Are you always in and out of the house? Step up your home security and automation with these CHERRY Home IoT products. Local brand CHERRY Home has tons of smart household products that let you time, control, or monitor everything, even if you’re far away from home. For one, there’s…
SysJoker is a new backdoor malware that’s been discovered, which can apparently attack Windows, macOS, and Linux machines without being detected by the operating systems. The malware was discovered after Intezer researchers, who first noticed its activity when they were probing an attack on a Linux web server back in…
The year 2021 saw a huge rise in text scams in the Philippines that compelled the government to take action and warn the public not to fall victim. Included in these scams are fake job ads that pretend to offer employment opportunities but intend to steal money or personal information.…
Xiaomi has introduced its latest mobile interface, the MIUI 13. The new MIUI 13 is said to offer improved privacy with better security. It also enabled seamless integration with a lot of Xiaomi smart products. That includes smartphones and tablets, as well as wearables, TVs, and even smart home devices…
IBM and Samsung have announced a breakthrough in semiconductor design that could lead to faster performance and better battery life for devices. Essentially, the new idea is to stack the transistors vertically so more can be packed in a given space. Known as Vertical Transport Field Effect Transistors (VTFET), the…
Google finally has an obvious way to let you know that you’re being recorded. The new feature is simple yet effective: icons with a green background that you can easily notice at the top-right corner of your screen. There’s an icon for the microphone and another for the camera. If…
You’re casually browsing on your TikTok feed until you realize you’ve already spent minutes, or even hours, watching videos on the popular platform. Are you curious how TikTok was able to put you on a hook? We may finally have an answer. Way before TikTok, you’ve probably already heard of…
In the world of cryptocurrency, there is a coin that is gaining early notoriety, even before it’s officially launched. This is the Pi coin, and it is gaining traction because of the cryptocurrency’s promise of making Pi coin mining easy and accessible to anyone, using only their mobile phones. But…
Google says hackers are targeting its cloud users and using their accounts for cryptocurrency mining. In its November 2021 report called “Threat Horizons,” the search giant identified 50 compromised accounts in the Google Cloud Platform. Of these accounts, 86 percent were found to be engaged in crypto mining activity. Ten…
A new report from password manager NordPass has revealed the most common passwords in 2021. To no one’s surprise, the most common password is 123456. Other common passwords include qwerty, computer, and iloveyou. Many are slight variations of the aforementioned, which means they’re also fairly easy to guess: 123123, qwerty123,…