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iPhone 13 users should avoid installing Apple’s iOS 17, warns Apple specialist
1 year, 2 months ago

iPhone 13 users should avoid installing Apple’s iOS 17, warns Apple specialist

Firstpost  

A former Apple sales specialist and self proclaimed Apple expert has warned that iPhone 13 users should not update their devices to iOS 17. He reports facing numerous challenges, including app crashes, poor performance in social media apps as well as connectivity issues In a recent viral TikTok video, Tyler Morgan, a self-proclaimed former Apple sales specialist, who goes by …

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Threat actors creating fake play-to-earn gaming apps to steal cryptocurrency warns FBI
1 year, 9 months ago

Threat actors creating fake play-to-earn gaming apps to steal cryptocurrency warns FBI

The Hindu  

Cybercriminals are using custom-created gaming apps which promise financial rewards to entice users into creating a cryptocurrency wallet, purchasing cryptocurrency, and joining a specific game app, to steal millions of dollars in cryptocurrency, the FBI said in a public service announcement. The FBI has advised users to create unique wallets to isolate primary cryptocurrency holdings which ensure their safety in …

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Metaverse could be an existential threat to Facebook, warns Meta
3 years, 1 month ago

Metaverse could be an existential threat to Facebook, warns Meta

India Today  

Meta chief technology officer and former Facebook employee Andrew Bosworth in an internal memo had noted that virtual reality can be a toxic environment, especially for women and minorities. The memo, which dates back to March noted that Metaverse would be an existential threat to Facebook if it turned off mainstream customers from the medium entirely. Bosworth later posted a …

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Delhi Police warns users about fake ICICI webpage link being circulated to dupe users
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Police warns users about fake ICICI webpage link being circulated to dupe users

India Today  

Every day scammers are coming with up new ways to dupe people. The recent scam that is doing the rounds involves the ICICI bank webpage about which the Delhi Police has issued a warning. Users have received messages claiming to from ICICI Bank asking them to verify their KYC details in order to save their accounts from getting suspended. The …

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Indian cyber agency warns Android users about fake COVID-19 vaccine registration message
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian cyber agency warns Android users about fake COVID-19 vaccine registration message

India Today  

With people struggling to book vaccination slots in India, a new message which claims to offer registration through an app is in circulation. Warning citizens about the same, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In said in an advisory, “It has been reported that a fake SMS message is in circulation that falsely claims to offer an app to …

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WhatsApp Addresses Vulnerable Bugs After CERT-in Warns Users That Their Data Is at Risk
3 years, 8 months ago

WhatsApp Addresses Vulnerable Bugs After CERT-in Warns Users That Their Data Is at Risk

News 18  

WhatsApp on Monday said that it has addressed two bugs that existed on its outdated software and that it had no reason to believe that “these vulnerabilities were ever abused”. The official statement came in the wake of a recent advisory issued by the CERT-In, India’s cybersecurity agency, which cautioned WhatsApp users about certain vulnerabilities in the app that could …

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Cybersecurity Firm Avast Warns Google of 21 Adware Gaming Apps on Play Store, Android Users Beware
4 years, 2 months ago

Cybersecurity Firm Avast Warns Google of 21 Adware Gaming Apps on Play Store, Android Users Beware

News 18  

Cybersecurity firm Avast has warned Google of 21 adware gaming apps on the Google Play Store of which 19 are still available to download. At the moment, Google is still investigating reports on the adware gaming apps, the company added. After downloading them from Google Play Store, the gaming apps hardly offered anything from what they promoted but bombarded the …

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Apple's iOS 14 warns users Instagram accessing iPhone camera
4 years, 4 months ago

Apple's iOS 14 warns users Instagram accessing iPhone camera

Daily Mail  

Multiple apps have recently come under fire for accessing smartphone features without permission and the latest service to get caught in the act is Instagram. Apple's iOS 14 update shows a green icon on the control panel of an iPhone or iPad screen when an app attempts to infiltrate the camera in the background. The iOS 14 notification feature is …

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Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt cyber watchdog CERT-In warns public of large-scale phishing attacks using COVID-19 as bait
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt cyber watchdog CERT-In warns public of large-scale phishing attacks using COVID-19 as bait

Firstpost  

The government has warned against a large-scale cyber attack against individuals and businesses, where attackers may use COVID-19 as a bait to steal personal and financial information. New Delhi: The government has warned against a large-scale cyber attack against individuals and businesses, where attackers may use COVID-19 as a bait to steal personal and financial information. “Such emails are designed …

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