How One Of Europe S Biggest Company Fell To An Online Email Scam Causing 40 Million Loss Techworm

Now, after two weeks of investigation, it has been found out that the attackers simply spoofed emails to appear like official payment requests, a method known as “a whaling attack, CEO fraud or business email compromise.” They then proceeded to send them to a satellite at the Leoni factory in Bistrita, northern Romania, where about 6,000 people work. It is said to have been made to a bank in the Czech Republic, although investigators have not yet identified the scammers....

December 27, 2022 · 2 min · 271 words · Dorothy Truman

How To Access Godmode Hidden Feature In Windows 10

How to guide for accessing GodMode hidden Windows system tweaks in Windows 10Now you can easily access the far flung features and customization options of Windows with its secret GodMode feature, which works in its latest version as well.What is GodMode:Follow the below steps to enter GodMode:Explore GodMode: Rename GodMode folder: Well, GodMode is not a new thing to the IT professionals and they often prefer to create the GodMode folder whenever they want an easy access to the far flung tweaks and customization options of Windows on their desktop....

December 27, 2022 · 4 min · 683 words · John Irby

How To Block Access To Unsafe Or Unwanted Websites Techworm

How to easily restrict access to certain websites with these utilities if you share your computer with other peopleHomeGuardQustodioSimple Porn Blocker While one cannot prevent the Internet from distributing material that are considered as not safe by many, there are ways to block access to such websites from the computer. In this article, we bring to you three utilities that are expert in limiting the access of PC users to doubtful domains, mainly adult-oriented websites: HomeGuard, Qustodio, and Simple Porn Blocker....

December 27, 2022 · 6 min · 1097 words · Jenae Scheller

How To Download Subtitles Automatically In Vlc Media Player Techworm

Well, then VLC might be the answer for your problem. VLC is a great media player that can play almost any media format. VLC media player does not require any codecs and can actually decode the videos faster than other media players that do require codecs to be installed in your system. VLC also comes with a subtitle feature where you can load the subtitle file for the current playing video file....

December 27, 2022 · 2 min · 280 words · Barbara Smith

How To Enable The Hidden Administrator Account On Windows 10 Techworm

Guest account is for users which do not have a permanent account on a PC but use it frequently. Guest user can not modify anything permanently on the system. Administrator account, on the other hand gives ultimate level of access to the user. The administrator can perform various sensitive tasks which other accounts are not permitted to. These two accounts are inactive by default. You can activate them when you feel a need for their use....

December 27, 2022 · 2 min · 364 words · Marilyn Davis

How To Run High End Games Without Graphics Card Techworm

Is there any way to play high graphic games on a PC without a graphics card? The answer is yes. By using the below methods, you can run games that do not require the graphics card. Method 1: 3D Analyze 3D Analyze is a tool for transform and lightning hardware emulation. It is a powerful application that allows playing many DirectX based games using video hardware that are officially unsupported and unable to run them....

December 27, 2022 · 3 min · 574 words · Walter Garcia

How To Show Hidden Files In Windows 10 Pc

However, if you are a PC geek and want to access hidden files and folders from your windows hard drive for some reason you can easily do so by following below mentioned 3 methods. Show Hidden Files In Windows 10 Using File Explorer (Method-1) 1.Open File Explorer from the taskbar Show Hidden Files In Windows 10 Using File Explorer (Method-1)Show Hidden Files, Folders And Drives Using Control Panel (Method-2)Show Hidden Files Using Windows Registry (Method 3)...

December 27, 2022 · 3 min · 442 words · Ella Davis

Hp Spectre 13 The World S Thinnest Laptop Available In India For Rs 1 19 990 Techworm

The world’s thinnest and sleekest HP Spectre laptop available in India for $1800 (Rs.120,000)A sneak peek at HP Spectre 13 configuration With a thickness of 10.4mm, it’s thinner than both the 12-inch MacBook and 13-inch MacBook Air. The HP Spectre 13 weighs only 1.1 kg with 13.3-inch edge-to-edge full-HD WLED-backlit IPS display with a 0.4mm Corning Gorilla Glass layer protection. The company’s latest top-end laptop, the Spectre 13 will be the first to sport its new logo for the premium range, which first unveiled back in April....

December 27, 2022 · 3 min · 477 words · Douglas Gibbs

Hsbc Bank In U S Suffers Data Breach

In a Notice of Data Breach to customers, which has been filed with California’s Attorney General’s office, the bank says: “HSBC became aware of online accounts being accessed by unauthorized users between October 4, 2018 and October 14, 2018. “When HSBC discovered your online account was impacted, we suspended online access to prevent further unauthorized entry of your account.” The information that might have been possibly accessed includes full name, mailing address, phone number, email address, date of birth, account numbers, account types, account balances, transaction history, payee account information, and statement history....

December 27, 2022 · 2 min · 304 words · Dorothy Poe

Huawei Is Testing Google S Fuchsia Os On The Kirin 970 Based Honor Play

For those unaware, Huawei in the past has collaborated with Google to create the popular “Nexus 6P” smartphone. Spotted on a new commit on Fuchsia’s official Gerrit source code management page, an engineer from Huawei directly disclosed that all the devices running Huawei’s Kirin 970 chipset will be able to run Fuchsia OS. However, the testing will begin with the Honor Play smartphone, which would make it the first consumer Android device to be tested on Fuchsia....

December 27, 2022 · 1 min · 197 words · Thomas Mims

Ibm Successfully Creates The World S First 7 Nanometer Chips

According to IBM, this latest milestone is the result of a five year investment of $3 billion in chip research and development that the company announced last year. The development provides a ray of light over the shadowed semiconductor industry, which has strived to maintain its legendary pace of doubling transistor density every two years. Based on IBM’s research innovations, it says that its systems business will persist to use the most advanced semiconductors....

December 27, 2022 · 4 min · 695 words · Benjamin Frost

Icloud Hacks Leaks Victim Madison Louch Gets The Blackmailing Hacker Arrested

The hacker claimed that he/she had obtained personal NSFW photographs of the Californian model through Apple’s iCloud and gave her two choices: pay up $900.00 or have your private photos distributed to the world. The iCloud Hacks first surfaced on 31st August on the 4Chan image boarding site and later on Reddit forum. Madison panicked at the thought of her images being leaked. The hacker ordered her to deposit the money in a brown Trader Joe’s bag in a planter located at a building on Fairfax Ave in Hollywood....

December 27, 2022 · 2 min · 258 words · Oscar Moss

India Fines Google 21 17 Million For Search Bias Techworm

The ruling brings to an end a probe started by CCI in 2012 after complaints in India were lodged against Google that included matchmaking website, Bharat Matrimony and the non-profit consumer protection group, Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS). The CCI says its investigation found that Google placed its commercial flight search function on its own flight search page, thereby directing web users to its search results page rather than other smaller competitors’ page....

December 27, 2022 · 3 min · 444 words · James Detrolio

India Ranks At Top Of The List Of Countries Which Have Requested Content Restrictions To Facebook

This is a clear indication that Indian Government is increasing its request for the content removals over a period of time. Facebook usually gets requests from Government for the contents which these officials feel could violate the law. “We restricted access in India to content reported primarily by law enforcement agencies and the India Computer Emergency Response Team within the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, including anti-religious content and hate speech that could cause unrest and disharmony,” as per some officials at Facebook....

December 27, 2022 · 2 min · 385 words · Thomas Mahon

Indian Computers Being Targeted By Teslacrypt Ransomware Version 2 0 0

The malicious program is now targeting businesses and online consumers via email attachments that does not allow access to a computer system until a sum of money, particularly in dollars, is paid as ransom. The ransom is doubled, if the victim delays in paying the ransom. Detected in February 2015, TeslaCrypt grabbed headlines when it began infecting systems in the US, Europe and Southeast Asian countries. It then started in Indian cities including Mumbai and Delhi....

December 27, 2022 · 3 min · 573 words · Thelma Evensen

Intel Announces Its 10Th Generation Comet Lake S Core Processors

Based on the ‘Skylake’ microarchitecture and built on Intel’s 14++nm process, the 10th-generation Comet Lake processor series includes 32 different SKUs divided between Intel Core i9, Core i7, Core i5, Core i3, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors. Intel also introduces Turbo Boost Max 3.0 and Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB) technology with the new 10th-gen, but they are limited only to the Core-i9 and Core-i7 CPU options. According to Intel, its flagship Intel Core i9-10900K is the “world’s fastest gaming processor” with 10 cores and 20 threads and offers speed with a base clock of 3....

December 27, 2022 · 3 min · 579 words · Bennie Seibert

Internet Explorer To Permanently Disable In February 2023

In a new development, the Redmond giant has now revealed that the retired, out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 desktop web browser would get permanently disabled through a Microsoft Edge update on certain versions of Windows 10 on February 14, 2023, as opposed to a Windows update as previously announced. RELATED: Download Internet Explorer For Windows 11 For those unaware, the Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop web application has been out of support since June 15, 2022....

December 27, 2022 · 2 min · 348 words · Ida Chase

Iphone X Is Outpacing The Iphone 8 And Iphone 8 Plus In Adoption Shows Analytics Data Techworm

The steep cost of iPhone X ($999/$1,149) as opposed to the affordable cost of iPhone 8 ($699) and iPhone 8 Plus ($799) has raised doubts over the sale of the expensive smartphone. However, on the contrary, the sales of this year’s flagship iPhone X has surpassed both the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus, although not the two combined, reveals data from analytics firm, Mixpanel. Currently, iPhone X adoption is at 4....

December 27, 2022 · 2 min · 240 words · Christopher Wiggins

Japanese Police Arrest Ceo Of Mtgox Bitcoin Exchange One Year After Its Demise

The entire Mt.Gox saga is blamed on a certain Mark Karpeles by the bitcoin lovers and bitcoin community because Mark Karpeles is the head of Mt.Gox Bitcoin Exchange. After more than a year after being offline and owing the $390 millions to Mt.Gox stakeholders, including the investors and bitcoin depositors in lost bitcoins, the Japanese police on Saturday finally arrested Mark Karpeles A spokesman for the Tokyo Police said that France-born Karpeles, 30, was suspected of manipulating data on the exchange’s computer system in 2013 to falsely create about $1....

December 27, 2022 · 3 min · 509 words · James Vincent

Kali Linux Mailing List Website Hacked By Libyan Hackers Techworm

Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing, maintained and funded by Offensive Security Ltd. Hacker has stated that the hacked subdomain is being hosted by a company called Mailman List and that, Mailman List is vulnerable to #heartbleed vulnerability which he used to gain access to the administrative account. Kali Linux team later tweeted that hacked subdomain was infact inactive. It was also a 3rd party domain with 0 volume mailing list and hence they were least worried about the hacking....

December 27, 2022 · 1 min · 88 words · Andrea Rowley