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

iBoot leak: Apple intern reportedly leaked sensitive iPhone source code that was posted to GitHub

The three-year-old code was initially stolen by a former Apple intern who shared it with a group of five friends in the iOS jailbreaking community.

Feb 10, 2018

Apple IOS

Over 19 million California voter records leaked by Sacramento Bee, quickly held for ransom by hackers

A separate database that contained personal details of 53,000 current and former Sacramento Bee subscribers was also compromised.

Feb 10, 2018

California

Republican senators want to ban the US government from using Huawei and ZTE phones - here's why

"For national security reasons, we cannot allow a foreign adversary to embed their technology in US government systems or critical infrastructure," Senator Marco Rubio said.

Feb 8, 2018

Gordon Ramsay can now insult your cooking with this new hilarious Amazon Alexa skill

"We all need to lighten up in the kitchen sometimes, don't we?" Chef Gordon Ramsay said in a statement.

Feb 8, 2018

Amazon

Infraud Organisation: Massive $530m global cyber fraud ring with over 10,000 members taken down by US

The case has been dubbed "one of the largest cyber fraud enterprise prosecutions ever undertaken" by the Justice Department.

Feb 8, 2018

Russian Fancy Bear hackers target major US defence contractors to steal sensitive military secrets

"I clicked on it and instantly knew that I had been had," one retired Air Force major general, who was sent a dubious phishing link, said.

Feb 8, 2018

Russia

'Kim wannabe': Donald Trump roasted for asking Pentagon to plan grand military parade in Washington

"Someone stop him please," one Twitter user wrote.

Feb 7, 2018

Donald Trump Twitter

'Oh Lord': Trump Jr mocked for saying dad can't be racist, 'all the rappers' have photos with him

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

Feb 7, 2018

Donald Trump Twitter

Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched towards Mars said 'Don't Panic' on the dashboard – here's why

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, deemed the world's most powerful rocket, lifted off at 3:45PM EST from the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday.

Feb 7, 2018

Jim Carrey wants you to boycott Facebook over Russian meddling: 'No wall is going to protect us'

"What the world needs right now is capitalism with a conscience," Carrey said.

Feb 7, 2018

Facebook

Weebly confirms hack affecting over 40 million users, Foursquare user accounts also allegedly exposed

The company said there is currently no indication to suggest this data was downloaded or accessed by any Mixpanel employee or third party.

Feb 7, 2018

'Dictator': Donald Trump ripped apart for accusing Democrats of 'treason' for not clapping for him

"What will it take for the Republicans to actually stand up to this madness?" One Twitter user asked.

Feb 6, 2018

Donald Trump Twitter

Redditors beware - this malicious website looks exactly like Reddit but steals your personal data

For anyone typing quickly or letting browser autocomplete lead them to the "right" website, they may be just one letter away from being led to the dubious phishing website.

Feb 6, 2018

Twitter

This rapidly growing Monero-mining botnet has infected over 5,000 Android devices in just 24 hours

"Those infected devices are actively trying to spread malicious code," researchers said.

Feb 6, 2018

MacUpdate hacked: Hackers infiltrate popular software site to distribute Mac cryptocurrency miners

Cybercriminals managed to infiltrate the site and install maliciously modified copies of the Firefox, OnyX and Deeper applications.

Feb 6, 2018

Apple

Octoly data leak: Personal details of 12,000 social media influencers exposed in cloud storage error

The social media influencers included in this database, mostly young and female, span across the globe from France to the rest of Europe and the US.

Feb 6, 2018

'It's fun to pretend': Twitter mocks Trump for saying memo 'totally vindicates' him in Russia probe

While some questioned US President Donald Trump's claim, others mocked him for his latest typo and using the word "their" instead of "there".

Feb 5, 2018

Donald Trump Twitter

'Made me sick': Twitter outraged after 'tasteless' Dodge Super Bowl ad uses MLK speech to sell trucks

"That ad turned my stomach," one Twitter user wrote.

Feb 5, 2018

Super Bowl Twitter

Scarabey: This ransomware threatens to slowly delete your files every 24 hours until you pay up

Similar to other ransomware, Scarabey demands a Bitcoin payment from victims after infecting their system and encrypting all files.

Feb 5, 2018

'Very annoying': Hundreds of iPhone X users are having trouble answering phone calls

Over the past few months, Apple has drawn complaints about several issues plaguing the iPhone X, from the green line appearing on displays to unresponsiveness in cold temperatures.

Feb 5, 2018

Apple

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