WhatsApp has taken action against the ‘PIN Code scam’ that has spread widely this year, which allows attackers to take over WhatsApp accounts in seconds. The scam has spread rapidly in the UK, with messages urging users to rapidly input a code. But WhatsApp introduced new measures which make it easier (although not impossible) to…
A 100-year-old grandmother-turned food blogger in Shanghai has trended on social media thanks to her enthusiasm for eating a range of foods. The centenarian’s culinary likes include strong flavoured foods normally shunned by elderly people. The lifestyle of Zhong Wenyu, who turned 100 in September, is far different from that of many senior citizens who…
A man in eastern China who lavished chunks of a 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) lottery win on a woman live-streamer but gave his wife nothing has captivated mainland social media. The man’s wife, surnamed Yuan, exposed his scandal to Henan TV in mid-October after filing for divorce. The couple, who live in Dezhou, Shandong…
The app “Tea,” designed for women to anonymously post comments about men they have dated, has suffered a data breach, leaking tens of thousands of user images in what appears to be a targeted effort by another online platform.The company behind Tea reported that 72,000 images were leaked online, including 13,000 selfies or forms of…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hackers broke into the X account of Sesame Street character Elmo and posted antisemitic and racist messages, the makers of the children’s TV show said on Monday. The Sunday posts, which have been deleted, called for violence against Jews, insulted President Donald Trump and demanded the release of government files…