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State-Backed Russian Hackers Stole Sensitive Data from US Government Networks, Says Intelligence Report

A day after it was revealed that hackers from Russia and Iran obtained U.S. voter information, CISA and FBI in a joint statement said that a state-backed Russian group stole data

Oct 23, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Us presidential election

Wikipedia and WHO Join Hands to Stop the Spread of Coronavirus Misinformation

Some of the rumors are silly and harmless, but false information about the cure for coronavirus-caused disease could be lethal

Oct 23, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus Fake news

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Touches Down on Asteroid Bennu for Historic Sample Collection

Asteroid Bennu is believed to be formed during the formation of the solar system some 4.5 billion years ago and it might contain the building blocks of life

Oct 21, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Nasa Asteroid Space

China Makes it Official, No Ban on Imports of BTS Merchandise

BTS ARMY in China can heave a sigh of relief as China confirms there is no ban on BTS merchandise in the country.

Oct 21, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

BTS Celebrity news

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Plays 'Among Us' on Twitch, Draws 700,000 Views; Will it Win Her Votes?

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez played the hit video game 'Among Us' on Twitch and asked people to come out and vote.

Oct 21, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Beware! Telegram Channel Creating Deepfake Nude Images of Thousands of Women

Thousands of users have been using the Telegram bot to create deepfake photo-realistic nude image of women using pictures from social media sites.

Oct 21, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Artificial intelligence

Hackers Maybe Using 63 Spoofed Census Bureau Domains for Phishing Attack, Warns FBI

FBI and Homeland Security have found 63 newly registered domains that mimic the Census Bureau's website address that can be used for a phishing attack

Oct 20, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Hackers Gain Access to Banking Apps, Steal Over NIS 500,000 From Dozens of Israelis

Police arrested 16 suspects including a couple who managed the operation that targeted elderly people's bank accounts gaining access to phone plan

Oct 20, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Facebook Set to Create 'Biggest Dark Web' With End-To-End Encryption, Says Australian Minister

Facebook wants to introduce end-to-end encryption to Messenger and Instagram messaging services to secure users' privacy but the plans have met with opposition

Oct 20, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Preorders for iPhone 12 Surpass iPhone 11 on First Day With 2 Million in 24 Hours

The orders topped 2 million for iPhone 12 models in the first 24 hours, up from 800,000 units of the iPhone 11 for the same period last year

Oct 19, 2020

By IANS

Security Flaws in Discord's Desktop App Allowed Hackers to Take Over System

Japanese Bug Bounty hunter Masato Kinugawa found three bugs in Discord's desktop app that allowed remote execution attacks (RCE)

Oct 19, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Elon Musk Pushes SpaceX to Send Starship Rocket to Mars in 2024 Before Sending Humans

The Starship rocket which is currently under development and testing has an ambitious target of sending an unmanned mission to Mars in the 2024 launch window

Oct 18, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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