Upon entering a password that was previously noted in some breach, Google assistant in Chrome will notify a user and ask if he wants to change it. If he agrees to it, the feature will automatically convert the password into something strong and lets you save it to Chrome’s password manager for future use. Changing a Compromised Password At last year’s I/O event, Google announced a new feature for its Chrome browser that will help users change a compromised password automatically....

Chrome Gets Faster & PDF, URL Sharing Features In the new update of Google Chrome is Chrome 85, Google is adding tweaks which will make easy to manage the tabs, easy to share URLs, and easy PDFs fill out. With this latest update, it promises improvements like delivering 10% faster page loads. Chrome will have Profile Guided Optimization, which is in Chrome 85 on Mac and Windows. With this, the performance of Chrome will be faster, like when your PC’s CPU is loaded with many tabs or programs, and it will work faster....

Google Photos Unlimited Backup to Stop Soon For a long, Google hasn’t set any cap on the data that one can upload to its Photos app. Any user who signed for Photos (Google account) will be allowed to backup an unlimited amount of photos and videos to their Photos cloud storage. While these will be compressed while being uploaded, they remain in the same high quality. But now, it’s about to change....

The Source Code Findings A dig-up analysis by XDA developers into Play Movies & TV’s Android app v4.18.37 revealed the service is gearing up to something big. This is to offer users a new streaming option aside Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu or Disney+. This could be thoughtful, as people restricted to their homes amidst COVID-19 breakout could really be benefitting if this rolled. As of now, the Play Movies & TV service only allows users to buy or rent movies/series for a specific time....

These infected web servers are then used for DDoS attacks later when needed. Thus, researchers are warning Spring framework admins to patch their servers with the available updates, to secure against any such attacks. Though it’s simply a recruiting for DDoS for now, threat actors may slowly evolve to do other malicious things too, experts warn. Exploiting Spring4Shell For Mirai Botnet Since last week, the cybersecurity community is busy discussing a new threat in wild – the Spring4Shell – a critical remote code execution vulnerability found in Spring Framework, which is a Java app development platform used widely in enterprises....

This happens in most instances, especially with Microsoft apps like the Xbox app being added to Taskbar whenever you’re playing much, or Your Phone app when a phone is connected. While pinning them helps notify about the current actions and easier access, clearing them makes the Taskbar look more good. Below we compiled a few steps to disable the programmable taskbar in your windows 10 operating system. It’s a bit technical but not that hard....

Most of us like Dark Mode because it is easy for our eyes to work for extended periods of time on a darker screen. And when you are working of that important Microsoft document at night, dark mode can really help speed up the process. After you have enabled Windows Dark Mode, it won’t turn any third-party applications. So if you need to enable dark mode in Microsoft Office apps, then we have two different working methods for you....

This means there was a suspicious login from some other location and device than the usual ones. Google’s algorithms are strong and secure enough to realize this. Hence, they stop the sign-in and send you an email citing that the “sign-in attempt was prevented”. Interestingly, when you sign in to any third-party application which Google may deem suspicious for some reason, your sign-in is prevented. While connecting to the Gmail servers with SMTP authentication may fail....

Yes, the browser allows you to import all your data, including your bookmarks, history, and others. If you are switching from Firefox to Chrome, you can easily import Firefox bookmarks and data to Chrome; let’s discuss how. Import Bookmarks from Firefox to Chrome You can import firefox bookmarks directly and indirectly to Google Chrome. We will be discussing both of them ahead in this article- Import Bookmarks from Firefox to ChromeDirect MethodIndirect Way1....

If that’s the scenario, you’re blindly going to the website but aren’t aware of the precise URL for the article you are viewing. Therefore, if you would like to view the entire URL of the website in the Safari app, you must look up the article and then display the complete URL in the Safari URL bar. Also Read- How To Stop Automatically Unzipping Files in Safari Steps to View Full URL in Safari Browser It is possible to alter the setting to suit a variety of reasons....

From that, the researchers were able to gain the keystrokes, hacking tactics, and details on their VPN usage and unmasked IP addresses. Patchwork is seen targeting Pakistan’s government entities working on molecular medicine and biological science, through updated BADNEWS! malware. Decoding Patchwork While it’s common that few noob hackers expose their tricks unknowingly, state-backed hacking groups don’t do so as they’re specialized in concealing their works. Yet, we see some snippets left by them here and there, which let researchers trace them....

Soon, anyone thinking to change their birthdate requires uploading a supported document, recording a video selfie from various angles or even asking some of their followers to vouch for their age to be true. All these verification methods are currently being tested in the US, and will soon roll out to other regions. Age Verification on Instagram Instagram is one of the major platforms that are under scrutiny for being harmful to children....

And since this process eventually requires them to sue the infringers legally, most of the time outside of Japan, the government is offering them free legal assistance too on this. Copyright owners of any kind registering for this service will have access to over 1,000 lawyers responding to their questions and even direct meetings to solve queries. Helping Those Who Need It Aside from movies and music, Japan’s manga and anime are some of the major works to be pirated whenever they are launched new....

Currently, the plugin has more than five million active users, and it was developed and is maintained by Automattic, the WordPress parent company. The vulnerability hasn’t been exploited yet! The vulnerability was found by Adham Sadaqah, who was processing Jetpack embed code. He responsibly disclosed the security issue to the company. The vulnerability hasn’t been exploited yet!A new patch has been released:Millions of users have already patched the flaw!Security flaws aren’t new for Jetpack!...

Microsoft Edge and Bing Gets New Features As Microsoft is determined to take a chunk of Google’s Chrome market, the Windows maker is rolling out some exciting features to its Edge browser and the Bing Search later this month. These include; Microsoft Edge and Bing Gets New FeaturesVertical TabsEdge Startup BoostBing Search Vertical Tabs For users who have tens of tabs cluttered in their browser, now is the time to switch to Edge to manage them better....

Microsoft Defender Advanced Protection Team has detailed in its blog about the continues exploitations happening with BlueKeep’s vulnerability and urged all windows users to update to their new security patch immediately. Microsoft resulted that the coin mining campaign happened in September this year has used the same command-and-control infrastructure as of October’s BlueKeep Metasploit campaign. By which, both these attacks are tried by the same attacker. Though it did not result in system crashing or hacking, it’s observed that the attackers are trying to install a cryptocurrency coin miner, very hard....

The Growing Need Death count caused by COVID-19 is over 35,000 to date and it has no signs of slowing down soon. Crucial players fighting against this pandemic are doctors, who are needed for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). These include sanitizers, disinfectants, gloves, suits, masks, etc. Amongst them, the most crucial element would be ventilators, as they’re directly helping the virus-infected patients. Coronavirus patients suffer from suffocation at their last stages, as this virus attacks lungs....

Netflix’s Take on TikTok TikTok’s trend of making short-videos is cashed by many tech firms to date. These include Reels from Instagram, Shorts from YouTube, and Spotlight from Snapchat. Now, Netflix too jumps into this space with its own version, but not with the same purpose and functionality. The US OTT platform has announced Fast Laughs, which shows a never-ending scroll of comedy clips spanning less than a minute from its widest collection....

Free Netflix Account For 1,000 Months! Netflix is criticized for being so pricey, but it justifies the wide range of catalog it’s having. Yet, for an average user in developing countries, it’s still a sky-high asking. But with periodical promotions, you may get a chance to grab a Netflix account for free. The American OTT has announced a new challenge for the US citizens, where you could play a game to win a free lifelong Netflix account!...

This is now available in the OneDrive Beta v6.50, in Australians initially. All the OneDrive basic, standalone, Microsoft 365 personal and family users are eligible to try this feature, but not the corporates and schools yet. Photo Story in OneDrive Earlier this year, the XDA team spotted a new feature called Photo Story in an apk teardown session of OneDrive v6.49 Beta 1. Though they didn’t find what this feature is about, a later beta update to the app v6....