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.
How Many Megapixels Is The Human Eye?
According to scientist and photographer Dr. Roger Clark, the resolution of the human eye is 576 megapixels i.e. 90 degrees *60 arc-minutes*1/0.3*60*1/0.3= 324,000,000 pixels (324 megapixels).120*120*60/ (0.3*0.3) = 576 megapixels.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 10, 2021
3 min read
Reddit’s Valuation Doubles To $6 Billion After New $250 Million Funding
Reddit said on Monday that it raised more than $250 million in a new round of funding that doubled its valuation to $6 billion.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 9, 2021
1 min read
Hackers Tried Poisoning Florida By Changing Chemical Levels
The intruder spent between three to five minutes inside the system and changed the the sodium hydroxide level from 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 9, 2021
1 min read
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.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 9, 2021
2 min read
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..
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2021
1 min read
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.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2021
1 min read
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.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 7, 2021
1 min read
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.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 6, 2021
1 min read
‘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...
Bijay Pokharel,
February 5, 2021
2 min read
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
Bijay Pokharel,
February 5, 2021
2 min read
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.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 5, 2021
1 min read
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.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 5, 2021
2 min read
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.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 4, 2021
1 min read
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
Bijay Pokharel,
February 4, 2021
1 min read
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
Bijay Pokharel,
February 4, 2021
1 min read
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.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 4, 2021
1 min read
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.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 3, 2021
1 min read
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.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 2, 2021
2 min read
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.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 2, 2021
1 min read
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.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 2, 2021
1 min read



