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.
Telegram’s Next Step Is To Let Users Securely Trade And Store Cryptos: Ceo
Telegram's next step is to build a set of decentralized tools, including non-custodial wallets and decentralized exchanges for millions of people to securely trade and store cryptocurrencies, its Founder and CEO Pavel Durov has said.
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December 2, 2022
1 min read
Epic Games Releases Realityscan App For iOS Users
Epic Games and Capturing Reality on Friday released the RealityScan app on iOS for users to download for free.
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December 2, 2022
1 min read
Apple App Store Policies Present ‘Conflict Of Interest’: Mark Zuckerberg
Amid the ongoing Elon Musk and Apple tussle, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have once again slammed the iPhone maker for its App Store content moderation policies that present "a conflict of interest".
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December 2, 2022
2 min read
Apple Rolls Out iOS 16.1.2 Update With Security Fixes & Improved Crash Detection
Apple has rolled out a new iOS 16.1.2 update for its devices, which includes significant security fixes and improves the reliability of the crash detection feature for iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro users.
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December 2, 2022
1 min read
Nearly 300 Predatory Loan Apps Circulating On Google, Apple Stores: Report
Nearly 300 loan apps are circulating on Google Play and the Apple App Store that exhibit predatory behavior, such as exfiltrating excessive user data from mobile devices and harassing borrowers for repayment, a new report has revealed.
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December 2, 2022
1 min read
WhatsApp To Let Users Connect To Two Android Devices With Same Account
WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new feature, which will let users add their current account to a secondary device, like an Android tablet.
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December 2, 2022
1 min read
YouTube Fixes Crash Issues On iOS App
Google-owned YouTube on Thursday said that it has fixed crash issues on the iOS application that "many" users reported.
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December 1, 2022
1 min read
Twitter To Show You More Tweets From People You Don’t Follow
Twitter will now show you more tweets from people you don't follow, as Elon Musk continues to tinker with the platform in order to woo more users and make more money.
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December 1, 2022
1 min read
Overweight Women More Likely To Experience Long Covid Than Men
Overweight women are more likely to experience symptoms of long Covid like breathlessness, chest pain, fatigue, memory problems, and anxiety than men, new research has revealed.
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December 1, 2022
2 min read
1.9 Million Attacks On Indian Healthcare Network From Pak, China This Year: Report
As AIIMS struggles to get its servers back to life after a massive ransomware attack, nearly 1.9 million cyber attacks have been recorded on the Indian healthcare network this year, especially from countries like Pakistan, China, and Vietnam, a report revealed on Thursday.
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December 1, 2022
2 min read
Musk Says Prepare For Follower Drop
Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said that the micro-blogging platform has started "purging" a lot of spam and scam accounts, so the users might see a "count drop" in their followers.
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December 1, 2022
1 min read
Twitch Rolls Out ‘Shield Mode’ Along With New Features
Twitch has rolled out a new 'Shield Mode' tool to strengthen safety on the streaming platform, along with two new features.
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December 1, 2022
1 min read
Nearly 5,000 New Cryptocurrencies Emerged In 2022 Despite Harsh Winter
Despite the crypto crash and major exchanges filing for bankruptcy, nearly 5,000 new cryptocurrencies emerged this year, a new report has shown.
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December 1, 2022
2 min read
Password Manager LastPass Hacked Again For 2nd Time This Year
Karim Toubba, the CEO of popular encrypted password manager LastPass, has admitted the company is investigating a security incident after its systems were compromised for the second time this year.
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December 1, 2022
1 min read
Google, iHeartmedia To Pay Over $9 Million For Running Deceptive Pixel Ads
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general have settled lawsuits against Google and iHeartMedia to pay $9.4 million in penalties over featuring deceptive ads promoting the Pixel 4 smartphone.
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November 29, 2022
1 min read
WhatsApp Launches ‘Forward Media With Caption’ Feature On iOS
WhatsApp has launched the 'forward media with the caption' feature on iOS, which provides users the ability to forward images, videos, GIFs, and documents, with a caption.
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November 29, 2022
1 min read
Apple iPhone 15 May Feature ‘State Of The Art’ Image Sensor From Sony
Apple's upcoming next-generation iPhone 15 is likely to feature a 'state of the art' image sensor from Sony, for better low-light performance.
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November 29, 2022
1 min read
AWS To Return More Water To Communities Than It Uses By 2030
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will return more water to communities than it uses indirect operations at its data centers and Cloud operations, its CEO Adam Selipsky has said.
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November 29, 2022
2 min read
Nasa’s Artemis I Moon Mission Breaks Apollo 13’s Record
NASA's uncrewed Orion spacecraft has surpassed the record set in 1970 by the crew on Apollo 13's aborted mission to land on the Moon.
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November 29, 2022
2 min read
We’re Keeping A Close Eye On Twitter Under Musk: White House
The White House is keeping a "close eye" on Twitter under Elon Musk and will not allow the platform to incite violence against individual communities, as the world's richest man again vouched for free speech.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 29, 2022
1 min read



