Bijay Pokharel
Bijay Pokharel is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Abijita.com and a freelance technology writer covering the tech industry since 2017. He specializes in cybersecurity, digital privacy, malware, vulnerabilities, and online safety, with a strong interest in internet protection and women’s online security. A dedicated tech enthusiast and continuous learner, Bijay approaches his professional work with clarity, rational thinking, and a calm, solution-oriented mindset.
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Bijay Pokharel,
March 14, 2024
3 min read
US House Passes TikTok Crackdown Law
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation with an overwhelming bipartisan vote that could lead to the banning of the popular social media platform TikTok.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 14, 2024
3 min read
LockBit Ransomware Group Member Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Mikhail Vasiliev, a Russian-Canadian cybercriminal, has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for his role in an international ransomware scheme.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 13, 2024
1 min read
OpenAI’s Sora: Video-Making AI Opens to Public Soon
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and DALL-E, is about to drop Sora – a text-to-video AI that's going to change everything. And the crazy part? It's going to be available to everyone later this year!
Bijay Pokharel,
March 13, 2024
1 min read
Hackers Use Fake DHL Emails for Phishing Attacks
A surge in phishing attacks is targeting users with emails where hackers impersonate the shipping company DHL, tricking them into clicking malicious attachments.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 13, 2024
1 min read
Google Paid $10 Million in Bug Bounty Rewards in 2023
Tech giant Google has awarded $10 million to 632 researchers from 68 countries in 2023 for finding and responsibly reporting security flaws in the company's products and services.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 13, 2024
1 min read
Roku Breach Impacts Thousands, Accounts on Dark Web
Roku has disclosed a data breach impacting over 15,000 customers and reports indicate that this sensitive data is now being offered for sale on various dark web marketplaces.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 12, 2024
1 min read
EU Users Can Download iOS Apps from Websites
Apple has announced that it will allow users in the European Union (EU) to download apps directly from websites. The new web distribution feature will be available with a software update “later this spring,” according to Apple, providing developers with a key new way to...
Bijay Pokharel,
March 12, 2024
3 min read
Musk’s X Banned Over 500k Accounts for Policy Violations in India in Feb
X Corp banned a record 5,06,173 accounts in India between January 26 and February 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 12, 2024
1 min read
Nasa’s Crew 7 Returns to Earth after Spending 197 Days in Space Station
NASA’s Crew 7 astronauts, from four different space agencies, have returned safely after spending 197 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency has said.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 12, 2024
1 min read
LG Invests $60 Million in US Startup Bear Robotics
LG Electronics said on Tuesday it has made a $60 million strategic investment in Silicon Valley-based startup Bear Robotics in a move to strengthen its business capabilities in the booming market of artificial intelligence-based service robots.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 12, 2024
1 min read
No Founding Agreement with Elon Musk, Claims OpenAI
OpenAI has clarified that they are not in any kind of founding agreement with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, refuting his claim that the ChatGPT maker violated a founding contract with the billionaire.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 12, 2024
1 min read
Airbnb Bans Indoor Security Cameras for Guest Privacy
Airbnb has made a major change to its policies, putting guest privacy at the forefront. The company has announced a global ban on all indoor security cameras within its listings.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 11, 2024
1 min read
Kids Empire Data Breach Exposes Over 2 Million Customer Records
The publicly exposed database contained 2,363,222 documents in.PDF and.PNG formats with a total size of 92.3 GB.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 11, 2024
1 min read
Elon Musk to Open Source Grok AI Chatbot This Week
Elon Musk on Monday said that his artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI will open-source the AI chatbot Grok this week.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 11, 2024
1 min read
Samsung to Launch AI-Powered Washer-Dryer Combo Globally in Q2
Samsung Electronics on Monday said that it will launch its latest Bespoke Artificial Intelligence (AI) Combo washer-dryer globally within the second quarter (Q2) of this year.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 11, 2024
1 min read
South Korea to Compensate Losses from Derivatives Linked to Chinese Shares
The financial regulator on Monday unveiled a set of plans that advise banks and brokerages to compensate for losses from derivative products tracking Chinese stocks listed on the Hong Kong exchange.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 11, 2024
1 min read
SpaceX Aces Double Launch of 46 Starlink Satellites Under 6 Hours
SpaceX on Monday aced double launches of 46 Starlink internet satellites in low-Earth orbit -- all under just six hours.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 11, 2024
2 min read
Airbnb Fined over Unfair Biz Practices in South Korea
South Korea's antitrust regulator on Monday announced to imposition of a fine and corrective measures on Airbnb Ireland UC, for its failure to properly verify information about short-term rental hosts for customers.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 11, 2024
1 min read
YouTube Stops Recommending Videos When Signed Out of Google
With the new update, the YouTube homepage has been simplified. Users now encounter a "Get Started" message and the prompt: "Start watching videos to help us build a feed of videos you'll love."
Bijay Pokharel,
March 11, 2024
1 min read





