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This Cat Gatekeeper extension blocks you from doomscrolling on social media
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (268+ words) Need a break from mindlessly watching videos on You Tube or doomscrolling on X? Perhaps it's time to let a cat take over your screen. New Chrome browser'extension Cat Gatekeeper is designed to remind users to take a break from…...
Signal promises new security measures after wave of phishing attacks
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (411+ words) SAN FRANCISCO: The encrypted messaging app Signal has said it will introduce additional security measures following phishing attacks targeting politicians, military personnel and journalists in several countries in recent months. Signal wrote in a post on social media on Monday…...
Internet safety drive to return
4+ day, 14+ min ago (222+ words) EDUCATIONAL campaigns will be rolled out in schools across Selangor this year as part of efforts to curb online addiction and raise children's awareness of Internet safety. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said that more than 100 schools across nine…...
Has your Signal account been hacked in the latest phishing attacks?
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (600+ words) BERLIN: Signal users around the world are at risk of falling victim to a wave of sophisticated new cyberattacks apparently targeting political, military and business leaders who use the messaging service. In the past months, attacks on the app have…...
The hottest phone for kids right now is a US$100 landline
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (612+ words) When Justin Finn's two elementary-schoolers come home, they're not turning on the TV or grabbing an i Pad. Instead, they head straight to the phone " not a smartphone, but a landline. Calls come in on their cream-colored Tin Can, the…...
Japan eyes stricter age checks for social media users
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (218+ words) TOKYO, April 23 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Japan's communications ministry plans to require social media platforms to conduct stricter age verification of users to address issues such as addiction and bullying among youth, according to a draft plan presented Wednesday, Kyodo News reported. The…...
Three teens, including a Malaysian, arrested in Singapore after duping US remitter in business e-mail compromise scam involving US$2. 89mil
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (287+ words) Preliminary investigations found that the three teens " two Singaporeans aged 19 and 16, and a 19-year-old Malaysian " conspired with a scam syndicate in Malaysia to set up shell companies in March and April. They also opened DBS corporate bank accounts as part…...
Phone booth princess: China grandma dedicates 33 years to managing public telephone booth
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (529+ words) BEIJING: A Shanghai grandmother has been nicknamed the "telephone booth princess" for persisting in her post as a public phone booth manager for 33 years. Shen Yuxiu, who is in her 80s, manages the city's last staffed booth. She looks after two…...
Singapore blocks six websites flagged for potential use in hostile information campaigns
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (961+ words) SINGAPORE: Internet users in Singapore have been blocked from accessing six websites after the authorities flagged them for being operated by foreign actors and having the potential to be used in hostile information campaigns. The websites are masquerading as local…...
Tik Tok creator arrested for wearing police gear in viral video
1+ week, 1+ day ago (176+ words) SUBANG JAYA: A local man has been arrested following a viral Tik Tok video showing him wearing a police vest and helmet bearing official insignia without authorisation. The incident, which occurred on April 17, involved a video believed to be recorded…...