Thursday, 28 Nov, 2024

Tech

Nearly 30M accounts affected in Facebook hack

In September, a group of hackers used a flaw in Facebook’s “view as” feature to gain unauthorized access to millions of accounts — and today, the company released its most comprehensive statement yet on exactly what data was taken as part of the breach. According to a statement

Workshop on prevention of cyber crime

Cyber Crime Awareness Foundation has trained journalists to create awareness about the prevention of cyber crime.  The day-long workshop was organized at the auditorium of Press Institute Bangladesh in the capital on Friday (October 12). A total of 28 journalists working different

Bangladesh beat India to clinch gaming championship title

DHAKA: Bangladesh gaming squad ‘CSBD Anonymous’ defeated Indian ‘Global eSports’ to clinch the title of Indian Cyber Gaming Championship (ICGC) 2018. The finale was held in Goa in India on Sept 16. Sudwipto Kumar Mondal captained CSBD Anonymous. The squad had Rashed Farhan,

BCC signs MoU with Microsoft on GSP

DHAKA: Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) singed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with tech giant Microsoft on 'Government Security Program' (GSP) in order to detect cyber threats and ensure national security.   BCC National Data Center Director Tarek M Barkatullah and

Google Plus to be shut down after users’ data breach

Google said on Monday that it would shut down Google Plus, the company’s long-struggling answer to Facebook’s giant social network, after it discovered a security vulnerability that exposed the private data of up to 500,000 users. Google did not tell its users about the security

Token strike held for lowering mobile call rate

DHAKA: Bangladesh Mobile Phone User Association observed a symbolic strike demanding reduction of mobile phone call rate and internet price adjustment. The body organized the program in front of the National Press Club on Tuesday (October 9) protesting the existing ‘irregularities’

Monitoring cell formed to prevent rumors in social media

DHAKA:  Government has formed a monitoring cell to detect rumors in social networking sites (social media) in order to provide people with information on its behalf. The cell, comprising officials of Press Information Department (PID), will inform media about government's

BTRC seizes 10,947 SIM cards over illegal VoIP calls

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) seized 10,947 SIM cards and other equipments used for illegal (Voice over Internet Protocol) VoIP business. BTRC said most of the VoIP calls were made using the state-run mobile operator Teletalk SIMs. Moreover, a total

Bangladesh ranked 5th top internet user in Asia

DHAKA: Number of internet users across the globe is rising rapidly. Bangladesh is not also falling behind in that race as it is ranked 5th top internet using countries in Asia. The ranking came from a survey report released by Internet World Stats.  According to the report,

LBNOS hold workshop on FTTX, wireless broadband

DHAKA: Local Broadband Network Owners’ Society (LBNOS) on October 4 organized a workshop at the Krishibid Institute in Farmgate of the capital city. The participants were briefed about FTTX technology, wireless broadband, agile configured, ISP-friendly routers, switch and more

US Accelerance to boost Bangladeshi software sales in foreign markets

DHAKA: Accelerance, US-based software outsourcing company, has signed an agreement to provide assistance in boosting the sales of Bangladeshi made software in foreign markets. Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) and Accelerance signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the office of

Now switch to any operator with MNP service

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory council (BTRC) has launched the much awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service for the first time in Bangladesh.   MNP service or in other words it means customers can now switch to any operator without changing their existing

Elon Musk agrees to quit as Tesla chairman, pay $20m fine

Elon Musk agreed Saturday to step down as chairman of Tesla and pay a $20 million fine in a deal to settle charges brought this week by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the settlement, which requires court approval, Musk will be allowed to stay as CEO but must leave his

50m user accounts affected by breach: Facebook

Facebook says almost 50 million of its users were left exposed by a security flaw. The company said attackers were able to exploit a vulnerability in a feature known as “View As” to gain control of people's accounts. The breach was discovered on Tuesday, Facebook said, and

MNP service to be launched from Oct 1

DHAKA: Mobile number portability (MNP) service for users will be launched in Bangladesh from October 1. MNP service allows cellphone or smartphone customer to change telecom carrier/operator while keeping the same phone number. The authorized company for the job, Infozillion

Instagram co-founders resign from Facebook

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, who co-founded Instagram eight years ago, are leaving the service’s parent company, Facebook. The news of their departure comes from The New York Times, and is corroborated by a statement from Systrom. The duo have resigned from the company and will

Number of internet users crosses 9cr, mobile users 15cr

DHAKA: Bangladesh has been witnessing rapid rise in active internet connections as number of total internet users crossed 9 crore milestone in August. Of them, around 8.5 crore are mobile internet users while the number of mobile phone subscribers reach to 15.5 crore.  Bangladesh

World's first hydrogen train rolls out in Germany

Germany has rolled out the world’s first hydrogen-powered train, signalling the start of a push to challenge the might of polluting diesel trains with costlier but more eco-friendly technology. Two bright blue Coradia iLint trains, built by French TGV-maker Alstom, on Monday began

Meet Yusaku Maezawa, first SpaceX moon passenger

A Japanese billionaire who wants to take his love of art to the heavens will be the first private passenger to fly around the moon, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced Monday. Musk introduced Yusaku Maezawa, founder of the international custom-fit clothing company Zozo and an avid art

Apple unveils iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR

Apple has unveiled three new models of iPhones to a negative reaction from the stock market, and hours after accidentally leaking them online itself. The updated model of the flagship iPhone X has been named the iPhone XS and will retail for the same price of $999 - but a budget and a