WASHINGTON, D.C.: Data affecting more than 500 million Facebook users that was originally leaked in 2019, including email addresses and phone numbers, has been posted on an online hackers forum, according to media reports and a cybercrime expert. “All 533,000,000 Facebook records were just leaked for free,” Alon Gal, chief technology officer at the Hudson Rock cybercrime intelligence firm, said Saturday on Twitter. He denounced what he called the “absolute negligence” of Facebook. Some of the data appeared to be current, according to a report in Business Insider which Agence France-Presse was unable to confirm independently. It said some of the leaked phone numbers still belong to the owners of Facebook accounts. “This means that if you have a Facebook account, it is extremely likely the phone number used for the account was leaked,” Gal said. But Facebook said the reports were old news. “This is old data that was previously reported on in 2019,” a company spokesperson ... » Learn More about Data from 500M Facebook accounts posted online – reports
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Man goes viral for ‘hacking’ Jollibee gravy recipe – here’s how you can make it at home
What's fried chicken without some good ol' gravy? And if you love fast food, you'll know that no one does it quite like Jollibee. Well, thanks to one enterprising food blogger, you can now recreate the Filipino chain's smooth, creamy gravy from the comfort of your home and level up your fried chicken game. Sharing his recipe on Saturday (March 20), the food blogger, who goes by Pinoy Food Boy, declared that he'd "hacked" Jollibee's cult favourite gravy. The post promptly went viral, amassing over 13,000 shares. And if the comments are any indication of the taste, the recipe isn't too far off from the real thing. If you're in the mood to indulge in some fried chicken and gravy here's Pinoy Food Boy's fuss-free recipe. Ingredients 2 tbsp unsalted butter 2 tbsp flour 2 cups chicken stock 1/2 cup full cream milk 1/2 tsp soy sauce 1 tsp ground pepper 1 tsp salt (optional) Steps 1. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Control the heat so it doesn't burn. 2. When ... » Learn More about Man goes viral for ‘hacking’ Jollibee gravy recipe – here’s how you can make it at home
China going after cheats: Authorities, Tencent investigate cheating software providers
Image: CasarsaGuru/Getty Images via ETX Daily Up A network of video game cheats was recently dismantled in China. By offering gamers subscriptions allowing them to obtain numerous advantages, this network is believed to have amassed more than 750 million dollars. Cheating in some video games (for instance “Call of Duty” and “Counter-Strike”) has become so commonplace that many players regularly complain about it, and rightly so. An investigation conducted by the Chinese authorities and the computer giant Tencent over the course of a year has led to the dismantling of a network of providers of cheating software. Likely the biggest legal action ever taken against such providers, the investigation found that the group reportedly raised more than $760 million. While the purchase of cheating software is not a new phenomenon, it has become an extremely lucrative business. Players often purchase, through the black market, a subscription for a set period of time (up to about $200 per ... » Learn More about China going after cheats: Authorities, Tencent investigate cheating software providers
The fight for a freer web continues
The social media platform Telegram has over 500 million users with over 55 million active every day. Unlike other platforms such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and others, you are free to express your opinion there without being cancelled, shadow banned or throttled in searches. There are other platforms also emerging to compete with the giants but there are problems. Bank and payment gateways are facing pressure to no longer support competitors to the giants. The slickness of the platforms is not quite there yet and others like Rumble still have more and longer ads than YouTube. That said I recently watched a longer clip on YouTube and faced 10 ad breaks averaging four minutes apart. Eventually the competitive platforms will grow as more and more opinions are suppressed by the giants. The previously cancelled Parler is back but some are questioning their longevity on a California-based platform. - I'm looking to put together a new computer, specifically for music production and ... » Learn More about The fight for a freer web continues
The Top 10 types of expat in Thailand (2020)
Being an expat in Thailand you’ll go through plenty of phases – from excitement, to astonishment, to bewilderment, to (eventually) acceptance. It’s all an exciting journey, and will rarely go to plan. But that’s why so many of us love living in Thailand. There are some particular sub-sets of Thai expat we can spot a mile away. Far from type-casting a typical expat, we provide these sub-sets as a guide – there are plenty of other varieties of expats floating around Thailand. We should also mention that in 2020 there’s a much broader range of expats living in Thailand. Contrary to popular wisdom (aka. the internet chat rooms), the numbers of expats are growing every year and they are coming from just about everywhere, not just the UK, northern Europe, Australia and the US, as in the past. 1. The search of a wife Looking for love in the West daunting? Or had a few failed marriages? No problem. Head to Asia and find a wife there instead. Right?! Gentlemen still come to Thailand ... » Learn More about The Top 10 types of expat in Thailand (2020)
Guide to understanding the magical world of TikTok
TikTok’s rise in popularity has been nothing short of phenomenal, as creators get around to developing all types of content, and audiences spend more time watching virtual unknowns dance, sing, eat and game their way to fame. But what is this weird app that everyone is so enamored with? Should you download it? Is it worth the hype? Why is every other video of some girl gyrating to the camera? Maybe it’s a waste of time like Twitter and other weird social media apps that shouldn’t be downloaded. Well, not all of TikTok is busy worshipping dance trends. There’s so much more to the app than expected, and not all creators on the app are 15-year-olds trying to go viral. TikTok is owned by a Chinese company Bytedance. It has a sister app, Douyin, which is an app identical to TikTok but native to China only. The app was launched in 2018 when it merged with Musical.ly, an older version of the video-sharing platform that, as the name suggests, focused on singing. TikTok has been a ... » Learn More about Guide to understanding the magical world of TikTok
Viral video on how to test if your food is fake or real found to be ‘mostly false’
You may have seen the viral video. Branded as '16 easy tests' to find out if your food is fake or real, the three-minute clip aimed to enlighten viewers on DIY food safety hacks to try at home. Because apparently in the world we live in, all's not what it's made out to be. The video, made by social media platform Blossom under the company First Media, was first published on June 1. It racked up 92 million views on Facebook within a week, and was shared more than 3 million times. The only problem? Most of their claims have now been called into question. Online fact-checking website Snopes published a report on Wednesday (June 5), exposing several fallacies tied to their experiments. The video also received a 'Mostly False' rating on the site. Of their claims, four were discovered to be unproven or unreliable, five had mixed responses (unclear from evidence), while four were found to be downright false. WHICH ARE FALSE? Their first experiment purported to show the ... » Learn More about Viral video on how to test if your food is fake or real found to be ‘mostly false’