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.
PS5 April Update Brings New Storage Options And Social Features
Sony is rolling out the first major software update for PlayStation 5 console, which comes with new features and improvements. The first major PS5 console update lets you store PS5 games on USB extended storage, share gameplay across PS5 and PS4 consoles, and more.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 14, 2021
2 min read
Facebook Testing Video Speed Dating App ‘Sparked’
Facebook is testing a video speed-dating app called Sparked that will first allow 4-minute dates to help users find if they are compatible with each other.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 14, 2021
1 min read
Netflix Gives Its Kids Profiles A New Look
The streaming giant Netflix is redesigning its kids’ profiles to make them more visually appealing and more prominently display popular characters from kids’ shows.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 14, 2021
1 min read
Apple’s ‘Spring Loaded’ Event Will Be Held On April 20
Apple has officially announced its next event “Spring Loaded” for April 20.The official confirmation came just hours after the company’s voice assistant revealed the date early when asked “When is the next Apple event?”
Bijay Pokharel,
April 14, 2021
1 min read
3.1 Million External Attacks On Cloud User Accounts In Q4 2020 – McAfee
In Q4, McAfee Labs observed an average of 648 threats per minute, an increase of 60 threats per minute (10%) over Q3. The two quarters also saw COVID-19-related cyber-attack detections increase by 240% in Q3 and 114% in Q4, while Powershell threats again surged 208%...
Bijay Pokharel,
April 13, 2021
1 min read
Microsoft To Buy Speech-Recognition Firm Nuance For $16B: Report
Microsoft Corp is in advanced talks to buy artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications Inc at about $16 billion.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 12, 2021
1 min read
Facebook Spent $23 Million On Mark Zuckerberg’s Security In 2020
Facebook spent more than $23 million to provide security for its CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2020.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 11, 2021
2 min read
Researchers Found Critical Vulnerability In Zoom, Rewarded $200,000
The vulnerability was discovered as part of a contest, Pwn2Own, organised by cybersecurity firm Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), a programme designed to reward security researchers for responsibly disclosing vulnerabilities.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 10, 2021
2 min read
Samsung Announced The New Galaxy SmartTag+
It also uses augmented reality (AR) technology to visually guide you towards where your missing item is located using your smartphone’s camera.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 9, 2021
2 min read
MacBook, iPad Production Delayed Over Global Chip Shortage
Tech giant Apple has delayed the production of MacBook and iPad due to the global shortage of components, according to a new report from Nikkei Asia.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 9, 2021
1 min read
500 Million LinkedIn Account Leaked Online On A Popular Hacker Forum
Days after a massive Facebook data leaked, a thread actor is selling an archive containing data purportedly scraped from 500 million LinkedIn profiles on a popular hacker forum.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 9, 2021
1 min read
Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger And Instagram Recovered After Brief Outage
Facebook's platforms including WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram were down for thousands of users on Thursday.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 9, 2021
1 min read
Uber Announces $250M Stimulus For Drivers
Uber on Wednesday launched a $250 million "stimulus" plan to lure wary drivers back to the platform as demand for rides outstrips supply.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 8, 2021
1 min read
Facebook Isn’t Planning To Notify 533 Million Users Affected By Data Leak
The social media giant Facebook did not notify the more than 530 million users whose details were obtained through the misuse of a feature before 2019 and recently made public in a database.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 8, 2021
1 min read
How To Fix The 500 Internal Server Error In WordPress
Internal server error in WordPress is often caused by plugin or theme functions. Other possible causes of internal server error in WordPress that we know of are: corrupted .htaccess file and PHP memory limit.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 8, 2021
3 min read
Intel Launches 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable Processors
New 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (code-named “Ice Lake”) are the foundation of Intel’s data center platform, enabling customers to capitalize on some of the most significant business opportunities today by leveraging the power of AI.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 7, 2021
1 min read
Facebook Says 530 Million Users’ Data ‘Scraped’ Before September 2019
The social media giant Facebook said on Tuesday that more than 530 million Facebook users' data is obtained by scraping it from their platform prior to September 2019.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 7, 2021
1 min read
Have I Been Pwned Adds Search For Leaked Facebook Phone Number
On April 4th 2021, 533 million Facebook users’ phone number has been leaked on a popular hacker forum for free. The sold data included 533,313,128 Facebook users, with information such as a member’s mobile number, Facebook ID, name, gender, location, relationship status, occupation, date of birth, and...
Bijay Pokharel,
April 7, 2021
1 min read
Signal Is Testing A Payment Feature In The United Kingdom
Single is testing a new feature that enables you to send and receive privacy focused payments as easily as sending or receiving a message.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 7, 2021
1 min read
European Commissions Were Hit By Cyber-Attack Last Week
The European Commission and several other European Union organizations were hit by a cyberattack in March, according to a European Commission spokesperson.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 7, 2021
1 min read



