In September this year, China’s Industry And Information Technology Ministry had issued a notice in this regard to “protect the legitimate rights and interest of citizens in cyberspace”. This will make it easier for the Chinese government to track mobile phone and internet users. According to the notice, telecom operators need to use “artificial intelligence and other technical means” to check the identities of people registering SIM cards. This means consumers will have their photos taken, which will be used to check against their identity information held online for a match....

Lizard Squad or technical glitch? PlayStation Network and Xbox Live go down on ChristmasSony confirms the outage The premier foe of both the online gaming networks, Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility for DDoSing them. The hide and seek involving Lizard Squad and the two gaming networks continued over the Christmas eve into today. As promised in the now banned Twitter account @LizardPatrol, the Lizard Squad claimed responsibility for taking down PlayStation Network on Twitter, saying it has downed both networks with DDoS attacks – basically, intentionally overloading servers by sending a flood of bogus web traffic....

The hacking contest held over last weekend – November 16 and 17 – saw China’s top hackers take part in the Tianfu Cup 2019 International Cyber Security Competition – the country’s top hacking competition – to test some of the world’s most popular applications. For those unaware, prior to 2018, Chinese experts had successfully dominated Pwn2Own, the world’s largest hacking contest, by winning the competition years in a row. However, in the spring of 2018, the Chinese Government prohibited Chinese white hat hackers from taking part in international hacking competitions....

Security Researcher discovers critical universal Cross Site Scripting (XSS) flaw that affects Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 and 8.1Vulnerability Leo has submitted his revelation on the Full Disclosure mailing list, which can be found here. He said that he had also reported the issue to Microsoft on 13th October, 2014 but Microsoft has not patched the vulnerability as of now. Vulnerability The vulnerability is known as a universal cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw....

A prominent security researcher has discovered serious vulnerabilities in a system that allows awards voters to watch the latest movie screeners online. Chris Vickery who works for Mac Keeper and had previously gained access to the ‘World-Check’ terror, crime and sanctions database, informed TF of his discovery last month after an unsecured database was left open to the public. Screeners are copies of unreleased films which are given to press for reviews by movie studios....

The Chinese tech giant recently released the 12th iteration of its customized version of Android, i.e., MIUI 12. Apart from the regular security improvements, MIUI 12 packs a host of different animations coupled with impressive visual enhancements. However, the new MIUI 12 ‘Super Wallpapers’ have captured the most attention. Thanks to XDA developers, you can download and install these 3D interactive live wallpapers on any Android smartphone. In this article, we will show you how to install the MIUI 12 ‘Super Wallpapers’ on your android smartphone....

For those unfamiliar, vaping was invented in 2003 to help those individuals who are trying to quit smoking. In turn, vaping became so famous that even non-smokers tried it and were impressed, which increased the number of individuals using this. The vaping, which is executed through what is called an electronic cigarette or a vape pen, is a little more complicated than lighting up an organic cigarette. The practice is which is barely lethal or dangerous turned out to be nightmare for this 30-year-old man....

For those unfamiliar, Musk is an active Twitter user, who keeps everyone updated about the electric vehicle maker’s upcoming products and plans by sharing information on the social media platform. Bria Loveday, 10-year-old daughter of Twitter user Steven Loveday, suggested that Musk should run a competition to find the best homemade commercial for Tesla. The company is opposed to the idea of commercials. “I have noticed that you do not advertise, but many people make homemade commercials for Tesla and some of them are very good, they look professional and they are entertaining....

As part of Neuralink’s live event demo, the billionaire entrepreneur showed off a pig named Gertrude who had a coin-sized computer chip surgically implanted into its brain for two months. “We have a healthy and happy pig, initially shy but obviously high energy and, you know, kind of loving life, and she’s had the implant for two months,” Musk said in his presentation. “I think it’s going to blow your minds....

Windows 1.0 to 10: The changing face of Microsoft’s landmark Windows operating systemWindows 1.0Windows 2.0Windows 3.0Windows 3.1Windows NT 3.1Windows 95Windows NT 4.0Windows 98Windows 2000 Windows ME (Millennium)Windows XPWindows Server 2003Windows VistaWindows Server 2008Windows 7Windows 8Windows 8.1Windows 10 Microsoft Windows has seen nine major versions since its first release in 1985. Over the last three decades, Windows looks very different but somehow familiar with elements that have survived the test of time, increases in computing power and – most recently – a shift from the keyboard and mouse to the touchscreen....

Facebook initially decided that the post by Anonymous Australia was fine. However, the social media site deleted the post, which sought to criticize the character of Armstrong Renata, after withdrawing its original position on whether it breached its “community standards”. The post in question looked into the alleged character of Renata, one of the two men accused for attacking that led to Cole’s death. Renata and Daniel Maxwell, both 21, were charged with illegal striking causing death when Miller succumbed to head injuries after an alleged one-punch attack in Brisbane’s Chinatown mall early Sunday morning....

Making the announcement at the company’s AR/VR-focused Connect event on Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that his company is rebranding itself as “Meta” in an effort to encompass into newer avenues like Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and smart glasses. The rebranding exercise comes after Zuckerberg and Facebook, in particular, have been under critical scrutiny over antitrust allegations. Also, the latest controversy where documents were leaked by an ex-employee, Frances Haugen who blamed the company for putting “profits over safety” has created a negative impact....

Ashok Chandwaney, 28, who is non-binary and uses they, them, and theirs as pronouns, publicly criticized Facebook’s approach of dealing with misinformation and for not doing enough to combat hate speech. “After nearly 5 1/2 years, today is my last day at Facebook. I’m quitting because I can no longer stomach contributing to an organization that is profiting off hate in the US and globally,” Chandwaney wrote in a post shared publicly on Facebook and internally with co-workers....

On Friday, Facebook introduced a new app called Lifestage for sharing photos and video that might emerge as rival to Snapchat. With this app, the teenagers can post photos, videos and send out ‘likes’ and ‘dislikes’. However, it doesn’t support messaging feature like Snapchat. Lifestage is a type of video diary where you answer biographical questions about yourself. Instead of providing more of a textual-based experience, the company has focused on video with this new app....

After Google, Facebook is also going open-source. In its mission to take Facebook to the last man on Earth, the networking giant has launched OpenCellular, a new open source hardware and software project that aims to bring a more affordable wireless access platform to remote areas. “One of the reasons the expansion of cellular networks has stalled is that the ecosystem is constrained,” Facebook engineer Kashif Ali writes. “Traditional cellular infrastructure can be very expensive, making it difficult for operators to deploy it everywhere and for smaller organizations or individuals to solve hyperlocal connectivity challenges....

“We have a responsibility to stop abuse and election interference on our platform. That’s why we’ve made significant investments since 2016 to better identify new threats, close vulnerabilities and reduce the spread of viral misinformation and fake accounts,” Facebook said in a blog post. “Today, almost a year out from the 2020 elections in the US, we’re announcing several new measures to help protect the democratic process and providing an update on initiatives already underway....

Romaly, a film company in Costa Rica, has created a website that looks similar to the popular torrent portal, KickassTorrents. Known as LegalTorrents.internet, anyone visiting this site would think that this is KickassTorrent’s website. Check out the screenshot above. It contains images and screenshots, IMDB rating as well as download links with a similar logo, color scheme and word cloud on the front page. There’s even a feature for magnet links....

For The First Time New Carbon Nanotube Chip Outperforms Silicon SemiconductorsCarbon Nanotube Outperforms Silicon Semiconductors Now, for the very first time, scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed carbon nanotube transistors that exceed the performance of advanced silicon transistors. The huge breakthrough may forever change how microprocessors are produced. Carbon Nanotube Outperforms Silicon Semiconductors Carbon nanotubes have in theory thought to be able to perform five times faster than silicon transistors, but the same was never achieved till now....

Under his real name Mustafa Al-Bassam, 21, will be working on the company’s technology and services, including its new blockchain research project codenamed ‘Trustery.’ This project aims to create a commercial blockchain platform to enhance the visibility and reliability of online payments. Beyond the Trustery project, Al-Bassam will also work closely with Secure Trading’s cyber security sister company Cognosec. Secure Trading approached Al-Bassam signing him on to work for the company part time while completing a computer science degree at King’s College London....