After declining to pay the ransom, the Vice Society Ransomware gang decided to publish the stolen data of Los Angeles Unified School District on Sunday morning, which it grabbed during a cyberattack against the school earlier this month. The leaked data consists of a wide range of information regarding the students and their parents. With the data being published, the school is informing all the people who were affected by this incident and providing a free credit monitoring service....

Entering into the TikTok’s craze lately is Snapchat , which has announced its short-video recording feature called Spotlight. Under this, users can record a video of upto 60 seconds with all Snapchat filters and features, to release it for their community. These will be featured in a separate section of the Snapchat app, and the popular creators will be rewarded too! Snapchat Spotlight – A Mirror of TikTok TikTok’s core functionality of letting users make short-video recordings has been quickly taken up by other popular platforms....

Snapchat announced rolling out a much-needed feature – the ability to change usernames – for all iOS and Android users. Snapchat said this won’t affect any of the current codes, friends list, or snap scores, and is limited to changing only one username per year. Also, there’s an integration with Ticketmaster for viewing entertainment shows happening around, through Snap map. Snapchat Username Change: Here’s How To Do It Usernames are something that let your friends identify you, or give you a unique handle name to set you apart from clones....

Sonos is reportedly making the successor of its Five flagship speakers – named the Optimo 2. This new speaker is as big as the current Sonos Five, and is able to fire audio on all sides, says The Verge, who has seen the early images of it. Further, it’s said to come with double the RAM and 8x more flash memory than its predecessors, giving room for more power and storage....

The world’s famous humanoid robot – Sophia made an intriguing tweet earlier their month. She says machines to be exhibiting various feelings like creativity, hope, and compassion in the future. Further, machines should be more loving and kind than humans, to bring the best to them! This opinion seemed to advance and terrifying at the same time. As, how can a robot, which was created by a human, after all, believes that best in them could be bought only by machines learning feelings?...

A vulnerability found in the Sudo app last week is said to be affecting not just the Linux distributions, but also the macOS. A security researcher has verified this on the macOS running with the latest security patches, letting users with limited root-access gain full system privileges. Apple declined to comment on this but may come up with a patch soon. macOS Sudo Bug Lets Hackers Have Deep System Access Nothing can be worse than an unauthorized party gaining full system privileges and spying on users covertly....

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection, IMY, has just fined €1 million to two local companies for using Google Analytics and warned two others against using the Analytics platform. Penalising Against Google Analytics Usage The Swedish privacy regulator, Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten (IMY), has fined two local companies this week, citing their usage of the Google Analytics tool for web statistics. Though being one the best web statistics tools out there, Google Analytics is deemed unsafe by the EU regulators since it’s American....

Toomics, one of the popular webtoon services online is pursuing a bad track of taking down copyright infringements. As seen by TorrentFreak, Toomics is wrongly directing Google to takedown URLs from Google Search, which is legitimate from various websites includes its own! Toomics Error in Copyright Infringements With the rise of piracy all over the world, legitimate publishers and creators are forming alliances to combat better against the infringing parties....

As seen by ZDNet in an in a bug report, developers at Tor Project are finally making a patch for the bug that’s affecting onion sites with DDoS attacks. This action was requested by both Tor users and site owners, who were pushed by the recent wave of DDoS attacks. The upcoming patch may not mitigate the threat completely, but offers tools to lessen the attack. Tor Team to Fix a Bug Causing DDoS Attacks The Tor Project is a novel concept appreciated for offering a secure way to surf the web....

The US Department of Justice has today charged three persons in relation to Twitter’s high-profile accounts hack that happened last month. Two of the three persons include teens from Florida and Bognor Regis and are arrested over several felonies. They have reportedly stolen over $120,000 worth of Bitcoin in their campaign. Three People Charged in Relation to Twitter Hack A 19-year old named Mason Sheppard from Bognor Regis, England faces three charges from the US Department of Justice....

After messing with the verified badge status, Twitter has finally clarified that it’ll differentiate between paid and official accounts with two different badges on its platform. While it’s a good move, it’s still hard for users to spot a paid member vs. an official account in their replies or timeline. Thus, a Twitter user made a browser extension to notify users of different accounts directly on their handle names , making it easier for all....

Weeks after being hit by a ransomware attack, the University of Manchester confirms the data breach now – with senstive data of current and former students leaked in wild. This comes after the threat actor started emailing the victims students and staff earlier this week, possibly forcing the university to pay its ransom. While the university is investigating, it claims to have informed the victims already, and warns people not to interact with any suspicious emails....

Remember the advanced facial recognition technology that one person wears eyeglasses that enables him to identify everyone he sees through it? Well, that tech is real now. Though it’s subjected to breach of privacy, hundreds of law enforcement agencies are using such tech in the US to solve cases. This creepy technology was previously banned by authorities, yet, there’s a company doing this with a massive database of pictures , helping cops to identify a person almost instantly....

Valve has officially confirmed its next-generation hardware lineup , headlined by the standalone Deckard VR headset and refreshed Steam Deck models, marking the company’s most ambitious foray into consumer devices since the original handheld launched in 2022. The announcements arrived on Wednesday during the Steam Dev Days keynote in Seattle, where Valve co-founder Gabe Newell and hardware chief Pierre-Loup Griffais detailed a vision for seamless gaming across form factors. “We’re building an ecosystem where your library travels with you—whether you’re on the couch, in VR, or on the go,” Newell told the audience of developers and press....

Virtu financial trader said it had lost $6.9 Million to hackers. These hackers seized control of the email account of one of the executive and then used fake emails to send fraud wire transfers to the bank accounts in China. High-Speed Trader Virtu Discloses $6.9 Million Loss High-Speed Trader Virtu Discloses $6.9 Million Virtu is one of the worlds largest high-speed trading company. On Monday, a lawsuit filed against Axis Insurance Co....

Months after facing accessibility issues to his WeChat account, the Australian Prime Minister’s account was finally blocked now somehow. Putting him out of the league, especially in this election year, has triggered various reactions in the Australian parliament community. Gladys Liu, a liberal member who has criticized the Chinese government for doing so, vouched to stop using her WeChat account and also appealed to other members to do the same....

By definition, a rotating proxy is: “a proxy server that assigns a new IP address from the proxy pool for every connection.” But here we explain in detail that how does it is working and Where is it applied? Basically, a rotating 3rd party server allows you to create a 1000 request script that you can launch to any number of online websites to create 1000 new and different IP addresses....

TikTok’s repost feature lets you share awesome videos with your followers, helping you connect with your audience and grow your account. But what happens when you can’t find the repost button or it’s not working? Don’t worry! This easy-to-follow guide explains why you might be having trouble and how to fix it step by step. What Is TikTok’s Repost Feature? Reposting on TikTok is like sharing a friend’s post. When you repost a video from your For You Page (FYP), it shows up in your followers’ feeds with credit to the original creator....

Apple’s iOS 26, launching September 15, 2025 , brings major upgrades to CarPlay, enhancing your in-car iPhone experience with a sleek design, new features, and seamless integration. Announced at the September 9 “Awe-Dropping” event, these updates make CarPlay smarter and safer. Here’s what you need to know to prepare and what’s new, with direct links for more details. How to Get iOS 26 CarPlay Updates iOS 26 rolls out on September 15, 2025 , for iPhone 11 and later....

Despite being the widely used instant messenger in the world, WhatsApp is missing a few essential features even today. While it’s keeping it simple, its rivals, Signal , Google’s RCS and Apple’s iMessage are growing in terms of features and users. Now, WhatsApp is reported to be making dedicated clients for desktop, along with video/voice calling features in them. WhatsApp Desktop Client With Voice/Video Calling WhatsApp New Features People say WhatsApp has fallen behind in terms of innovation since it doesn’t come up with any new features and even struggles with expanding cross-platform support....