Apple Shuts Some California Stores As Coronavirus Cases Rises
The tech giant Apple said on Friday it was temporarily shutting some stores in California following a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, sending the iPhone maker’s shares down 1.3% in trading after the bell.
FDA Authorizes Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, as expected after an independent panel commissioned by the administration recommended its approval earlier this week.
Europol Launches Decryption Platform To Fight Against Organized Crime And Terrorism In Europe
Europol launched an innovative decryption platform to decrypt information lawfully obtained in criminal investigations.
Google Is Offering Free Weekly Covid-19 Testing For Employees
The tech giant Google is offering free weekly Covid-19 tests for 90,000 Google employees.
A Facebook Bug Exposed Instagram Users’ Email Addresses And Birthdays
Security researcher Saugat Pokharel has discovered a bug that exposed Instagram users’ individual email addresses and birthdays.
What Is A Rootkit? And How To Defend Against Rootkits
Rootkits can contain a number of tools, ranging from programs that allow hackers to steal your passwords to modules that make it easy for them to steal your credit card or online banking information.
Sony Removes Cyberpunk 2077 From PlayStation Store
In a statement on PlayStation’s website, Sony said it would offer full refunds to users who purchased the game through the PlayStation Store.
Spotify To Launch In South Korea In 2021
Music streaming giant Spotify said on Friday it will launch its service in South Korea in the first half of 2021. The launch will give South Korean listeners access to its over 60 million tracks and over 4 billion playlists, the company said.
Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability Found On Contact Form 7
The Astra Security Research team discovered a high-severity Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Contact Form 7 5.3.1 and older versions. The vulnerable plugin, Contact Form 7, has over 5 million active installs making this urgent upgrade a necessity for WordPress site owners out there. By exploiting this...
Twitter To Relaunch Verification On January 20, 2021
The micro blogging site Twitter is resuming its verification on January 20, 2021. The new policy was refined with input from tens of thousands of user responses after Twitter confirmed in November it would be relaunching verification next year.
SolarWinds Hackers Breach US Nuclear Weapons Agency
The Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration have evidence that hackers accessed their networks as part of an extensive espionage operation that has affected at least half a dozen federal agencie
What is Formjacking And How To Protect Yourself
Formjacking is when cybercriminals inject malicious JavaScript code to hack a website and take over the functionality of the site's form page to collect sensitive user information.
Facebook Is Temporarily Disabling Some Messenger And Instagram Features In Europe
A small message has appeared in both the Facebook Messenger and Instagram apps for European users this week, noting that some features aren’t available to “respect new rules for messaging services in Europe.”
Bitcoin Hits All-Time High Rising Above $20,000
The world’s most prominent digital currency broke through the $20,000 level around 8:30 a.m. EST, CoinDesk figures show. The cryptocurrency rose to as much as $20,817.80 at roughly 9:15 a.m., additional CoinDesk data reveals.
3 Million Users Installed 28 Malicious Chrome Or Edge Extensions
Over 3 million internet users have reportedly been found out to have installed about 15 Chrome as well as 13 Edge extensions that supposedly all include malicious code according to the security firm Avast.
Twitter To Remove Harmful False Claims About COVID-19 Vaccinations
Any tweets claiming that vaccines “intentionally cause harm to control populations” or invoke conspiracy theories will be subject to removal, according to Twitter’s blog post.
Twitter To Discontinue ‘Quote Tweet Prompt’
Twitter saw a 20 percent decrease in retweets and quote tweets while the automatic quote tweet prompt was in place.
Zoom Is Lifting 40-Minute Meeting Limit For Upcoming Holidays
The limits will be removed in recognition of Hanukkah, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and Kwanzaa. The company similarly lifted its 40-minute limit last month for Thanksgiving Day.
How To Shutdown Or Restart Windows 10 PC Using CMD
It's very useful to learn how to use command line to shutdown or restart a Windows 10 computer. Or even you can create a timer also.
Facebook Launches Instagram Lite App In India
Facebook is working to bring back the Instagram Lite app in India The new app comes in less than 2MB of size. Facebook initially tested the Instagram Lite app in the country back in June 2018.
