Twitter recently announced the addition of a new "Hide Replies" feature, which will give the platform's users a bit more control over conversations that stem from the tweets they make. Twitter Senior Product Manager Michelle Yasmeen Haq had this to say about the new addition: "With this feature, the person who started a conversation could … [Read more...] about Twitter Will Soon Release New Features With Update
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Report States Bots Account For 20 Percent Of Web Traffic
How much of the web's traffic would you estimate to be fake, if you had to guess? The answer to that question might surprise you. According to the 2019 Bad Bot Report published security firm Distil Networks, the answer is just over twenty percent. 20.4 percent to be precise. More than one fifth of all traffic on the web is … [Read more...] about Report States Bots Account For 20 Percent Of Web Traffic
Popular Android Apps Banned For Sending User Data To China
A major Chinese developer is in hot water with Google from an extensive BuzzFeed investigation which revealed that the company's apps were abusing user permissions, allowing the company to commit fraud on a massive scale. As a result of BuzzFeed's findings, Google took the step of removing six different apps made by the company down from the … [Read more...] about Popular Android Apps Banned For Sending User Data To China
Recent Data Breach May Affect Hotmail And Outlook Users
Microsoft recently confirmed that the login credentials of one of its customer support agents was compromised. This allows unknown third parties to log in and gain access to data contained in an unspecified number of users' Hotmail and Outlook email accounts. The exposure occurred between January 1 and March 28 of this year (2019). When news … [Read more...] about Recent Data Breach May Affect Hotmail And Outlook Users
Issue With Internet Explorer Could Affect Most PC Users
Are you still surfing the web with Internet Explorer? If so, you're not alone. Four years after Microsoft announced Edge as its successor, the company's old browser still has a few stubborn holdouts who continue to use it for various reasons. Unfortunately, security experts keep finding critical security flaws in the code that make … [Read more...] about Issue With Internet Explorer Could Affect Most PC Users
Hackers Are Now Using Remote Desktop Services For Ransomware
Ransomware continues to be the weapon of choice for hackers around the world, but their distribution methods are evolving. Recently, a new strain of the ransomware known as CryptoMix was found in the wild, sporting a new distribution methodology. Hackers are beginning to target publicly exposed remote desktop services and installing their … [Read more...] about Hackers Are Now Using Remote Desktop Services For Ransomware
