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.
Windows 11 To Get New Enhanced Audio Mixer
Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Insider Preview Build to the Dev Channel in which the company will roll out a new enhanced volume mixer in Quick Settings.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 4, 2023
1 min read
Twitter Expands Blue Service To More Than 20 Countries
Twitter has expanded its Blue subscription service to more than 20 countries in Europe.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 4, 2023
1 min read
Google Purges Over 7,500 YouTube Channels Linked To Malicious Operations
Google took down more than 7,500 YouTube channels in Q1 2023 as part of its investigation into coordinated influence operations and terminated 6,285 YouTube channels and 52 Blogger blogs alone linked to China.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 4, 2023
1 min read
NASA-SpaceX Crew-6 Docks Safely At ISS After Hour-Long Delay
NASA SpaceX's Crew-6 astronauts arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, after a 26-hour journey.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 4, 2023
2 min read
200k Mobile Banking Malware Installers Discovered In 2022: Report
According to the 2022 Mobile Threats report prepared by the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, this alarming surge in the number of mobile banking Trojans is also the highest ever reported in the last six years.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 4, 2023
1 min read
BidenCash Market Leaks Over 2 Million Stolen Credit Cards
Underground carding marketplace known as BidenCash has leaked online a free database of 2,165,700 debit and credit cards in celebration of its first anniversary.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 4, 2023
1 min read
Twitter Expands Community Notes To Brazil
Twitter on Friday announced that it has expanded its crowd-sourced fact-checking program "Community Notes" to Brazil, and it is the first country in which users will be able to "write and rate notes predominantly in a different primary language.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 3, 2023
1 min read
Pinterest Tests New Premium Video Ad Format ‘Premiere Spotlight’
Pinterest has started testing a new advertising product, "Premiere Spotlight", allowing brands to reach consumers from a more prominent position within the company's mobile app.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 3, 2023
1 min read
Two Men Sentenced in $30M Foreign Exchange Fraud Scheme
A Massachusetts man and a Florida man were sentenced for their roles in perpetrating a foreign exchange trading scheme to steal $30 million from their investor victims.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 3, 2023
1 min read
Ericsson to Plead Guilty and Pay Over $206M Following Breach of 2019 FCPA Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a criminal penalty of more than $206 million after breaching a 2019 Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA).
Bijay Pokharel,
March 3, 2023
4 min read
NASA-SpaceX Crew-6 Mission Enroute To Space For Scientific Research
SpaceX on Thursday for the seventh time launched an international crew of four astronauts -- two from NASA and one each from Roscosmos and the UAE.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 2, 2023
3 min read
YouTube’s English Help Forum Disables Posts, New Comments
YouTube has disabled new posts and comments on its English Help forum as it switches to a read-only mode ahead of "improvements" in the next several months.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 2, 2023
1 min read
US Inches Closer To Ban Tiktok Nationwide Over Data Security Concerns
The House Foreign Affairs Committee has voted 24-16 in favor of banning TikTok in the US, advancing a bill that would allow US President Joe Biden to ban the Chinese short-video-making app in the country.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 2, 2023
2 min read
OpenAI Announces ChatGPT, Whisper APIs For Developers
Microsoft-owned OpenAI has announced that it is now allowing third-party developers to integrate ChatGPT and Whisper into their apps and services with an application programming interface (API).
Bijay Pokharel,
March 2, 2023
1 min read
Intel’s Next-Gen Chips May Support Windows 12
Intel's next-generation CPUs will reportedly support as-of-yet-announced Windows 12.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 2, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Rolling Out ‘Report Status Updates’ Feature On Android Beta
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature, which will allow users to report status updates, on Android beta.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 2, 2023
1 min read
CEO of Publicly Traded Health Care Company Charged for Insider Trading Scheme
An indictment was unsealed today charging Terren S. Peizer, the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ontrak Inc., a publicly traded health care company, for allegedly engaging in an insider trading scheme in which he fraudulently used Rule 10b5-1 trading plans to...
Bijay Pokharel,
March 2, 2023
4 min read
Walking Daily For Just 11 Min Can Prevent Risk Of Early Death
Just 11 minutes a day (or 75 minutes a week) of brisk walking, dancing, riding a bike, playing tennis, or hiking would be sufficient to lower the risk of death caused by diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and a number of cancers, according to...
Bijay Pokharel,
March 1, 2023
2 min read
Just 1 Night Of Sleep Loss Can Age Your Brain By 2 Years
Going sleepless for just one night can make your brain look years older, finds a study.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 1, 2023
2 min read
Twitter Announces ‘Violent Speech’ Policy
Twitter on Wednesday announced that it has updated its rules on "violent content and similar language", and has now "officially launched" its "Violent Speech" policy.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 1, 2023
1 min read



