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.
Mozilla Releases Last Firefox Update For Old Versions Of Windows, macOS
Mozilla has released the last major Firefox browser update for old versions of Windows and macOS.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 5, 2023
1 min read
Meta’s Twitter Competitor ‘Threads’ May Not Launch In EU
Meta will reportedly not launch its new Twitter competitor "Threads" in Ireland or the European Union (EU) in the foreseeable future.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 5, 2023
1 min read
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Samsung In US Over QLED TVs
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Samsung Electronics and Best Buy in the US over Samsung's QLED 4K televisions, industry sources said.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 5, 2023
1 min read
US Judge Restricts Biden Officials From Contact With Social Media Firms
In a far-reaching ruling that has implications for other countries too, a judge in the US has barred key officials at the Joe Biden administration from contacting social media platforms about moderating posts and censoring conservative viewpoints protected by the First Amendment.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 5, 2023
2 min read
OpenAI Disables Browse With Bing In ChatGPT
OpenAI has disabled Browse with Bing beta feature in ChatGPT, which was available to Plus subscribers.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 5, 2023
1 min read
Twitter Clarifies Sudden Move To ‘Temporarily’ Apply Rate Limits
Twitter has clarified its sudden move to “temporarily” apply rate limits on the micro-blogging platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 5, 2023
2 min read
How To Write A Blog Post That Ranks On Google
In this blog post, we'll give you some tips on how to write a blog post that ranks on Google. We'll cover everything from keyword research to on-page SEO to off-page SEO.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
5 min read
Pornhub Blocks Access To Mississippi and Virginia In Protest Of Age Verification Laws
Pornhub has blocked access to its website in Mississippi and Virginia in protest of new laws that would require the service to verify the ages of its users.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
1 min read
Google’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Manager Loses Job
Ironic it may read but a mental health and wellbeing manager working at Google for the last 10 years, is among 12,000 people who were handed out pink slips in January this year.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
2 min read
Europol Dismantles Migrant Smuggling Network Spanning Nine Countries
Europol has announced the dismantling of an organized criminal network that smuggled migrants from Syria to the European Union (EU).
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
2 min read
Hacker Encrypting Data In Ransomware Attack Against Most Manufacturing Firms
More than two-thirds (68 percent) of manufacturing companies hit by ransomware attacks globally had their data encrypted by hackers, a report showed on Tuesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
2 min read
Twitter Rival Bluesky Reopens Sign-ups
Twitter rival Bluesky, backed by Jack Dorsey, announced that it has reopened the sign-ups that the company disabled a few days back.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
1 min read
Mastodon Sees 294k Increase In Active Users Over Weekend: CEO
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko has said that the number of active users across the decentralized social media platform "rose" by 2,94,000 over the weekend.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
1 min read
China Restricts Exports Of Key Materials Used To Make Computer Chips
The Chinese government has tightened controls over the exports of two key materials used to make computer chips, ahead of the Beijing trip of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
1 min read
Twitter Says Only Verified Users Can Access New Tweetdeck After 30 Days
Twitter has launched a new and improved version of the social media dashboard application for management 'TweetDeck' globally and said that after 30 days only verified users will be able to access the new app.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
1 min read
Meta’s Twitter Competitor ‘Threads’ To Launch On Thursday
Meta's Twitter competitor, Instagram Threads, is expected to launch on Thursday, according to an App Store listing for the application.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
1 min read
Twitter Changes Impact Tweet Search Results On Google
Twitter's recent changes have affected Google's ability to display tweets and Twitter pages in search results.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
1 min read
Reddit Fixes Inaccurate Active User Counting Issue
Social discussion platform Reddit on Tuesday said that it has fixed the issue causing inaccurate active user counting.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
1 min read
Three Members Of Drug Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty To Importing And Distributing Narcotics
Two members of a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) pleaded guilty today in the District of Columbia to importing and distributing narcotics.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
2 min read
Four Men Charged In A Superseding Indictment With Conspiring To Launder Funds From Various Fraud Schemes
A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico returned a superseding indictment charging four men with one count of conspiracy to launder funds from wire, mail, and access device fraud schemes. One defendant, Oluwasegun Baiyewu, was previously charged on Oct. 21, 2021.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2023
3 min read



