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What Is Doxxing And How Can You Prevent It?
The term “doxxing” originates from the word “documents.” 1990s hacker culture shortened the term to “docs” and then “dox,” with “dropping dox” referring to collecting personal documents or information, such as a person’s physical address, and then publishing them online.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 15, 2021
5 min read
Best Free And Public DNS Servers In 2023
The Domain Name System (DNS) is an address book for the web, translating the web addresses that we use into the IP addresses used by computers to communicate.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 14, 2021
3 min read
Facebook Is Building Smartwatch With Health Features
Social media giant Facebook is building a smartwatch that will let users send messages and also offer health and fitness features
Bijay Pokharel,
February 13, 2021
1 min read
Alexa Can Now Greet People From Your Ring Doorbell Pro
Amazon is announcing that it’s adding Alexa to its Ring Video Doorbell Pro, giving it the ability to talk to people when they come to your house. The feature is called Alexa Greetings, and requires that you have a Ring Protect subscription, which starts at...
Bijay Pokharel,
February 12, 2021
2 min read
PlayStation Network Is Down Globally
Sony’s PlayStation Network is currently experiencing a global outage. On the PlayStation Network status page, every service except PlayStation Video is marked as experiencing issues.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 11, 2021
1 min read
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
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
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
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
Smartphone Maker Xiaomi Sues US In Bit To Remove Itself From ‘Communist Chinese Military Company ‘
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has filed a legal action against the US Defense and Treasury departments that seeks to remove itself from the country's official list of Communist Chinese military companies (CCMC).
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2021
1 min read
Top 5 Ways To Protect Yourself Against Mobile Malware
Did you know that every year, the number of threats your phone encounters keeps increasing? As of March 2020, the total number of new Android malware samples amounted to 482,579 per month. According to AV-Test, trojans were the most common type of malware affecting Android...
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2021
2 min read
FonixCrypter Ransomware Gang Releases Master Decryption Key
FonixCrypter gang has also released a package containing a decryption tool, how-to instructions, and the ransomware's master decryption key.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2021
1 min read
Google To Allow Gambling App In The US And More Countries
Applications are to be rated “Adult Only” and “prevent under-age users from using.” Additionally, users not in an approved state/territory must be prevented from accessing. The app has to be free to download and not use the Google Play In-app Billing system.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 29, 2021
1 min read
How To Prevent Your Phone From Being Hacked?
The threat of having your phone hacked has become a common and rational fear. The cold hard truth is that it is now possible to hack any phone. There are many different ways a hacker can get into your phone and steal personal and critical...
Bijay Pokharel,
January 28, 2021
3 min read
How To Fix ‘Windows Cannot Be Installed To This Disk’
When it comes to installing the latest Windows operating system, some Windows users may find themselves with the error message i.e. “Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style”.'
Bijay Pokharel,
January 28, 2021
3 min read
Microsoft’s Q2 Earnings Rise As Pandemic Boosts Cloud, Surface And Xbox
Microsoft Corp on Tuesday posted the second quarter of its 2021 financial results, reporting revenue of $43.1 billion and a net income of $15.5 billion.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 27, 2021
1 min read
