Articles by Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Email : h.mascarenhas@ibtimes.co.uk

'Umm what?': Sean Spicer roasted for saying Oprah doesn't have political experience to be president

"At least she's a real 'stable genius'," one Twitter user shot back.

Jan 9, 2018

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'Have we chosen a new president?': Fire at Trump Tower sparks wild theories online

"All those pants on fire," one Twitter user cheekily wrote.

Jan 9, 2018

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Twitter promotes 'get verified' phishing scam that actually steals your account, credit card details

Although Twitter is no stranger to phishing scams, the latest incident does highlight serious flaws in Twitter's ad approval system.

Jan 9, 2018

Twitter

What is CoffeeMiner? New attack lets hackers hijack public WiFi networks to mine cryptocurrency

Researcher Arnau Code said he has already successfully tested the CoffeeMiner attack in real-life scenarios including in cafes.

Jan 9, 2018

Malware found mining cryptocurrency and secretly sending coins to a North Korean university

"It's not clear if we're looking at an early test of an attack, or part of a 'legitimate' mining operation," researchers said.

Jan 9, 2018

North Korea

'Some genius': Trump hilariously mocked for touting his enormously 'consensual' presidency

Twitter ruthlessly mocked the US president's blunder in light of his recent claim to be a "stable genius" and "like, really smart."

Jan 8, 2018

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'Dimwit': Trump proudly boasts he is a 'very stable genius' and the internet couldn't stop laughing

"Trump saying he's a 'very stable genius' is like Nixon saying 'I'm not a crook," Congressman Dan Kildee tweeted.

Jan 8, 2018

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Florida hack exposes 30,000 Medicaid patients' confidential records, medical conditions and diagnoses

Florida's AHCA said one of its employees fell victim to a "malicious phishing email" late last year.

Jan 8, 2018

Florida

WikiLeaks shares full text of Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff's explosive new book on Trump, online

Trump and the White House have fiercely denounced the book by a "totally discredited" author as "fake" and full of lies.

Jan 8, 2018

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Watch SpaceX successfully launch US government's mysterious Zuma spacecraft in first flight of 2018

Following the successful Zuma mission, SpaceX's new massive Falcon Heavy rocket will be launched later this month.

Jan 8, 2018

'F**king child': Trump taunted for Twitter 'tantrum' over Michael Wolff's new book

"You hear more intelligent, mature dialogue from children in the playground," one Twitter user wrote.

Jan 6, 2018

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'Never seen anything like it': Trump's bizarre video message to the press becomes hilarious new meme

"Is this more 1984 or V for Vendetta? I can't decide which futurist hellscape our evil overlord is trying to mimic," one Twitter user wrote.

Jan 6, 2018

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What is LightsOut? New adware found infesting 22 flashlight apps with over 1.5 million downloads

"'LightsOut reminds us once again that users need to be wary of downloading from app stores," researchers said.

Jan 6, 2018

Google

Aadhaar data breach? India's national ID database with details of 1.2 billion citizens 'leaked'

The report has already been dismissed as "fake news" by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Jan 6, 2018

India

HP recalls 52,000 laptop batteries due to overheating, fire hazards – How to check if you're affected

"HP is proactively notifying customers, and will provide replacement battery services for each verified, eligible battery, at no cost," the company said in a statement.

Jan 6, 2018

Hackers target Ukrainian software company to spread the notorious Zeus banking trojan

Since the source code for version 2.0.8.9 of the ZeuS trojan was leaked in 2011, other threat actors have taken inspiration from the malicious code.

Jan 6, 2018

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'Oh hell no': Ivanka Trump trolled after book claims she wanted to become the first female president

"Over my dead body," one Twitter user wrote.

Jan 4, 2018

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Twitter will not ban Trump despite his 'nuclear button' tweet to North Korea — here's why

Twitter's response has already prompted fierce backlash and protests with people accusing CEO Jack Dorsey of being "complicit" in Trump's behaviour.

Jan 4, 2018

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36 fake security apps harvesting user data and tracking their location found in Google Play Store

Users are even asked to sign and agree to an end-user licence agreement (EULA) that describes the information to be gathered and used by the app.

Jan 4, 2018

Google Android

What are Meltdown and Spectre? Critical CPU flaws in Intel, AMD, ARM chips put millions at risk

The flaws potentially affect nearly all processors built in the last two decades and impact almost any device that uses the hardware.

Jan 4, 2018

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