Tue, 21-Oct-2025

LastPass data breach 2022: Several customers’ credentials compromised

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LastPass experienced a data breach twice, in August and November 2022. Hackers were able to access sensitive customer data stored on a cloud-based backup. The password management company advised its customers to change their passwords for the websites they use. LastPass does not know, store, or maintain user master passwords. The LastPass data breach experienced … Read more

Red Notice – A treat for some’s deprivation, a threat to others’ sanity!

Red Notice

The Dwayne Johnson-Ryan Reynolds-Gal Gadot-starrer may be a Hollywood flick, but in spirit, it is more Bollywood than a Bollywood flick. That’s one of the reasons why people who have seen it have different opinions; some feel it is exactly the kind of film that Hollywood should produce so that the audience returns to cinemas, … Read more

FBR approaches information technology ministry over cyber-attack

Sindh Investment website hacked

LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has approached Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MIT&T) to get its website restored which was attacked by hackers on the country’s Independence Day, Bol News has learnt. Sources in the federal capital told Bol News that FBR has approached the MIT&T in writing to repair the damage done … Read more

WhatsApp finds a solution to protect user’s privacy

Finally, WhatsApp finds a solution to protect their user's privacy

WhatsApp users should know that sharing their six-digit pin with anyone else can result in hacking their account.

According to the international media, many WhatsApp users around the world have faced this issue and their accounts have been hacked by sharing this pin, however, the WhatsApp management is continuously working to ensure their user privacy and get rid of this issue as soon as possible.

‘WhatsApp beta’ is currently working on the ‘flash call’ feature and soon they will introduce this feature for all users, according to which their users after logging into the app will directly going to verify their phone number.

The Flash call feature requires the user permission to get access to their call log, through which the user will directly receive a call from WhatsApp and gave them access to the account.

To use this feature the user has to enable this feature manually, as it will be an optional feature and will only be available for the beta version 2.21.11.7 of Android. This feature will work only if the user allows WhatsApp to access their call log.

In the past, WhatsApp management informed their user about the sensitivity of the six-digit pin and told them not to share it with anyone.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s cell-phone number leaked in Facebook hack

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The world’s largest social networking site Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s private cell phone number went viral on hacking websites. As per reports, the Facebook owner’s number was in the cache which went online but, Facebook dismissed it as “very old” and likely not a threat to anyone else. A cybersecurity expert Dave Walker said that … Read more

Commentator Ramiz Raja’s YouTube channel has been hacked

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Ex-captain of Pakistan and famous cricket commentator, Ramiz Raja’s YouTube channel has been hacked. His channel, Ramiz Speaks, was one of the most famous cricket-related channels on YouTube has gathered over 1.8 million subscribers. Ramiz Raja confirmed this news on his Twitter account said that, “Working to restore my YouTube channel which has been sadly … Read more

Facebook sues Israeli firm NSO group for hacking its users’ WhatsApp accounts

Facebook sues Israeli firm NSO group for hacking its users' WhatsApp accounts

In this age of smart warfare, however, Social media platforms Google, Twitter and Facebook are being sued for spying on users. However, for the first time, Facebook Insurance has filed a lawsuit against an Israeli company for hacking or accessing the accounts of users of its messaging application WhatsApp. Facebook sued an Israeli technology firm … Read more

Google uncovered years-long ‘indiscriminate’ iPhone hack

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Google security experts uncovered an “indiscriminate” hacking operation that targeted iPhones over a period of at least two years and used websites to implant malicious software to access photos, user locations and other data. In a post Thursday on the blog of Google´s Project Zero security task force, cyber experts did not name the hacked … Read more