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…
Tech Unicorn Dave Admits To Security Breach Impacting 7.5 Million Users
Digital banking app and tech unicorn Dave.com confirmed today a security breach after a hacker published the details of 7,516,625 users on a public forum. In an email to ZDNet today, Dave said the security breach originated on the network of a former business partner, Waydev, an analytics platform used by…
TikTok Blocks QAnon Conspiracy Theory Hashtags
TikTok has blocked a number of hashtags related to the QAnon conspiracy theory from appearing in search results, amid concern about misinformation, the BBC reported. The video sharing app has blocked the terms “QAnon,” “QAnonTruth” and the related phrase “Out of Shadows,” which are used…
Apple Begins Assembling iPhone 11 In India
The tech giant company Apple has started to assemble the current generation of iPhone units — the iPhone 11 lineup — in its plant near Chennai, India, TechCrunch reports. Apple has manufactured lower-priced iPhone models in India since 2017 and reportedly has been considering moving production of its…
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…
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…
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…
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…
LG Electronics To Offer Free Repair Of TV Power Boards In South Korea
LG Electronics will offer free repair of TV power boards in South Korea due to a possible heating risk, Yonhap News reports. The South Korean tech firm said it will replace power board components for 18 OLED TV models, including the OLED 65G8 and the OLED…
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…
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…
Brazil Will Authorize Payments System Involving WhatsApp If Rules Are Respected, Central Bank Director Says
Brazil’s central bank will authorize a payments system involving Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) WhatsApp messaging service, to send money and make payments via chats, as long as all rules are respected, director Joao Manoel Pinho de Mello said on Monday, Reuters Reported. “We view the entry…
IBM Reports 2020 Second-Quarter Results
IBM published second quarter financial results on Monday, reporting its second straight quarter of revenue declines despite beating expectations. The business technology giant delivered non-GAAP EPS of $2.18 on revenue of $18.1 billion, down 5.4% year-over-year. Analysts were expecting earnings of $2.07 per share on revenue of…
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…
Twitter Disables Trump Tweet Over Copyright Complaint
The micro blogging site Twitter has disabled a campaign-style video that President Donald Trump retweeted on Saturday, citing a copyright complaint, Reuters reported. The video, which included music from the group Linkin Park, disappeared from the president’s Twitter feed late Saturday with the notification: “This…
Here’s How You Can Protect Your Netflix Profile With A PIN
The streaming giant Netflix now lets you protect your profile with a PIN, keeping other people on your account from accessing your home screen and personalized experiences. Here’s How To Set Up Pin Protection Sign into Netflix with a web browser (account settings can’t be…
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…
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…
Discord, Bleepingcomputer, And Other Site Was Down For Nearly An Hour Due To Cloudflare Issues
Cloudflare is having an outage that is affecting many sites including Discord, BleepingComputer, and other. The issues started at around 5PM ET, and lasted nearly an hour. Patreon, Deliveroo, GitLab, Zendesk, Medium, and many other sites were also down, and Cloudflare acknowledged issues with its network affected…
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…
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