Are you reusing passwords across different sites? It might be time to rethink your strategy. Cybernews researchers have discovered an enormous cache of nearly 10 billion passwords on a prominent hacking forum, dubbed the "largest password compilation" ever. The file, titled rockyou2024.txt, was shared on July 4
Amidst mounting criticism for yielding to government censorship demands, Elon Musk recently asserted that Twitter has "no real alternative" but to comply with such requests. Musk, who previously identified as a "free speech absolutist" and expressed interest in acquiring Twitter to safeguard users' freedom of
The Biden administration has issued a firm demand to ByteDance, the Chinese company behind the popular video-sharing app TikTok: either sell the app or face a nationwide ban. While TikTok has not yet shown intentions to sell, it has made efforts to convince U.S. officials that it can address
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Chinese authorities are considering implementing measures that would require social media platforms to review and potentially censor user comments deemed "harmful" prior to their publication. In June 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country's internet regulatory body, released a proposed update to its existing
