Global News Meta fined €91Mn by Irish regulators for storing user passwords in plaintext Meta is no stranger to be hit by financial penalties for user… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 27, 20242 minute read
Crypto News Security North Korean hackers behind attack that exploited a Chrome flaw for crypto theft A North Korean hacking group identified as Citrine Sleet, reportedly exploited a… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 31, 20243 minute read
Global News Security [Updated]: CrowdStrike offers $10 apology ‘gift cards’ for the internet catastrophe that unfolded last week [Update]: CrowdStrike later reached out to comment on the development, revealing that… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 25, 20242 minute read
News Security Apple warns some India iPhone users of Pegasus-like mercenary spyware threat Apple has once again alerted certain users of the iPhone in India… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 11, 20242 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Instagram introduces Nudity Protection in private messages In response to growing concerns over user safety in online spaces, popular… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 12, 20243 minute read
Apple News Security Apple warns users in 92 countries including India, of targeted spyware attack to gain unathorized iPhone access Apple has issued a sweeping alert to iPhone users in India and… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 11, 20242 minute read
News Security Indian government’s cloud infra leaked citizen data for several years due to misconfiguration: Report A major data security lapse, which has now been fixed, within India’s… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 3, 20242 minute read
Apple Global News Security Apple says ‘Lockdown Mode’ has completed a year with no successful cyberattacks In the fast-paced realm of cybersecurity, Apple’s Lockdown Mode has completed a… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 7, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Spanish media consortium files €550mn lawsuit against Facebook-parent Meta A consortium comprising more than 80 prominent media outlets in Spain has… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 4, 20232 minute read
Global News Security Apple addresses zero-day threats with security updates to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS In the face of ever-evolving cyber threats, user vigilance remains paramount, and… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 2, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Meta loses bid to shift privacy dispute with FTC to court In a significant legal development, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 28, 20232 minute read
Gadgetry News Security Apple issues security updates to fix zero-day bugs targeting iPhone and Mac users Apple has launched a series of urgent security updates that are targeted… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 24, 20232 minute read
Apps Global Internet News X to use collected user data and publicly available information to train its AI and ML models The fact that Twitter – now known as X – is in… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 4, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News X to collect biometrics of premium users for “safety, security and identification purposes” X, the erstwhile Twitter, is now set to collect even more sensitive… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 1, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Indian govt. brings back data protection bill, tabled in lower house amid strong Opposition India’s Union Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, introduced the… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 3, 20233 minute read
Global News Security Massive leak at Bangladesh govt site exposes data of millions of citizens In a major cybersecurity breach, a government website in Bangladesh has exposed… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 9, 20232 minute read
