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Cybercriminals Who Have Extorted Over $10 Million Were Arrested
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested two cybercriminals from Las Vegas and New York. Suspects tricked around 7,500 people, from whom they cheated more than $10 million in total.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
September 23, 2019
Closed Beta of Incognito Mode in Google Maps Has Been Launched
A few days ago a closed beta of incognito mode in Google Maps has begun. Currently, it is only available to owners of Android devices and members of Google Maps Preview.
hardware & software
Paul Wozniak
September 22, 2019
Nokia Documents Reveal How Russia Puts its Citizens Under Surveillance
SORM, a system used to monitor the Internet and telecommunication activity of Russians, has once again become a subject of controversy. The disclosed Nokia documents show how the system helps Russia to keep track of its citizens. One might start asking some uncomfortable questions about human rights violation.
hardware & software
Julia Dragovic
September 19, 2019
Two Popular AdBlocks Used by Millions of People Accused of Fraud
The team responsible for creating one of the AdBlocks has recently published a text that makes it clear that two popular ad-blocking plugins do some other things as well, about which the user is not informed. The worst part, however, is that they were installed by millions of people.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
September 18, 2019
Man Went Missing 22 years ago - Google Maps Helped Find His Remains
Google Maps helped solve the mystery of William Moldt, who went missing 22 years ago. The man's sunken car was accidentally discovered in a satellite photo from Google Earth.
hardware & software
Konrad Serafinski
September 14, 2019
Discord's Game Subscription Service Goes Offline
Almost a year ago Discord introduced a game subscription. Unfortunately, the catalog of Nitro Games was not to the liking of the players. Therefore, the company has decided to resign from the service and will switch it off in mid-October.
hardware & software
Konrad Serafinski
September 14, 2019
Beta Version of GOG Galaxy 2.0 With First Major Update
The closed beta version of GOG Galaxy 2.0 has been updated for the first time to bring its functionality closer to what the developers promised in their first announcements. Galaxy 2.0 allows you to create a universal database of our games on all modern hardware platforms.
hardware & software
Michael Kulakowski
September 13, 2019
Trump Administration Wants to Monitor Phones of Mentally Ill People
Donald Trump's government is considering a new proposal to combat mass shootings, whereby the phones of people with mental health problems would be tracked to prevent acts of aggression.
hardware & software
Paul Wozniak
September 12, 2019
Kaspersky Tests a Tool for Detecting Cheaters in eSports
Kaspersky has announced a beta version of a tool to help detect cheaters in eSports.
hardware & software
Paul Wozniak
September 11, 2019
HackerOne - Organization That Enables Hackers Earn Millions of Dollars
HackerOne is an organization that brings together hackers from all over the world to keep them busy. Thanks to the cooperation with the company, many of them have already earned dizzying sums, sometimes exceeding one million dollars. All is takes is will and a lot of skill.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
September 9, 2019
Google Bans Advertising of Untested and Experimental Treatments
Google has announced bans for advertising of medical products and therapies that have not been adequately researched and proven to be effective. This has met with the approval of the medical community.
hardware & software
Milosz Szubert
September 9, 2019
Google and Facebook Accused of Breaking Electoral Silence in Russia
Facebook and Google were accused of breaking the electoral silence during the local elections held in Russia last Sunday. The companies were supposed to display advertisements and political spots in violation of the law. The Russian media supervisory authority has not informed about possible consequences for the companies.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
September 9, 2019
Facebook: 419 Million User Phone numbers Leaked
Facebook's got another big flop. A total of 419 million Facebook user phone numbers were found on a server, which could be accessed by almost anyone because it was not even password-protected.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
September 6, 2019
Facebook Limits Facial Recognition and Tests Removing of Likes
Facebook has changed its facial recognition settings - the option will no longer be active by default. As before on Instagram, the corporation is also conducting tests to remove the like counter and reactions to posts.
hardware & software
Julia Dragovic
September 4, 2019
Because of YouTube, Google May Have to Pay $200 Million Fine
The Federal Trade Commission ruled that YouTube had violated the Children's Online Privacy Act by displaying advertisements personalised for children. It is said that Google may have to pay a $200 million fine. Many people think, however, that this amount is hardly enough.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
September 2, 2019
Open Beta-tests of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge Have Started
Tests of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge began in April this year, but only now did it enter official open beta-tests, and can be downloaded from the developer's website.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
August 22, 2019
YouTube Considers Robot Fights as Animal Abuse?
YouTube has recently removed hundreds of videos depicting robot fights. However, the most interesting thing about this whole matter is the reason for the decision: the videos violated the rules on cruelty to animals.
other
Barth Faryna
August 22, 2019
Fake Version of Top VPN Website Spreads Malware
VPN is a service used by more and more users who are concerned about their safety in the web. Ironically, one of the largest sites of that type has been copied and is used to distribute malware through original client.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
August 21, 2019
Twitter Tests Automatic Filtering of Offensive Messages
Twitter has just started testing a special tool to ensure that users no longer receive offensive messages - at least in theory. If everything goes according to plan, we will soon have it at our disposal.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
August 16, 2019
Facebook Eavesdropped on User Voice Messages Through Third-Parties
Zuckerberg's social networking website commissioned external companies to transcribe private voice messages of its users. The official objective was to check the effectiveness of the AI developed by the company.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
August 14, 2019