Microsoft has confirmed that a data breach has led to the exposure of 250 million records that can be accessed by anyone through a web browser. Microsoft in a blog post said that an internal database was exposed due to some misconfigured security rules between 05 and 31 December 2019.
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Experts from the United Nations have demanded an investigation into a plot to hack the phone of Jeff Bezos, who owns Amazon and Washington Post. David Kaye and Agnes Callamard, who are the UN special rapporteurs, said they had information that points to the possible involvement of Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince.
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The images of the next range of Samsung’s smartphones, which are expected to be the Galaxy S20 series, have leaked. The visuals give a hint of the powerful internals. The images are alleged to be of the Galaxy S20+ 5G and show us how they would look like.
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The SelfieType will make use of the front camera to trace the movement of the fingers of the users as they type. With the help of artificial intelligence, the movements are transferred for typing to a standard QWERTY keyboard.
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Facebook has accepted that it is investigating the case of a database leak of names and phone numbers of more than 267 million users. An online hacker, who belonged to a crime group, made the database available for download last week.
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Facebook was replying to a request for information by two senators. They claimed that knowing a user’s location has advantages ranging from displaying ads, fighting hackers and countering misinformation.
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News reports from the German media are suggesting that hackers, with alleged links to the Vietnamese government, have hacked BMW & Hyundai networks, the two leading car manufacturers.
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The new tariff plan of all operators will be effective from 06 December 2019. Below are the updated tariff plans price comparison chart of all four major telecom operators.
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According to the latest directive of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China, people will now have to scan their faces before purchasing a mobile phone or sim card. The rule, which comes into force now, was announced in September 2019.
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The University of British Columbia has come up with a study that suggests robotic vehicles like delivery drones or rovers can be easily hacked. A total of three different types of stealth attacks were designed by researchers which made the machines miss their targets, crash and delay their mission.
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Hacked! MixCloud, a US-based renowned audio streaming site has been breached in November. The hacker is now selling the data of around 21 million users accounts on the dark web marketplace.
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