Distributed denial of service strikes on five biggest banks and financial organisations in Russia was halted. Russia’s telecom operator on Friday said it had blocked a series of cyber-attacks on the country’s leading banks this week, the latest to target…
By David Gilbert Well that was quick. Just 24 hours after the European Union criticized them for failing to fulfill their promise to tackle the proliferation of extremist content on their platforms, Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft and YouTube have announced a…
State-sponsored hackers who unleashed a digital bomb in key parts of Saudi Arabia’s computer networks over the last two weeks damaged systems at the country’s central bank, known as the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, according to two people briefed on…
Dhaka – Namita Rani Das, mother of Rasraj who was arrested for hurting religious sentiments through an alleged Facebook post, on Friday demanded the release of her son immediately, claiming her son innocent as he was illiterate and incapable of…
Bruce Mutsvairo, The Conversation Renowned reporter Christiane Amanpour recently told a conference of the Committee to Protect Journalists that they should aim for truth over neutrality. Watching the recent US presidential campaign unfold, she said she was “shocked by the…
Facebook has built a tool for geographically censoring posts at the leading social network as it seeks a path back into China, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. The New York Times cited three current and former Facebook employees,…
Dhaka – Facebook users no longer need to rely on the social network to activate its main crisis response tool. Safety Check, which lets you tell friends and family that you’re safe during an emergency situation or natural disaster, will…
Computer hackers have broken into a database of Three Mobile customers and accessed their personal details in order to steal smartphones, the UK network said on Thursday. A spokesman for the company said there had been an uptick in attempted…
Your data may be at the disposal of the United States president – regardless of whether you did anything wrong. President Barack Obama’s administration, and soon President-elect Donald Trump’s, has sweeping powers to spy on both US citizens and others…
WhatsApp has temporarily suspended giving parent company Facebook information about users in Europe for ad targeting, responding to concerns there over privacy, a source close to the matter said Tuesday. Conversations with officials in Europe over the past few months…
Dhaka – Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division of Bangladesh has received the ‘Digital Government Award 2016’ of Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO). UNB news agency reported
Always left with flat battery when you really need your smartphone? Now you have something to blame. When iPhones or Android phones are updated to the latest version of their operating system, their battery life can fall by as much…
Singapore – In Microsoft’s Data Culture Champions Series in Asia, we speak to Justin Fulcher of RingMD on how he is driving patient care transformation in Asia with a simple idea to match doctors and patients around the world —…
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, said the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given top priority to the sector of science education and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to turn the students and youths into efficient…
Dhaka – Nearly 10 months after losing $101 million in a high-profile heist, Bangladesh on Saturday recouped $15.25 million of the stolen money from authorities in the Philippines, where most of the money ended up.
Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha (TMSS), a non-government organization, has launched IT training for officials of both public and private banks to strengthen cyber security in banking and financial sector. Strengthening cyber security in the banking sector is a must, especially…
New York (AP/UNB) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the idea that Facebook influenced the outcome of the U.S. election is a “crazy idea.”
Yahoo provided more details on Wednesday about an epic hack of its services, including that the culprits may have planted software “cookies” for ongoing access to users’ accounts. In revelations that could jeopardize the company’s pending $4.8 billion acquisition by…
Rajshahi – The Rajshahi University (RU) authority has filed a general diary (GD) against a teacher of the University for his derogatory comments against university administration.
Dallas – A woman who thought she was meeting an online buyer for her cellphone was fatally shot in a parking lot outside a Medieval Times restaurant on Sunday, reports CBS DFW.
Dhaka – The newly introduced BD Police Help Line visibly started drawing public response with officials today saying growing number of people now preferred to use the mobile phone app expecting to get quicker and better police services. “We have…
Dhaka –The Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (BTRC) reopened the spectrum of private telecom operator Citycell on Sunday evening following a Supreme Court directive. BTRC chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood told UNB that a BTRC team went to the Citycell office…
Dhaka – As per UN e-government Survey 2016, conducted by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Bangladesh has made very good progress. This year Bangladesh has been ranked 124. In 2014, and 2012 Bangladesh was ranked 148 and…
Members of ‘Agrani Mohishkhoncha Union Federation (AMUF)’ set up a computer training centre (CTC) at its e-public information centre (e-PIC) premises in Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat on Thursday afternoon. The CTC was launched with incomes earned through providing e-services to…
Chip maker Broadcom on Wednesday announced a $5.9 billion deal to buy computer network company Brocade Communications Systems as consolidation continued in the semiconductor industry. Broadcom, which has operations in both California and Singapore, said in a released statement that…
Dhaka – The photos of Shakib Al Hasan saluting English cricketer Ben Stokes have gone viral on Facebook soon after Bangladesh clinched its first Test match victory against England on Sunday, UNB news agency reported.
Brahmanbaria: Several temples and houses were vandalised in Haripur union of Nasirnagar upazila on Sunday during a demonstration allegedly over a Facebook post demeaning the holy Kaaba. Chowdhury Moazzem Ahmed, upazila nirbahi officer of Nasirnagar, said Ras Raj Das, 30,…
Dhaka – Buying a house is generally seen as one of most costly purchases one can make. It’s especially true in China, where house prices continue to rise. Given what a the challenge it can be to get on the…
Seventy-five percent of internet use will be mobile in 2017, up slightly from this year, as a growing number of consumers around the world access the web on smartphones and tablets, media buying agency Zenith forecast this week.Zenith previously estimated…
Apple Inc unveiled a revamped MacBook Pro on Thursday, adding a fingerprint reader, replacing function keys with a small touch screen and raising prices by several hundred dollars. The first redesign in several years is a sign Apple still sees…