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.
Spyware Firm Offers Services To Hack iOS And Android Devices For $8 Million
A little-known spyware company, Intellexa, is now competing with Pegasus developer NSO Group, offering its services to hack into Android and iOS devices for a fee of $8 million. Malware source code provider Vx-underground found documents representing a proposal from Intellexa, offering services that include...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 28, 2022
2 min read
Samsung Launches New Foldable Smartphones In 40 Countries
Samsung Electronics launched its latest foldable smartphones in some 40 countries on Friday, hoping the new products could jump-start the lackluster global smartphone sales amid high inflation. The world’s largest smartphone maker said the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4, along with the Galaxy...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 27, 2022
2 min read
Tesla Cars To Soon Connect To 2nd Gen Starlink Satellites
Your Tesla car will soon connect to the upcoming second-generation Starlink internet satellites, as the Elon Musk-run company installs Starlink antennas at some charging stations in the US. A Twitter user on Friday asked Musk: “Will tesla be getting this service as well with the...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 27, 2022
1 min read
Moderna Sues Pfizer And Biontech Over Patent Infringement Of Its Covid Vaccine
Moderna on Friday sued rival Pfizer and BioNTech over alleged infringement of its messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine technology patents. In the lawsuit filed in the US and Germany, Moderna alleged that Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine ‘Comirnaty’ unlawfully infringes patents Moderna filed between 2010 and...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 27, 2022
2 min read
7 Genius Gameplay Tricks That Made Video Games WAY Better
How can one improve their video gaming skills and quickly at that? These seven tricks will help you massively in doing so.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 27, 2022
4 min read
Twitter Brings Podcasts To Its Platform For Audio Creators
Twitter has announced to bring podcasts on its platform, integrating them as part of its newly redesigned Spaces Tab for audio creators. The reimagined Spaces Tab, including the addition of podcasts, will now be visible to a group of English-speaking audiences on iOS and Android,...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 26, 2022
1 min read
NASA Detects Carbon Dioxide In Exoplanet Atmosphere In 1st Clear Evidence
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first-ever clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system. The finding, to be published in the journal Nature, offers hope that in the future, Webb may be able to detect...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 26, 2022
2 min read
Mobile Phones In Remote Areas Will Connect To Starlink Internet Next Year
Mobile phones will connect to SpaceX‘s new Starlink satellites next year, providing around 2 to 4 Megabits per second connection (total) across a given coverage area, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have announced. To provide this service, the companies will create...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 26, 2022
2 min read
Google Search, Maps To Label If Medical Centers Provide Abortions
Google is rolling out a change and it will now add labels to Search and Map listings for healthcare facilities that provide abortions. According to TechCrunch, Google said that if it has received confirmation that a healthcare facility provides abortions, the label for the center...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 26, 2022
1 min read
US Judge Rejects Musk’s ‘Absurd’ Demand To Give All Twitter Users’ Data
A US judge has rejected Elon Musk‘s absurd demand to ask Twitter to hand over all data for approximately 200 million user accounts for the last three years. Judge Kathaleen McCormick said no to Musk’s legal team’s “absurdly broad” request, saying that Twitter must hand...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 26, 2022
1 min read
Instagram Tightens Default Content Settings For Teens
Meta-owned American photo and video sharing social networking service Instagram announced the platform is rolling out a feature that defaults accounts for new users under 16 years old to “Less,” the most restrictive setting for Sensitive Content Control. Teenagers already on Instagram will get push...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 26, 2022
1 min read
Hacker Steals Source Code Of LastPass
Cybercriminals have stolen a source code of Freemium password manager LastPass. LastPass is a freemium password manager that stores encrypted passwords online. The standard version of LastPass comes with a web interface, but also includes plugins for various web browsers and apps for many smartphones....
Bijay Pokharel,
August 26, 2022
1 min read
DuckDuckGo Email Protection Service Beta Now Open To All
Privacy-focused online browser DuckDuckGo on Thursday announced that its email protection service in beta is now finally available to all users and they can generate a free “@duck.com” email address and intercepts email trackers before they reach their personal inboxes. DuckDuckGo Email Protection is a...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 26, 2022
2 min read
Italian Man Tests Positive For Monkeypox, Covid, HIV All At Once: Report
In the first such case, a 36-year-old man in Italy simultaneously tested positive for monkeypox, Covid-19, and HIV, media reports said. According to the Daily Mail, scientists have reported this as the first known case of a person testing positive for these viruses, all at...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 26, 2022
2 min read
Over 130 Companies Hacked, Data Of 10k Employees Compromised
Over 130 organizations have been compromised in a sophisticated attack using simple phishing kits, that exposed the credentials of close to 10,000 employees. Same hackers attacked communications giant Twilio and as part of the breach, end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal revealed last week that hackers...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 26, 2022
1 min read
WhatsApp May Soon Bring iMessage-Like Profile Photos Within Group Chats
WhatsApp is likely planning to bring iMessage-like profile photos within group chats. According to WABetaInfo, the platform is planning to introduce something that has been requested for a long time — profile photos of group participants. When this feature will be released to beta testers,...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 25, 2022
1 min read
South Korean Islets Of Dokdo ‘Not Named’ On iPhone Maps In 22 Nations
South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo were not named on iPhone maps in the US, Britain, and 20 other countries, a professor said here on Thursday, amid diplomatic tensions with Tokyo over Japan’s renewed claims to the East Sea outcroppings. Dokdo has long been a...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 25, 2022
2 min read
EU Watchdogs Begin Privacy Probe Into Twitter After Whistleblower Report
The micro-blogging site Twitter is now facing privacy probes in the European Union (EU) after the whistleblower complaint from its former head of security, Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, created a storm worldwide. Zatko’s complaints had references to European regulators, alleging that Twitter misled or intended to...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 25, 2022
2 min read
Google Play Games For PC Feature Expands To 5 Countries
Tech giant Google has expanded its Play Games for PC feature under an open beta to users in South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and Australia. Earlier this year, the company announced that Google Play Games would be coming to PCs as a beta experience...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 25, 2022
1 min read
New iPhone 14 Series Arriving On Sep 7
Apple on Wednesday announced its flagship product launch event for this year that will take place on September 7. Called ‘Far Out,’ the event will showcase the new iPhone 14 lineup, Watches, and other products. This will be an in-person event at Apple’s Cupertino campus...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 25, 2022
2 min read



