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Abbas Shabbir All the websites of Pakistan, including those of the government and media groups, might get hacked ahead of the general elections.

It seems that efforts being made by Google and Mozilla to safeguard their Chrome and Firefox extension store aren’t turning out to be much effective. Just a few months ago, we witnessed a frenzy of extensions being caught mining cryptocurrency using your CPUs’ power without consent.

After getting slapped by EU with a record fine of $5 billion for abusing the dominance of the Android operating system, Google has released an official statement hinting a future where Android might not be free.

ISLAMABAD: After large-scale and stealthy cyber attacks that infected worldwide computers, the ransomware – malicious software – has infiltrated computers of State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan while an alert has been issued across the country.

A new research has proved that the battery in your cell phone could be turned into a secret surveillance device which can potentially leak sensitive information.

Remember the movie “Mission Impossible” where the protagonist, Tom Cruise bypassed a security system using body heat signatures left on the keyboard? Well, that is actually happening in 2018.

Restrictions and bans over websites are always annoying, and governments are now censoring content more than ever. Check out the 13 easy ways to bypass the censorship to access blocked websites. These easy-to-use and effective methods include the use of VPN, extensions, DNS hack, proxy websites, and others. Given the current stature of the constitutional “Rights” and “Freedoms” conferred upon the public in most of the democracies, censorship and bans on trivial matters don’t come as a surprise. And in the era of the Internet, harassing the general public is even easier. Be it the controversial net neutrality, or restriction to access to specific websites. If you also feel stifled by the blocked websites in your country, office, or school, here are some ways to access blocked websites. While these filters in schools and offices serve some purpose, they are often misused by the authorities. How to access blocked websites: 13 useful methods! 1. Use VPN for unblockin...