The Android app named “Barcode Scanner” on Google Play Store has infected 10 million users, an update to the app was the culprit

The security company; Malwarebytes has recently reported that it started getting distress calls from forum patrons in the late last December. The company has said that these forum users had a single issue in common that was: experiencing the opening of ads out of nowhere. The users also complained...

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Remote working for longer hours from home has become a new normal for many people, but it has some hidden risks as well according to a research

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have no other choice but to stay at home and work from here too. Many big companies are suggesting their employees to work from homes, including Google, Apple, Facebook, and Twitter. Whatever you think of this type of work does not really matter because this trend...

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Instagram Is Rolling Out A Touch Up Feature To Reels, Along With Testing New Blocking Abilities

Let us hone in on Instagram for today's dose of tech news. The social media app has recently introduced a Touch Up feature for Reels, as per Matt Navarra. It also seems to be testing the ability for individuals to block multiple people in one go. The Touch Up feature, recently made a part of...

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Google's Play Store Redesign Will Make It Easier For You To Find Apps

It seems like the design spree is not coming to an end any time soon for Google as along with the series of UI changes in the apps, some leak pictures have now shown that the company is also trying out new ways to update the Play Store as well. We saw Google Maps with all-important incremental...

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Here's What Google Does to Keep You Safe on Search

Are you a computer science enthusiast willing to learn how to code in different programming languages without spending thousands of dollars? Are you about to cook your first meal and looking for some recipes? Do you have your driving test tomorrow and want to study the signs and traffic...

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This New Tool Now Makes It Easy For Everyone To Spot A Deepfake

While algorithms are changing the world for the better, finally bad actors are also taking advantage for their own gains, and one recent example of such a case has been of generating fake faces that can make us believe as if the pictures are real. But finally, there is now a way to identify if...

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Ransomware Attacks Are Becoming Less Effective, But Will They Go Away?

Suffering from a ransomware attack is one of the worst things that anyone can end up going through. People that suffer from these attacks usually have two really unsatisfactory options. One would involve losing all of their data, and the alternative would be paying a hefty amount to the person that...

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