PC Giant Acer Hit By $50 Million Ransomware Attack
PC giant Acer has been hit by a REvil ransomware attack where the threat actors are demanding the largest known ransom to date, $50 Million
Instagram, WhatsApp, And Facebook Messenger Are Fully Functional Now After A Major Outage
The social media giant Facebook has resolved a major outage affecting Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and other Facebook services on Friday.
People Lost Over $4.2 Billion To Cybercrime In 2020: FBI
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its annual report. The 2020 Internet Crime Report includes information from 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime—an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019—and reported losses exceeding $4.2 billion.
YouTube Will Now Warn Creators About Copyright Issues Before Videos Are Posted
YouTube is rolling out a new step in the upload process on Studio desktop called "Checks" – which will automatically screen your uploads for potential copyright claims and ad suitability restrictions.
Wikimedia To Launch A Commercial Product For Tech Giants
The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates the Wikipedia project in more than 300 languages as well as other wiki-projects, is announcing the launch of a commercial product, Wikimedia Enterprise.
Several Vulnerabilities Patched In Tutor LMS Plugin
The first five flaws made it possible for authenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary SQL statements on WordPress sites. This made it possible for attackers to obtain information stored in a site’s database, including user credentials, site options, and other sensitive information.
Privacy-Focused Messaging App ‘Signal’ Stops Working In China
Signal had been downloaded close to 510,000 times on iOS in China, and has been downloaded 100 million times worldwide on the App Store and Google Play combined, according to data company Sensor Tower.
Microsoft Released Update To Fix Crashing Issue While Printing
Microsoft has released an updates to fix an issue causing blue screens when printing to network printers after installing the March 2021 cumulative updates.
Twitter Accidentally Limits Users Who Tweeted ‘Memphis’
The microblogging site Twitter said it accidentally limited users accounts that tweeted the word “Memphis.”
Bitcoin Hits $60,000 For The First Time
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, on Saturday crossed a record high of $60,000. In a sudden move starting just after 10:00 UTC Saturday, the top cryptocurrency by market cap rose to $60,065.15, according to the CoinDesk 20. The move to $60,000 brings bitcoin’s market cap to...
Netflix To Crack Password Sharing, Create Your Own Account To Keep Watching!
The streaming giant Netflix which has over 203 Million subscribers, is starting to roll out a test of warnings to those allegedly borrowing account login information from users outside of their home or family.
Twitter Plans To Launch Live Audio Feature ‘Spaces’ Globally Next Month
The microblogging site Twitter is aiming to make its live audio feature available to all its users by April.
Instagram Is Launching Its Lite App In 170 Countries
Instagram is launching its Lite App on Android to 170 countries, including the US, through the Play Store, and that the new app requires only two megabytes, compared to the regular Instagram app’s 30MB.
At Least 10 Threat Actors Using Microsoft Software Flaw: ESET
Cybersecurity firm ESET said on Wednesday that at least 10 different hacking groups are using a recently discovered flaw in Microsoft Corp’s mail server software to break into targets around the world.
How Does TikTok Make Money? Here’s Everything You Need To Know
TikTok is used to make a variety of short-form videos, from genres like dance, comedy, and education, that have a duration from fifteen seconds to one minute (three minutes for some users). TikTok is an international version of Douyin, which was originally released in the...
PayPal Announces ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Offer In Australia
PayPal will launch its “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) option in Australia this June, the U.S. payments giant said on Wednesday.
10 Tips To Make Your iPhone More Secure In 2025 | Security Tips
Here, we have compiled the top 10 iPhone tips and tricks that will make your iPhone safer and more secure in 2025.
McAfee To Sell Its Enterprise Business To Symphony Technology For $4 Billion
American global computer security software company McAfee said on Monday it has entered an agreement to sell its enterprise business to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group in an all-cash deal valued at $4 billion.
Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Cyber Insurance
Cyber-insurance is a specialty lines insurance product intended to protect businesses, and individuals providing services for such businesses, from Internet-based risks, and more generally from risks relating to information technology infrastructure, information privacy, information governance liability, and activities related thereto.
How To Protect Your Aging Parents From Online Scams And Fraud
According to statistics compiled by the FBI and the FTC, cybercrime against older people is skyrocketing. Because older adults are more trusting of people whom they don’t know and often are open to chatting with others because of isolation, they are more vulnerable to these...
