Barcode Scanner App On Google Play Infects 10 Million Users
Tech giant Google has removed a popular Android barcode scanner app with over 10 million installs from the Play Store after researchers found that it turned malicious following a December 2020 update.
India Asks Twitter To Remove 1,178 Accounts
India has asked Twitter Inc to take down 1,178 accounts the country says are backed by arch-rival Pakistan or operated by sympathizers of a separatist Sikh movement..
Ziggy Ransomware Shuts Down And Releases Victims’ Decryption Keys
The Ziggy ransomware group has shut down and released a decryption key amid concern that it may be targeted by law enforcement.
PayPal Says U.S. Consumer Watchdog Investigating Payment App Venmo
PayPal Holdings Inc said on Friday it was cooperating with the U.S. consumer watchdog regarding a civil investigation demand relating to its app Venmo’s alleged unauthorized fund transfers and collections processes.
Myanmar Blocks Twitter And Instagram
The military government in Myanmar recently told telecom operators and internet service providers to block access to Facebook. Now it’s doing the same thing to Twitter and Instagram.
‘Contact Form 7 Style’ Removed Due To Unpatched Vulnerability
Contact Form 7 Style is a plugin that can be used to add additional styles to forms created with Contact Form 7, one of the most popular plugins for WordPress. As part of its functionality, Contact Form 7 Style allows users to customize Cascading Style...
Google Paid $6.7 Million To Bug Bounty Hunters In 2020
Most of last year's bug prizes were awarded in the Chrome VRP (Vulnerabilities Rewards Program), which handed out more than $2.1 million to security researchers for 300 bugs identified in Google's flagship browse
PayPal Says To Shut Domestic Payments Business In India
San Jose, California-based PayPal will instead focus on its cross-border payments business, which means global customers will still be able to pay Indian merchants using the service.
Pinterest Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2020 Results
Image sharing and social media service Pinterest announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2020.
Myanmar Military Government Orders Telecom Networks To Temporarily Block Facebook
Myanmar’s new military government has ordered local telecom firms to temporarily block Facebook until February 7 midnight, days after the country's military seized power in a coup.
Instagram Is Working On A ‘Vertical Stories’ Feed
Instagram is developing a new feature that could give its app more of a TikTok-like feel: Vertical Instagram Stories
TikTok Now Has An Official Android TV App
TikTok has come to Google’s Android TV platform, marking the short video app’s latest expansion to big screens, according to 9to5Google. Though the app is currently on the Google Play Store, it seems to not be working in every region yet
Kaspersky Has Released A Free Decryptor For Fonix Ransomware
Kaspersky has released a decryptor for the Fonix Ransomware (XONIF) that allows victims to recover their encrypted files for free.
Sony Sold 4.5 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles In 2020
Sony shipped 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units worldwide in 2020, as revealed by information published alongside the company’s latest earnings report.
Google To Pay $2.59 Million To Settle Allegations Of Discrimination
The tech giant Google has agreed to pay $2.59 million to more than 5,500 current employees and former job applicants as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor over allegations of systemic discrimination as it relates to compensation and hiring.
Google To Shut Down Internal Stadia Game Development Studios
The tech giant Google said on Monday it would stop internal development of games for Stadia, making the cloud-based game-streaming service entirely dependent on titles from other game developers and publishers.
Spotify Launches Service In South Korea
South Korean consumers will be offered two price plans -- one costing 10,900 won per month ($9.80) for one subscriber and another costing 16,350 won ($16.70) that can be used by two people.
Apple Launches Google Chrome Extension For iCloud Passwords
Apple has launched an official Google Chrome extension for the Windows and Mac versions of the web browser to help users use the passwords stored in their iCloud Keychain.
Smartphone Maker Xiaomi Sues US In Bit To Remove Itself From ‘Communist Chinese Military Company ‘
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has filed a legal action against the US Defense and Treasury departments that seeks to remove itself from the country's official list of Communist Chinese military companies (CCMC).
Top 5 Ways To Protect Yourself Against Mobile Malware
Did you know that every year, the number of threats your phone encounters keeps increasing? As of March 2020, the total number of new Android malware samples amounted to 482,579 per month. According to AV-Test, trojans were the most common type of malware affecting Android...
