Hackers

Microsoft has turned off an Xbox Live feature as it attempts to deal with “record numbers” of people on its gaming platforms. The company has stopped allowing people to upload their own gamerpics on the Xbox One, with the hope of “streamlining moderation” of the pictures. The Xbox gaming services …

Houseparty is surging in popularity, as people look for ways to keep up with family and friends during the coronavirus lockdown. It’s something that anyone who is already on the app already knows, since it notifies all of a person’s friends when they sign up. It can be a fun …

Facebook announced on Monday that it would dole out $25 million in grants to local news outlets and spend $75 million in a marketing drive aimed at news organizations internationally in response to the coronavirus-prompted economic downturn, which has caused advertising to plummet and has threatened media industry revenues. Despite …

So she created a digital news consortium, Courier, with sites in key 2020 states. She started her own PAC, Pacronym, to attack Mr. Trump across the web, and, in a coup, hired the Facebook specialist assigned to Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign. But Acronym faced an existential challenge after a firm …

Internet companies are dropping broadband data caps in an attempt to keep people connected through the coronavirus pandemic. A deal struck between the government and internet companies will see them give users unlimited data allowance on their current services and offer new rates on mobile and landline packages. The measures …

The WhatsApp “Martinelli” video is back. And it doesn’t make any sense than it did before. The message has been circulating across the internet for years, being passed between people who think they are helping out their friends. But it is a scam – allbeit a relatively harmless one – …

Facebook could stop people forwarding messages to too many people in an attempt to stop the spread of misinformation about coronavirus. The company is testing a new feature for Messenger that only allows messages to be sent on to a maximum of five people, making it harder to spread hoaxes …

The government has sent a mass text message to as many phones as possible, urging citizens to stay at home during the coronavirus lockdown. The message sends recipient to the government’s devoted advice website about the outbreak, as well as encouraging them to stay indoors. It comes just hours after …

A bug in Windows is allowing hackers to attack computer users, Microsoft has said. The company is aware of the bug but is yet to patch it. It said that attackers are exploiting the bug, but did not say who they were or how prevalent it is. Microsoft said that …

Bitcoin has experienced wild price swings in recent days as cryptocurrency markets respond to the global economic uncertainty sparked by the coronavirus epidemic. The cryptocurrency has swung between highs of $9,000 and lows of 4,000 since the start of March, representing the most severe price volatility since the market explosion and …