2024
2 min read
Fake Pegasus Spyware’s Misuse Surges on Dark Web: Researchers
Cyber-security researchers on Thursday warned about the widespread misuse of fake Pegasus spyware on the Dark Web where hackers are leveraging the name of Pegasus for financial gains.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 23, 2024
1 min read



