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.
You Can Now Tweet Pictures In 4K On Android And iOS
The microblogging site Twitter is letting all users tweet (and view) pictures in 4K on iOS and Android.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 22, 2021
1 min read
Microsoft Is Building A New App Store For Windows 10
Microsoft is working on a brand-new Store app for Windows 10 that will introduce a modern and fluid user interface, as well as bring changes to the policies that govern what kind of apps can be submitted to the store by developers
Bijay Pokharel,
April 21, 2021
1 min read
Here’s Everything Apple Announced From Apple’s ‘Spring Loaded’ Event
Apple just finished its first event of 2021 by streaming a virtual keynote for the "Spring Loaded" event held at its campus in Cupertino, California.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 21, 2021
3 min read
Apple To bring ‘Parler’ Back To App Store
Apple will bring Parler back to its App Store after the iPhone maker pulled it following the deadly Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 20, 2021
1 min read
Geico Data Breach Exposed Customers’ Driver’s License Numbers For More Than A Month
Insurance company Geico has suffered a data breach that exposed customers’ driver’s license for more than a month, according to a data breach notice filed with the attorney general of California.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 20, 2021
1 min read
You Can Now Transfer Your Facebook Posts And Notes To Google Docs, Blogger And WordPress
Social media giant Facebook announced a new feature that will allow users to export their Facebook posts and notes to popular services like Google Docs, Blogger, or WordPress.com.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 19, 2021
1 min read
Adobe Co-Founder Dr Geschke Passes At 81
Dr. Geschke co-founded Adobe in 1982 with Dr. John Warnock, a colleague from Xerox. Their first product was Adobe PostScript, a pivotal technology that sparked the desktop publishing revolution. Dr. Geschke was chief operating officer of Adobe from December 1986 to July 1994 and president...
Bijay Pokharel,
April 19, 2021
3 min read
Chrome 90 Will Let You Share Links To Highlighted Text
Google has started rolling out a feature for Chrome 90, which will allow you to create a link that takes people straight to the part of a page you highlighted.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 18, 2021
1 min read
Apple To Close Its Stores In US As COVID-19 Precautionary Measure
Apple has taken a step back in its efforts to reopen its stores around the world, with all six of its retail outlets in the US' Michigan closed as a preventative measure
Bijay Pokharel,
April 18, 2021
1 min read
Twitter Is Suffering From Another Outage, Users Unable To Send DMs
The micro-blogging site Twitter went down in the US and the company said it was working on fixing an issue with its servers.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 18, 2021
1 min read
Swinburne University Data Breach Exposes Details Of 5000 Individuals
Swinburne University has confirmed that details of more than 5,000 staff and students were inadvertently made available on the Internet. The information made available was name, email address, and in some cases, a contact phone number.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 17, 2021
1 min read
SpaceX Wins $2.9bn NASA Contract To Build Moon Lander
The contract is worth $2.9 billion and is part of NASA's Artemis programme, which aims to return astronauts to the moon by 2024 as a stepping stone to the first human mission to Mars.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 17, 2021
1 min read
Facebook Testing Dedicated News Feed For Businesses In US
Social media giant Facebook announced this morning it will begin testing a new experience for discovering businesses in its News Feed in the U.S.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 16, 2021
1 min read
Russian Hackers Are Actively Exploiting Five Publicly Known Vulnerabilities: NSA
The National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) jointly released a Cybersecurity Advisory, “Russian SVR Targets U.S. and Allied Networks,” today to expose ongoing Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) exploitation of five publicly known...
Bijay Pokharel,
April 16, 2021
1 min read
Microsoft Edge’s New ‘Kids Mode’ Is Rolling Globally
Kids Mode is a convenient browsing mode inside Microsoft Edge that’s designed for kids. With its kid-friendly features and safety guardrails in place, Kids Mode is a great place for children to safely explore the web.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 16, 2021
1 min read
Apple Launches $200 Million Fund For Climate Change
Apple announced a first-of-its-kind carbon removal initiative — called the Restore Fund — that will make investments in forestry projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere while generating a financial return for investors.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 16, 2021
3 min read
What Is Sextortion? And How Can You Avoid It?
Sextortion is an emerging online scam in which an attacker attempts to extort money or get victims to do something against their will by threatening to release embarrassing, personal images or their most intimate moments to their contacts, friends, and family.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 16, 2021
4 min read
Google Tests Responsive Design For Search Results On Desktop Web
Google is making a tweak to Search on desktop web that sees the results page adopt a more responsive design.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 15, 2021
1 min read
Google Assistant Can Now Help You Find Your Lost iPhone
The alert is triggered when asking "Hey Google, find my phone" through a Google smart home devices. Following the trigger, the Google Home app will send an iOS critical alert on the iPhone.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 15, 2021
1 min read
You Can Now Hide ‘Likes’ On Instagram
Instagram is now testing a new feature that will give users more controls in the form of three options — select not to see like counts on anyone’s posts, turn them off for their own posts, or keep the original experience.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 15, 2021
1 min read



