Google stopped more than two million malicious apps getting into the Play Store in 2023

In 2023, Google prevented 2.28 million applications violating its security rules from getting into the Play Store. In addition, almost 200,000 app submissions were rejected or amended to ensure the correct use of sensitive permissions such as access to background location data or SMS messages. In the space of a year, 333,000 developer accounts have been...

Touch ‘n Go ewallet to charge 1% conversion fee for overseas transactions starting April 25

TNG Digital Sdn Bhd (TNGD) will start charging a 1% conversion fee on overseas transactions made via its Touch ‘n Go ewallet platform from April 25 onwards, according to an update to its FAQ page. The new fee will be added to the daily exchange rate of the destination currency. As of time of writing, payments via...

CyberSecurity M’sia warns of impersonation, scam activities on WhatsApp

KUALA LUMPUR: CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) has issued a warning regarding scammers exploiting the WhatsApp application for impersonation activities and deceiving victims into transferring money. In a post on Facebook, CSM said there were fraudulent activities using the application, with the perpetrator posing as someone known to the victim before sending a link and asking the victim to...

Android users will soon be able to link two WhatsApp accounts on one device

Meta is rolling out a new feature that enables Android users to manage multiple WhatsApp accounts on a single device. To access this feature, users must have either a second phone number and SIM card, or a phone that accepts multi-SIM or eSIM. This step is essential to associate the second WhatsApp account with a valid phone number,...

WhatsApp announces new screen sharing feature on video calls

WhatsApp has announced that a new screen sharing feature will be added to the messaging platform. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared the update via Facebook on Aug 8: “We’re adding the ability to share your screen during video calls on WhatsApp.” The feature will be available on WhatsApp desktop and mobile. The company in a release today (Aug...

Cop was receiving threatening text messages. Police say he was the one sending them

A Georgia police officer was arrested after his department said he sent himself threatening text messages. In July, an officer with the Kingsland Police Department told his command staff that he was receiving “harassing and threatening text messages,” according to an Aug. 1 release. The Chief of Police said the department began a “very in-depth” investigation of the messages...

Coach’s ‘sextortion’ scheme unravels when student figures out who he is, US feds say

After prosecutors say a New Mexico high school coach manipulated a student into sending him nude photos, she isolated herself from friends and family, spent most days in her room and stopped participating in class, court documents show. At first, she didn’t know that two people she had been communicating with over Snapchat when she was...