July 3, 2017
Jamaicans hit in Phone Scam
JAMAICA is the latest country to have been affected by the 'Wangiri Scam', which resulted in hundreds of phone customers receiving missed calls from the +48 area code, originating in Poland, over the weekend. The scam, translated in Japanese as 'one…
June 30, 2017
Jamaican Regulator Wants Explanation on New Fee by Telecommunications giant
Telecommunications giant DIGICEL has until tomorrow to explain to Jamaican regulators its introduction of a new charge to some customers.Effective last Thursday, DIGICEL imposed a prepaid maintenance fee (PMF) on customers whose monthly spend, falls…
June 28, 2017
Tax software blamed for cyber-attack spread
A global cyber-attack that affected companies around the world may have started via corrupted updates on a piece of accountancy software. Fingers are increasingly pointing to a piece of Ukrainian tax-filing software, MEDoc, as the source of the…
June 27, 2017
Global cyber-attack spreads to US
US drug giant Merck confirmed Tuesday it has become the first American company hit by a global cyberattack that started in Russia and Ukraine has spread through Europe and across the Atlantic. "We confirm our company's computer network was…
June 23, 2017
Snapchat map update raises safety worries
An update to Snapchat that shows publicly posted images on a searchable map has raised safety concerns among parents. Snap Map lets people search for places such as schools and see videos and pictures posted by children inside. It also lets people…
June 22, 2017
WhatsApp rises as a major force in news media
WhatsApp is becoming one of the prevailing ways people discover and discuss news, according to a study. But use of the messaging app appears to vary widely between countries. In Malaysia, more than 50% of those surveyed said they used WhatsApp for…
June 21, 2017
Russia ‘hacked’ 21 US states in election
Russian hackers targeted election systems in 21 US states during last year's campaign, said a US official. Jeanette Manfra of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) refused to identify the states during her testimony before a Senate panel, citing…
June 20, 2017
Children call TV shots on Netflex
Netflix is launching two interactive children's TV shows that let audiences determine the on-screen action. The animated programmes ask youngsters to choose between two options at several points in their plots. The firm says the nature of its online…
June 14, 2017
Mario caps Nintendo’s triumphant comeback
The return of Super Mario is set to be the crowning achievement in what’s already been a remarkable year of recovery for Nintendo. The loyal (and I mean loyal) fans weren’t worried, but rewind a year and many people - myself included - were…
June 13, 2017
US Issues Rare Alert Against North Korean Cyberattacks
The U.S. government issued a rare alert Tuesday, blaming North Korea for a raft of cyberattacks stretching back to 2009, and warning that more are likely. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security identified IP addresses associated with a malware…