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Social engineering is one of the most effective tools attackers use to gain access to a system. In its most basic form, a social-engineering attack consists of simply calling the user and asking for their password,posing as a technical support representative or other authority figure who needs the information immediately. They take advantage of user trust and curiosity. As an end user we receive many spam calls on a regular basis where the person on the other end is posing as your bank executive, trying to trick you into getting your card details, OTP or PIN numbers. The end customer,…

Netflix provided a list of its TOP 10 most popular original movies of all time to Bloomberg. The list includes “Extraction”, “Bird Box” and “The Irishman”.Netflix counts a view if an account watches at least two minutes of a movie or TV series. The list of biggest movies ever is based on viewership within the first four weeks.10. "The Perfect Date" (2019) — 48 million viewers in the first four weeks.Desc: A high school student creates an app to offer his services as a fake date to make money for college. When he develops feelings for someone, his plan gets…

Vivo has announced its latest X50 series of flagship smartphones. This includes 3 new smartphones: X50, X50 Pro and X50 Pro Plus.The main headlines for these smartphones is the newly introduced Gimbal-camera in Pro and Pro Plus variants. This is not the first time Vivo has introduced something for the first time in smartphones. Vivo is the company to first introduce completely full screen design, motorized selfie pop-up camera and the first company to introduce in display fingerprint scanner. We can confidently say that the company has innovated many smartphone features in the past."X50 Pro’s Gimbal Camera System does exactly…

PUBG for PC and Consoles will soon get new features and improvements with version 8.1 update patch. Company has released a 30 sec short clip on twitter account teasing the upcoming changes. I'll write on your tombstone, I thank you for dinner. This game that we animals play is a winner.Return to Sanhok July 22nd 🌴 #PUBG8 pic.twitter.com/u8BkpVapjb— PUBG (@PUBG) July 13, 2020 “The main feature of update 8.1 is of course Sanhok, which has been reworked from the ground up to look better, perform better, and offer more balanced gameplay” - team PUBGThe latest features will be implemented in…

Mi has announced a 34 inch Curved gaming monitor to support Xiaomi’s new digital ecosystem. The monitor has a 21:9 aspect ratio, resolution of 3440 x 1440. Per Xiaomi, “The 21:9 gaming interface provides a 30% wider view than standard 16:9 monitors. Especially in real-time strategy and first-person shooter games, the wider field of view lets you see in-game developments first, giving you the advantage.”Since it is targeted at gaming community, the monitor supports AMD FreeSync Premium, 144 Hz and a screen response time of 4ms. The curve of the monitor is 1500R curvature which is ideal for the human…

Once in our lifetime we sure have faced suspicious phishing emails asking your bank or personal information, fake login website or a virus attack in our system through clicking on suspicious ads over the internet. The Internet is full of such scams and sometimes users fall for it.On Wednesday, dozens of high-profile accounts were hacked on Twitter. This list includes accounts of famous celebrities, businessmen, top companies and many more. While Twitter is a top social platform which encompasses high security standards, this hacking incident has once again proved that no account or platform is safe from getting attacked and/or…

Mi Notebook 14 and Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition are now available in Open sales in India. For the past 2 months, these notebooks have been available via flash sales only. These laptops can now be purchased from Amazon India and Mi.com website and are available 24 x 7. These laptops are the first laptops launched in India by Xiaomi. Both are powered by 10th gen Intel processors and both don't have an in built webcam.The Mi Notebook 14 is priced at Rs. 41,999 for the 8GB + 256GB storage model and Rs. 44,999 for the 512GB storage model. The…

Xiaomi on Wednesday announced 3 new smartphone models within the budget segment: Redmi 9, Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C. These smartphones will have powerful Mediatek processors with the top model offering quad camera arrays.1- Redmi 9: It will be the most feature packed device among the 3 with quad rear camera setup (13MP wide-angle, 8MP ultra-wide angle, 118 FOV, 5MP Macro, 2MP depth) and 8 MP front camera. The device also integrates fun and creativity into the photography experience with premium camera features, including Kaleidoscope and Palm Shutter. Screen will have Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Battery capacity is rated at…

LEGO is celebrating 2020 as the 35th anniversary of the original Nintendo entertainment system. They have teamed up with Nintendo in recreating classic NES Console games, Super Mario Bros. It comes with a LEGO brick build set consisting of a classic console, a Super Mario Bros. cartridge and a retro style TV. Turn the handle on the retro TV to make 8-bit Mario move across the screen. And place LEGO Mario from the LEGO Super Mario Starter Course in the slot on top so he reacts to the on-screen enemies, obstacles and power-ups, while the original game’s theme tune plays!This…

The UK government on Tuesday announced the removal of existing equipment of Chinese Huawei by 2027 and a ban on buying new equipment from the company from December 31 2020.The decision comes following new advice produced by the National Cyber Security Center (NCSE), chaired by UK PM Boris Johnson, on the impact of US sanctions against the telecommunications vendor.Technical experts at the NCSC reviewed the consequences of the sanctions and concluded the company will need to do a major reconfiguration of its supply chain as it will no longer have access to the technology on which it currently relies.They found…