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Singapore GE2020: WP's Raeesah Khan Apologizes for Alleged Comments on Race, Religion

Raeesah Khan, a social activist, is WP's youngest candidate and is contesting from Sengkang GRC in the upcoming GE2020

Jul 5, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

A member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards checks a missile inside an underground depot in an undisclosed location, Iran, in this handout photo released by the official website of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on March 8, 2016

What Is Kinetic Cyber Attack? Experts Claim Digital Strike By Foreign Force Caused Iran Explosion

Iranian officials claimed that the blast was caused by a gas leak, experts claimed the reason was different

Jul 5, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity

UK PM Johnson to Phase Put Huawei's 5G Role Within Months: Report

The move comes after the country's spy agency GCHQ raised new security fears about the Chinese technology

Jul 5, 2020

By Reuters

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Google Removes 25 Android Apps From Play Store That May Have Stolen Your Facebook Login Details

These 25 apps had a total of over 2 million downloads and mostly offered services like wallpaper management, screenshot editor and weather

Jul 4, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Facebook Cybersecurity

Singapore GE2020: Nicole Seah Shines as Heng Swee Keat Fumbles, WP favored in East Coast GRC?

Memes of Worker's Party's Nicole Seah and Deputy PM Heng Swee Keat of People's Action Party are making the rounds on social media, giving thumbs up to Seah

Jul 4, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

'FakeSpy' Returns Targeting US, China, UK, Japan, But Expert Alerts About Pre-Installed Malware Threat

Researchers found preinstalled malware on more than 7.4 million Android devices, when FakeSpy, an old Android malware returned targetting several countries

Jul 4, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity

Google-Backed Groups Condemn Apple's Latest Warnings on User Tracking

Facebook and Google are the largest among thousands of firms that track online consumers to pick up on their habits and interests and serve them with the relevant ads

Jul 3, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Apple ios

RIP Reckful: Servers Crash as Fans Hold In-game Memorials for Twitch Streamer and WoW Legend

Byron Bernstein aka Reckful reportedly died of suicide at the age of 31 on July 2, his friend and ex-girlfriend confirmed on Twitter.

Jul 3, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

This Dangerous Chinese Hackers Group and a Defense Contractor Are Connected, Reveals New Finding

Researchers at a global security firm established a link between APT15 malware and Tianhe Defense Technology, a Chinese defense contractor

Jul 2, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity

Frustrated Amazon Driver Quits Job on Twitter, Ditches Loaded Delivery Van with Keys in Ignition

Amazon hasn't taken the incident lightly and has said that it will investigate the matter and take necessary action.

Jul 2, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Amazon prime

Singapore GE2020: WP's Jamus Lim Wins Hearts Post Debate; Fans Amazed by His Degrees, Vocabulary

Workers' Party's Jamus Lim is the talk of the town after he fared better than PAP's Vivian Balakrishnan in the national debate.

Jul 2, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Facebook Frustrates Advertisers as Boycott Over Hate Speech Kicks Off

The boycott will be a test for advertisers on how to reach billions of consumers without relying on the largest social media platform in the world, an ad agency executive mentioned

Jul 1, 2020

By Reuters

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