Russia along with its major internet providers is set to disconnect from the internet as part of the “sovereign internet” law that came into effect recently. This is due to the long-planned internet bill which was proposed by the Russian…
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On Thursday morning, Twitter’s top trending hashtags included some extremely sexually charged words and phrases. These hashtags included “#creampie” and “#forcedanal,” Motherboard reports. While the social media platform says it’s…
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Leaked documents show that Facebook used user data as a bargaining chip with its advertising partners and leveraged the data against its competitors.  NBC News first reported on the confidential documents in April that contained Facebook’s…
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A new report claims, surprise, social media isn’t really that free. Instead, it’s full of bad faith actors manipulating elections and government officials surveilling users. The report, 2019 Freedom on the Net, comes from “independent…
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Remember SG Nasi Lemak? Well, it seems that Malaysia has its own version of it. But there’s a twist to the story this time. Over the weekend, Twitter user @_aisyaisa found her pictures posted without her knowledge on a Malaysia Telegram…
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Microsoft has tracked “significant” cyber attacks against sports authorities and anti-doping agencies, the tech giant announced Monday. The group, called Strontium, Fancy Bear or APT28, could impact the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Microsoft…
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Polish police have arrested the president of cryptocurrency exchange Crypto Capital on charges of money laundering. According to reports from the Polish news outlets W Polityce and RMF24, Ivan Manuel Molina Lee was arrested in Greece in…
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Nearly two decades have passed since the infamous Anna Kournikova virus swept the internet, but the names of celebrities are still being used to trick internet users into giving away their information. Cybersecurity firm McAfee recently…
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ANDROID phone owners are being warned over a dangerous new Bitcoin scam that steals your money. The scam is built into dodgy apps built by criminals, which experts now warn can be freely downloaded from the official Google Play Store. The…
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U.S. and Korean authorities have just revealed their bust of one of the world’s largest markets for child pornography, a crime that is proliferating at a furious pace with the rise of cryptocurrency. The Darknet website that operated the…
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While Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg seemed cheerful and even jokey when he took the stage today in front of journalists and media executives (at one point, he described the event as “by far the best thing” he’d done this week), he…
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First of all, if you have any of the below-listed apps installed on your Android device, you are advised to uninstall it immediately. Cybersecurity researchers have identified 42 apps on the Google Play Store with a total of more than 8…
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A Texas man has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison after being found guilty of hacking into the computer system of the Los Angeles Superior Court and then using it to send two million phishing emails. Thirty-three-year-old Oriyomi…
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The mobile app, which lets users share clips of themselves lip-syncing or dancing to popular music, reportedly has more than a billion downloads, with millions of those in the US. The senators expressed concern that the Chinese government…
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The Canadian security company, Blackberry, manufacturer of mobiles in partnership with TCL, has identified attempts of espionage against Pakistan military and government by state-sponsored hacker groups via mobile apps. The campaigns are…
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Mark Zuckerberg thinks Facebook is the internet That was the obvious conclusion, listening to the Facebook chief executive speak at Georgetown University. Billed as “a conversation on free expression,” this was in fact a speech, followed…
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TikTokaganda TikTok isn’t just for lighthearted lipsync videos some are using the app for far more sinister purposes. Militants for the terrorist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS, are using the social media video app to spread…
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Parents should be aware that a new Snapchat feature increases the chances that a total stranger can know where your child is at any given time. (Photo: Getty Images) A Tempe man suspected of using a popular app to find teen girls to watch…
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is waging a behind-the-scenes battle to stop the spread of disinformation about its 2020 presidential candidates, Politico reported Tuesday. The DNC is reportedly desperate to avoid a repeat of the…
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If you’ve been on Facebook or Twitter this week, you’ve probably come across Gradient, the popular, new photo app that takes a picture of your face and tells you what celebrity you look like. After being available for barely a week, the…
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg would be in jail now under the terms of a proposed new privacy law which would hold company execs personally responsible for their company’s failings. Under the proposed Mind Your Business Act, senior company…
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Threat researchers have discovered malicious code in WAV audio files, code that hackers use to mine cryptocurrencies. Hackers earn thousand of dollars per month On Oct. 16, researchers at BlackBerry Cylance, a software company that…
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The US reportedly carried out a cyberstrike against Iran following attacks against Saudi oil facilities in September. The cyber operation affected physical hardware and was aimed at Tehran’s ability to spread propaganda, Reuters reported…
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Chinese telecom company Huawei has criticized the Estonian government and media for spreading what it says are “arbitrary and unfounded” allegations about cybersecurity risks related to the company’s mobile phones. Hong Yang, head of…
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The power outages are the largest in California’s history, with some 800,000 customers affected. On Tuesday afternoon, as word spread of the imminent outages, people began visiting the PG&E website and reporting on social media that…
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