Youngsters lead cyber fraud surge in Nepal

In September, the Crime Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested Pragyan Rimal, 22, and Ayush Sharma, 20, from Kathmandu for their involvement in cryptocurrency transactions, which is illegal in Nepal. An investigation is ongoing. Another group was found investing in cryptocurrency and gold. The group engaged in Hundi—they collected remittances from Nepalis working in the UAE, Qatar, […]

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The Indonesian star’s private video went viral, it was revealed

After Pakistani TikToker Imsha Rahman’s personal video went viral, now another Indonesian celebrity’s video has gone viral. The name of this famous Indonesian star is Lydia Onik. The leaked video has sparked debate on social media, with many claiming the woman in the clip looks like Lydia. In a report on Friday (November 15), Indian […]

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Reports emerge in Pakistan of nationwide VPN access ‘restrictions, throttling’

VPN’s are used in Pakistan to access X(formerly Twitter) along with other restricted websites. There have been multiple reports on Sunday (11 Nov) from internet users in Pakistan have been experiencing “restricted access” to virtual private networks (VPNs), alongside poor internet connectivity, says Dawn. VPN’s are used in Pakistan to access X(formerly Twitter) along with […]

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Bhutan joins global fight against cybercrime through national cybersecurity strategy

Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team has recorded over 100 scam cases in recent years, with some falling victim to financial losses, defamation, and extortion. This is according to the National Cybersecurity Strategy 2024-2029. As the country embraces digital transformation and shifts more services online, the rapid adoption of technology has also heightened its vulnerability to […]

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Indonesia bans sales of Google phones days after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16

Indonesia blocked the sales of iPhone 16 domestically a week ago also for not meeting local content rules. Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components, days after blocking sales of tech giant Apple’s (AAPL.O) iPhone 16 for the same […]

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India’s Gaganyaan mission has been delayed due to security reasons

The mission to send Indian astronauts to space has been postponed. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has said that the Gaganyaan mission will not be held in 2025 due to security reasons. However, the mission has been announced to be held in 2026. According to a report in India Today, ISRO Chairman S. Somnath […]

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China to send 14th crewed mission to space on Shenzhou-19

Of the 14 crewed missions, eight were visits to China’s independently built space station Tiangong, or “Celestial Palace” in Chinese. China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Wednesday in the country’s 14th crewed mission to space, where dozens of scientific experiments will be conducted. Of the 14 crewed missions, eight were visits to […]

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Founder of TikTok owner ByteDance jumps to top of China’s rich list

Zhang, 41, who stepped down as chief executive of ByteDance in 2021, becomes the 18th individual to be crowned China’s richest person in the 26 years since the Hurun China Rich List was first published. ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China’s richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed on […]

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