Meta's platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp — suffered a significant worldwide outage on December 11, 2024, starting at approximately 12:40 PM ET. Millions of users reported issues accessing the platforms through their websites and apps, with varying degrees of disruption
QNAP, a leading provider of network-attached storage (NAS) devices and routers, has faced widespread criticism after a recent firmware update left many users unable to access their devices. The problematic update, QTS 5.2.2.2950 build 20241114, was released in mid-November to address multiple
Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, returned to service in Brazil on October 9, 2024, following a month-long suspension imposed by the Brazilian Supreme Court. The platform had been banned for failing to meet court demands related to content moderation, particularly concerning the spread of
Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, has been charged in France with a wide range of crimes, including complicity with the distribution of child pornography, drug trafficking, fraud, and refusal to provide information necessary to law enforcement. The charges follow investigations into how
A defective update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike led to a massive global IT outage on July 19, impacting millions of Windows systems and causing significant disruptions across various sectors. The incident has been described as one of the most widespread IT failures in recent years. It
Kaspersky Lab, the Russian cybersecurity giant, is set to close its US division and lay off all US-based employees following a ban by the US Commerce Department. This decision, affecting fewer than 50 workers, comes after the Commerce Department cited national security concerns, arguing that
President Biden has passed a bill that forces TikTok to divest from its parent company ByteDance or face a ban. The Senate passed the bill on Tuesday, 24 April 2024, then President Biden signed the bill into law just a day later on Wednesday, April 25, 2024. The bill was included within a
New York City has officially prohibited the use of the widely popular social media app TikTok on all government-owned devices, effective immediately. This decision, influenced by a series of alleged security concerns with the app and its possible ties to the Chinese government, mandates all city
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has initiated measures to block access to news content for users in Canada. The move comes in response to the Online News Act, passed by the Canadian Parliament. The law mandates that tech platforms engage in equitable revenue-sharing negotiations
Apple has taken a strong stand against the UK government’s proposed amendments to its Investigatory Powers Act, clearly expressing its refusal to compromise on end-to-end encryption. In response to the potential changes, the tech giant has warned that it may disable iMessage and FaceTime services