Articles by Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Hyacinth is a Technology Reporter for International Business Times UK with a particular interest in gaming, innovation, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. She has previously written for MIT Technology Review Pan Arab, Global Post, Mic and Voice of America. Hyacinth holds a degree in Journalism & Mass Communications from The George Washington University.

Email : h.mascarenhas@ibtimes.co.uk

Homeland Security data breach: Sensitive information of over 240,000 employees and case witnesses exposed

"Please be assured that we will make every effort to ensure this does not happen again," the DHS said in a statement.

Jan 4, 2018

'Please stop': Twitter horrified after Trump brags his nuclear button is 'bigger' than Kim Jong-un's

Donald Trump's frightening and controversial remarks come after Kim said in a New Year's Day speech that the US should know he had a "nuclear button" at his desk.

Jan 3, 2018

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'Sicko': Trump roasted for proudly taking credit for 2017 being the safest year in airline travel

"If Trump was a rooster, he'd try to take credit for the sunrise," one Twitter user wrote in response to the US president's remarks.

Jan 3, 2018

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Hundreds of Android apps found covertly using your phone's microphone to track your TV habits

While most apps seemed to be available on Google Play Store some were also spotted on Apple's App Store as well.

Jan 3, 2018

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Mirai botnet creator Anna Senpai unmasked DDoS protection service provider gone rogue

Hackers have posted the malware code behind Satori botnet for free on Pastebin

"When an IoT exploit becomes freely available, it hardly takes much time for threat actors to up their arsenal," NewSky Security warned.

Jan 3, 2018

Twitter temporarily blocks Sheriff David Clarke after he called for media to 'taste their own blood'

A Twitter user who reported the violent tweet was informed via email that Clarke's account was locked for violating Twitter rules.

Jan 3, 2018

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'OMG': Twitter freaking out over photos of Donald Trump's robot photoshopped into real-life scenarios

"There's more humanity in the animatronic," one Twitter user wrote.

Jan 2, 2018

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'You're resigning?': Trump trolled after boasting 2018's 'going to be something very, very special'

"Yes, we have a very, very special counsel for just that purpose," one Twitter user chimed.

Jan 2, 2018

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'Lordy!': James Comey throws subtle shade at Trump in New Year message and Twitter is going nuts

"The shade is strong with this one," one Twitter user wrote.

Jan 2, 2018

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'Hey Goo Goo': This Italian grandmother's first interaction with Google Home is hilariously adorable

"Omg she's so adorable," one person said of the 85-year-old grandmother in the viral video.

Jan 2, 2018

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Hackers can figure out your phone's PIN code using just its sensor data

The vulnerability shows how seemingly insignificant side-channels can exploited to infiltrate even strong smartphone security measures.

Jan 2, 2018

From 'Covfefe' to Little Rocket Man: Trump's most bizarre and outlandish tweets from 2017

Trump's infamous personal @realDonaldTrump account has made headlines over the past 12 months with a litany of controversial and, at times, strange posts.

Dec 31, 2017

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'Miss you so much': Barack Obama shares thread of uplifting stories and Twitter couldn't handle it

"Thank you for being a ray of positivity in a dark world," one Twitter user wrote.

Dec 30, 2017

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Users of the popular Chrome extension Archive Poster reported observing the change around the beginning of December.

Dec 30, 2017

Trump's website found coded with hidden message attempting to throw shade at Obama for golfing

"Oops! Something went wrong. Unlike Obama, we are working to fix the problem... and not on the golf course," the error message reads.

Dec 30, 2017

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Forever 21 hack: Customers' payment card details left exposed to hackers throughout most of 2017

Forever 21 has over 815 stores in 57 countries including the US, UK, Australia, China, India, Germany, Japan and Latin America.

Dec 30, 2017

'Please, just resign': Ivanka Trump mercilessly trolled over her New Year's resolution for 2018

"Being a corrupt, complicit fraud must be absolutely exhausting," one Twitter user wrote.

Dec 28, 2017

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'F**k off': Twitter roasts Vanity Fair for 'sexist' video suggesting Hillary Clinton take up knitting

"Telling a woman what to do — specifically a woman of her accomplishments — is sexist and gross," one Twitter user wrote.

Dec 28, 2017

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Facebook explains why it will no longer use red 'Disputed Flags' next to fake news articles

"Putting a strong image, like a red flag, next to an article may actually entrench deeply held beliefs," Facebook said.

Dec 28, 2017

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Hackers can remotely hijack thousands of Sonos and Bose speakers to play mysterious ghostly sounds

"While these devices are never supposed to be exposed on the internet, we have shown that they can and will find their way directly on the internet," Trend Micro said.

Dec 28, 2017

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