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84 Fraudulent Apps On The AppStore Still Trick Users Out Of More Than $100M Annually
Avast shared a list of 133 fraudulent apps in March 2021, and after over a year, in June 2022, 84 of them are still active on the AppStore.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 12, 2022
9 min read
How Long Is The Average Rebound Relationship?
Rebound relationships are hastily-entered into unions quickly following a breakup. They can be born out of convenience, emotional distress, or desperation on the part of the recently single person. Not all subsequent relationships are necessarily rebounds—rebounds have distinct characteristics and often follow a predictable pattern.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 11, 2022
7 min read
Marriott Hotel Suffers Another Data Breach, 20GB Data Stolen
Marriott International has confirmed that it has been hit by yet another data breach that exposed staff and customer information.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 7, 2022
1 min read
AstraLocker Ransomware Releases Free Decryptors For Its Victims
AstroLocker ransomware has shut down its operation and plans to switch to cryptojacking.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 5, 2022
1 min read
Hackers Post Crypto Scams On British Army’s Youtube & Twitter Accounts
Cybercriminals have infiltrated the British Army's Twitter and YouTube accounts to promote cryptocurrency scams and on YouTube, they replaced the British Army's videos with old live streams featuring Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 4, 2022
1 min read
The Negative Effects Of Social Media
According to a survey conducted by the Royal Society for Public Health, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram all lead to increased feelings of depression, anxiety, poor body image, and loneliness in teenagers.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 2, 2022
10 min read
Google To Pay $90 Million To Developers To Settle Play Store Lawsuit
Tech giant Google has reached a settlement over a lawsuit with a group of developers, where it will establish a $90 million fund to support developers in the US who earned $2 million or less in annual revenue through Google Play, during each year from...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 1, 2022
2 min read
Three Defendants Indicted In Software License Piracy Scheme
Defendants Allegedly Sold Over $88 Million Worth of Stolen Software Licenses
Bijay Pokharel,
June 29, 2022
4 min read
United States Seizes Six Websites Providing Illegal Access To Copyrighted Music
The Justice Department announced today the seizure of six websites as part of ongoing efforts by the Department of Justice and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to combat copyright infringement.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 28, 2022
2 min read
How To End A Toxic Relationship
A toxic relationship is characterized by dysfunctional behaviors that meddle with your health and well-being. According to licensed therapist Stephanie Wijkstrom, characteristics of toxic relationships include invalidation, guilt, gaslighting, name-calling and using anger and forgiveness to control outcomes or a partner’s behavior.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 23, 2022
4 min read
Network Change, Not Cyber Attack, Caused Outage: Cloudflare
The largest content delivery network (CDN) Cloudflare, which suffered an outage on Tuesday, said that the issue occurred because of a network change, not owing to a cyber attack.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 22, 2022
2 min read
Microsoft Blocked Windows 10 And Windows 11 Downloads In Russia
Microsoft has blocked the download of Windows 10 and Windows 11 ISOs and installation tools in Russia, with no reason for the block provided by the company.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 21, 2022
1 min read
Russian Botnet Disrupted In International Cyber Operation
The U.S. Department of Justice, together with law enforcement partners in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, have dismantled the infrastructure of a Russian botnet known as RSOCKS which hacked millions of computers and other electronic devices around the world.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 18, 2022
4 min read
iCloud Hacker Sentenced 9 Years In Prison For Stealing Nude Photos
He stored 3.5 terabytes of stolen content from over 500 victims on cloud and physical storage, with roughly 1 terabyte of the cloud storage dedicated to stolen nude photographs and videos.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 17, 2022
2 min read
WindowServer On Mac – Everything You Need To Know
According to Apple, WindowServer is one of macOS’ essential processes. Just like every process has a specific function, the WindowServer also has one. It is the process responsible for establishing a connection between every application or process present on a Mac to the connected display.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 15, 2022
4 min read
How To Comfort Someone After a Breakup
Breakups suck. Nearly everyone goes through at least one in their lifetime, and many of us go through many more. This means at any given moment, someone in the world is talking to a close friend through post-breakup sadness.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 14, 2022
9 min read
Researcher Discovers New Hardware Bug In Apple M1 Chip
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified a new hardware vulnerability in Apple's in-house silicon M1 chip that powers Macs.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 11, 2022
2 min read
Apple Unveils An All-New Lock Screen Experience In iOS 16
Apple today previewed iOS 16, delivering the biggest update ever to the Lock Screen.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 7, 2022
2 min read
How To Identify Abandonment Issues
Feelings of distrust or insecurity—even with your closest friends—are common signs of abandonment issues, which can stem from childhood. You might not even realize or remember exactly why these feelings arise, but there is a way to try and work through them.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 6, 2022
6 min read
Researchers Find Critical Bug In UNISOC Smartphone Chip
Cyber-security researchers on Thursday reported a critical security vulnerability in UNISOC's smartphone chip being used for cellular communication in 11 percent of the world's smartphones.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 2, 2022
1 min read
