15 billion usernames and passwords leaked, didn't you?

Agency. More than 15 billion account usernames and passwords have been leaked online, according to security company researchers. The researchers said that passwords and usernames were leaked from network administrators 'accounts to bank accounts and streaming services' accounts.

Digital Shadow's cyber security researchers spent 18 months studying and analyzing how hackers gain access to accounts and steal account details.

All those usernames and passwords are for sale in the underground forum. A report released by the Digital Shadow Photon Research Team on Wednesday states that more than 100,000 data theft cases have been detected over a two-year period. Credential (username and password) theft has increased by 300 percent during the period.

Most of these credentials belong to consumers of various services. Those credentials are currently selling for an average of. 15.43 on the forum. Some are said to be being distributed free of charge by hackers.

Investigations have shown that the hackers got their hands through credential phishing, credential stealing malware and credit card scammers.

The report also states that users do not know when the credentials are stolen. Such hacked credentials were shared many times. Even though many credentials have been duplicated, there are still five billion real accounts for sale in the underground.

The most expensive of the credentials for sale are administrators. Such credentials can also give access to systems within the organization. The value of such credentials is one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. The average value of these credentials is, 3,139.

Bank login credential theft is now being sold at the most expensive price in the accounts of such service recipients. These credentials are currently on sale for 70.91. From such bank login credentials, hackers can also access the victim's bank account. Using it, hackers can also take credit cards, loans and other financial packages.

The value of hack accounts of similar antivirus programs is placed second. It is currently priced at २१ 21.67, which is less than the statutory annual subscription.

Media streaming services, VPNs, file sharing accounts and social media credentials are now selling for $10. Researchers have pointed out that the main reason behind the leak of credentials of all these accounts is the use of weak passwords.

One of the best ways to keep your online account secure is to have unique and unique passwords for all accounts. A password manager can help you with this.

Similarly, multi-factor authentication is another good solution. You may receive alerts while using it if someone tries to log in to your account using your password.

But with 15 billion account credentials out there, your chances of being hacked are high. If you have any doubts, it would be wise to change your password once.

Password Manager in Firefox Browser, thus protect your privacy

 Mozilla recently unveiled the Firefox lockbox. Which was accessed in Firefox's password manager.

However, due to the fact that saved passwords can be viewed, new passwords can be added or old passwords cannot be edited, it was not fully viewed as a password manager.

This effort laid the groundwork for Mozilla Firefox's full password manager. Firefox Lockwise Password Manager is now available.

In Firefox Lockwise, you can create a new password as well as edit and delete it. You will also be able to see your password. But to copy, you have to use manual method.

Firefox lockwise does not include password generators. Due to which, when you have a new password, you have to create a unique and strong password yourself.

Firefox Lockwise's mobile app is available on both Android and iOS. But those versions cannot have a new password. In which only the password can be seen.

How to use Firefox lockwise?

Firefox Lockwise has been made public with version 70 of the Firefox browser. If you are using version 70 before Firefox, upgrade your browser first.

After upgrading to the new version, you need to log in to your Firefox account. To do this, click on the menu button in the upper right corner and go to Sign in to Firefox.

Create access to Firefox lockwise from the Firefox menu

After logging in, Firefox synchronizes all data, including your password. It won't take that long. When this process is complete, click on the menu button again and click on Login and Password.

You can open a new tab and type in login in the address bar. This way you can access Firefox lockwise from anywhere.

Once Firefox Lockway opens, you can search for any password by typing the name or username of the site or service.

Searching for passwords in Firefox

How to make a new entry in Lockwise?

Click the Create New Login button to enter the new password in Firefox Lockwise. Then type the URL, username and password you want to put in the next window and save.

Make a new entry in Firefox Lockwise

After making a new entry, it will be synchronized with your Firefox account. It is readily available in Lockheed Firefox.

How to enter master password?

 No one lets your browser save passwords. Why Because doing so is unsafe. If you find it difficult to keep a password every time you visit the site, then Firefox browser can be a fast option.

Which includes a feature to secure such logins. The master password in it keeps your website locked. Which only opens after you enter the master password. Without such a master password, Firefox refuses to access the login saved in the browser.

This is the simplest and most effective way to keep your browser safe by logging in and saving credentials. But, how do you set the master password? In fact, it is very simple. Let's see for a moment!

The first thing you need to do is open Firefox. Now click on the menu button. Click on Preferences from the menu button. Click on Privacy and Security.

After doing so, a new window opens. Click the checkbox to use the master password. Prompt by verifying your new master password. Make this password very strong.

Even better if you create a master password using the password manager. Which you can't even remember. Now close and re-open Firefox.

If you open Firefox now, you will be asked for a master password to access any details used on any service or site. Sometimes a prompt to ask for a master password may not appear immediately.

In this case, you have to wait a while. Even if the pop-up does not appear immediately, none of your other passwords will be available until you enter the master password.

Now remember, how effective is the Firefox Master Password? If you are sensitive and concerned about your security but do not want to type your username and password every time, then you must use this master password feature.

If you do not have a master password, anyone with access to your Firefox web browser can view your password.

Here are 6 secure password management options

Sometimes passwords can be a real pain. Here are some tips and tricks to keep our account secure, including complex and unique passwords with numbers and characters. But our brains can't usually remember all such passwords. So what is the solution?

Here we are going to suggest you some secure and universally accepted password managers for solutions with options. Of course, there are other good password managers. However, here is a list of the best password managers available to stay safe in the Internet world.

LastPass (Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome)

LastPass is a fun password manager. Which is available free of cost with premium features. Once the master password is set, LastPass allows you to import saved login credentials - usernames and passwords from Firefox to Chrome, Edge, Opera and Safari.

This can save you the hassle of having to remember your password by deleting the information on your computer. Other free features at LastPass include two-factor authentication, credit monitoring and auto-fill features to facilitate online shopping from multiple identities.

It also stores your encrypted information on your cloud server so that you can easily use LastPass on any computer other than your PC. LastPass also works as a password generator to create unique passwords.

While LastPass is a topic of choice for many because of its features and interface, we also need to remember that at some point in the past, it even faced security sensitivities.

Dasslin (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android)

Dassel is comfortable and simple. Empowered by two-factor authentication. With the help of this, many passwords can be organized in one place in just a few clicks. If there is a problem with your account, it will send an encrypted password to the emergency contact.

The software also lets you store passwords locally encrypted, meaning it automatically syncs passwords to your devices. Dassel is also a digital wallet. From which you can even buy online from various vendors.

However, that facility is not yet available in Nepal. You can also set the app to automatically reset your password if the site where your account is hacked. Although Dassel is free, there is a fixed annual fee for the commercial version.

1 password (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android)

Another very famous and reliable password manager is 1 password. The Watchtower is designed to provide users with a strong password generator feature as well as username and password storage (including secure sharing), as well as direct information on website thefts.

In this software's digital wallet you can securely login and save credit card information in the form of sticky notes and network passwords. Even the developers are convinced that it is safe. They even announced a 100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Ekta.

With one purchase you will have the facility to sync locally. However, you can also use the software to sync your computer with your Dropbox, iCloud and other methods. But the biggest problem is that there is no free version.

If you want to use it, you must be willing to pay a fee of  3 per month. However, there is an option to use one password with limited syncing option as a one-time purchase.

Keeper Security Password Manager (Mac, Windows, Linux)

Keeper Security has been providing password solutions at the enterprise, business, family and personal levels. Which is establishing it as the largest password manager to date.

It uses two-factor authentication and allows you to securely store your information. Keeper has a number of practical features that have garnered rave reviews from individual users.

One is version history - it can restore even the initial version of your record if needed in case of any problems. In addition, you can access your password through five different contacts as emergency access.

Keeper has been offering data storage with more flexibility compared to some other password managers. Accordingly, in the app, you can store passport information, driving license number and other important records in the custom field.

Sticky password (Windows, Apple, Android, iOS)

Sticky Password is a free password manager developed by AVG Antivirus developers, the premium version of which includes additional cloud features. It generates strong passwords as well as easy-to-navigate AES-256 encryption, especially for mobile devices.

Sticky Desktop (limited to somewhat limited to mobile) to accommodate a wide variety of Pal Moon, Yandex and Sea Monkey browsers.

Is It also has the option of cloud encrypted syncing to protect sensitive data on wireless connections. Sticky supports both Face ID and Fingerprint for login passwords.

Intel's True Key

True Key focuses on biometrics as an alternative to master passwords. It emphasizes face and fingerprint instead of password for sign in. Like other great password managers, this app provides new passwords when logging in to a new account and protects your information.

This software automatically helps you by signing out and even resetting the old master password. Both of these features can be adjusted to suit your needs. It also has the option to store information including addresses, credit cards, membership, license numbers.

Problems with apps crashing on iPad and iPhone

Agency. Now there is a problem with the app crashing on Apple iOS devices. There have been widespread complaints from iPhone and iPad users.

Various popular apps and services like Spotify, Pinterest, Tinder, Wedge and Draft Kings are starting to crash. Similarly, the mobile game Marvel: Contest of Champion has also been affected by this kind of problem.

A similar problem has been seen in the Facebook login. The Facebook developer site said in a post that the company was aware of the problem of app crashes due to a growing error in iOS SDK and was also conducting research.

But this has not affected the Android version of the app. One of the best ways to avoid this is to use a VPN on your smartphone.

Donate unused computing power to IBM to find a cure for corona and cancer

Donate unused computing power to IBM to find a cure for corona and cancer

Agency. Saver Thompson was 12 years old when he found his father at his home in Washington DC. Saver immediately called an ambulance and his father Brett was taken to hospital.

Her father was diagnosed with brain cancer. After years of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, Brett's cancer subsided. But Sawyer was determined to do something about the fight against cancer. He turned to technology to make a difference in this fight.

Like other child investigators, Sawyer built his own computer at the age of nine. He started a business called Zoya, which worked on machine building for the locals.

His business also gained a lot of fame on the internet. A Google search for "how to help cure cancer" turned up the IBM World Community Grid app. It helped Sawyer make a difference in the fight against cancer at home.

The IBM World Community Grid app uses volunteer computing. That is, it is a form of distributed computing, where people donate resources to a research project that is not used by their computer.

Even if you don't use this app, your computer, phone, or tablet is running virtual experiments in the background. Using a laboratory computer can be a costly test, and it can involve many errors. With this crowdsourcing method, anyone can participate in this kind of important research without money, without time and without expertise.

"I've always wanted to help people with computers," says Sawer. That's great. "

Many people are trapped indoors during the Kovid 19 epidemic. In such a situation, it is not easy to find a way to help voluntarily without physical presence and financial support. But volunteer computing initiatives such as World Community Grid are providing this opportunity.

Last year, Saver launched a website called Help Saver Fight Cancer. Through the website, he was sharing his father's story, urging people to sign up for his app. Meanwhile, she aims to receive a 100-year donation of cancer research processing before her father's birthday in September.

Another team of two users, the Old Champ from the UK and the Little Mermaid from Copenhagen, came to participate in the project. After coordinating with those teams, 80 people from around the world joined his campaign. Which helped him achieve his 100-year goal within a few months.

As soon as Old Champ was diagnosed with his own cancer, 14-year-old Sawer decided to increase his 100-year goal to 1,000 years.

‘I changed my goal not only for my father but for those old champs and many others who unexpectedly joined the journey,’ said Saver, ‘it was unprecedented. At first, I didn't think I could achieve the 100-year goal. But look, today we are on a journey of a thousand years. '

Saver Thompson (right). He donated his unused computing power through IBM's Community Grid app for brain cancer research after his father was diagnosed with brain cancer. Photo: Thompson family

The team's computer has already done about a million calculations. Which are more than 450 years of computing? "Other research donations need money," says Sawer. But it is 100% free and does not require any force. '

Volunteer computing has been in practice since 1990. Educational and research organizations have been conducting such activities. IBM began operating the World Community Grid in 2004 as part of its social responsibility program.

The app currently has 785,000 volunteers. Who can donate their unused computing power to any of the seven projects focused on the health sector?

‘The World Community Grid is a method of crowdsourcing for a major scientific problem. It enlists the help of volunteers to address challenges in the areas of health and environmental research, ”said Juan Hindo, IBM Corporate Social Responsibility Manager and leader of the World Community Grid Team.

The Mapping Cancer Marker Project identifies cancer indicators and studies on how to focus the treatment plan on the individual. Researchers have millions of different tissue samples.

Researchers have found tissue samples from healthy people, from various types of cancer to people who have died and people who are still struggling with the disease.

‘They are collecting extensive data to compare genetic profiles to detect cancer factors,’ says Hindi. Processing these millions of data requires a lot of computing power. This is when volunteers are needed.

‘Instead of inventing supercomputers or raising funds for computing capabilities, researchers have given us millions of calories.

They provide collaborations and we distribute them to our community of volunteers, "she said." Those volunteers are neither scientific nor technical. They don't need any skills or expertise to solve this problem. '

After installing the app on Volunteer's computer or Android device, when the user's device is not in full use, calculations are being made.

‘We operate it in our volunteer community through crowdsourcing. In a short time, researchers can complete it. The volunteers are very happy to be a part of this scientific process. '

If you also want to participate in this World Community Grid, you can do so through IBM's website. All you have to do is enter an email address and create a password.

Then you can choose which active project you want to put your computing power in. Then download the app to your computer or Android device.

https://www.helpsawyerfightcancer.com

https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/discover.action#what-if

Alcohol makes sanitizer

As the coronavirus infection is spreading in the world, the panic has also increased in Nepal. People are increasingly using masks and sanitizers to prevent infections. Due to which the market demand is increasing. There are allegations that there is a lack of it in the market due to some black market as an opportunity to make money. Meanwhile, Lalitpur Metropolitan City has trained the locals to make masks and sanitizers. The metropolis has conducted training to make sanitizer from alcohol to prevent a shortage in the market.

The metropolis has imparted training on making sanitizer from alcohol with the technical assistance of the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST). Sixty representatives from 29 wards of the city participated in the training which started last Sunday. The metropolis had earlier given training in making masks. "Initially, we trained to make masks by understanding the lack of market," said Harishchandra Ghimire, a senior engineer at the metropolis.

Ghimire said that the participants were taught the whole method of making sanitizer from home-made liquor. Nast spokesperson Suresh Kumar Dhungel said that they have been trained to prepare local manpower for the production as sanitizers can be made through the use of home-made liquor.

After the training, it will be very easy to make sanitizer by processing home-made liquor, says Sajan Lal Syaula, head trainer and senior scientist of Nast. According to Syaula, domestic alcohol contains 35 to 42 percent ethanol. About 75 to 80 percent ethylene is needed to kill the virus. "We have learned how to increase the amount of ethanol in alcohol," he said. "We have learned how to increase the amount of ethanol in alcohol in the way recommended by the World Health Organization."

What is a sanitizer?

Sanitizer is a chemical that usually kills germs by cleaning. We use soap to clean our hands and disinfectants to clean the floor. Antiseptics are used to treat the body's living organisms, according to Scientific Syaula. All chemicals have their own method of cleaning. "When we clean our hands, the soap washes away the dirt and doesn't kill the germs," ​​says Syaula. "We can't use disinfectants in the body, they are used to kill bacteria." Therefore sanitizer is antiseptic.

Let's not put sanitizer in the eyes

What can be used to make sanitizer?

Sanitizers can be made in thousands of ways. However, only sanitizers made from alcohol are considered effective. Alcohol also falls into the category of chemicals. Alcohol contains chemicals including methanol, ethanol, butanol. The World Health Organization recommends making sanitizers from methanol, ethanol, and butanol. We have learned to make sanitizer using ethanol found in homebrew.

When to use it?

It can be used in any situation. It doesn't matter if you use a sanitizer to hold a newborn baby. It is used to prevent infection from one person to another. They also use sanitizer in and out of the hospital's operating theater. It is always useful to avoid any infection.

Does too much use affect or not?

Does not This is because alcohol does not stay on the skin for long. It flies away in an instant. Being in the body does not harm. There is nothing to be afraid of. But, it should not be overlooked.

Cheap iPhone SE arrives in Nepal, how much is the price?

Cheap iPhone SE arrives in Nepal, how much is the price?

Kathmandu. Apple's cheap iPhone SE Nepal has arrived some time ago. Generation Next Communications Pvt. Ltd., the official seller of Apple in Nepal, has introduced a cheap iPhone in Nepal.

The company has stated that the cheap iPhone SE 2020 model will be available in the market from next year. The phone, which went public in the international market on April 19, has entered Nepal late due to lockdown.

With a 4.7 inch display, the home button is used in this phone. At first glance, it looks like the iPhone 8 that went public in 2016.

The phone has a fingerprint sensor without Face Unlock. The phone has a 12-megapixel main camera and a 7-megapixel selfie camera. The phone will be available in three different colors namely white, black, and red.

How much is the price?

iPhone SE is the cheapest phone in the company. The iPhone SE will be available in 64 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB variants in the Nepali market.

The cheapest variant will be priced at Rs 68,500 while the 128 GB iPhone SE is priced at Rs 76,500. Similarly, the 256 GB iPhone SE will be priced at Rs 92,500, according to Generation Next.

But in the international market, the starting price of the iPhone SE is Rs 47,552 as per the exchange rate on Tuesday.

Vivo's new smartphone Y30 in the Nepali market, this is the price and features

Vivo has unveiled its new phone Y30 model in Nepal on Tuesday. This phone, which was first made public in Malaysia last May, has entered Nepal after a long wait.

The company has stated that this phone is available in two model variants in Nepal. The phone with 4 GB RAM plus 64 GB storage is priced at Rs 24,999 while the 4 GB RAM plus 128 GB storage variant is priced at Rs 27,999.

This phone has a powerful battery backup of five thousand mAh. Speaking of the camera, it has four cameras on the back. There are 13 megapixels, 8 megapixels, and 2/2 megapixel cameras.

The company claims that all these four cameras have AI support. It also has an eight-megapixel selfie camera on the front. This phone has rear fingerprint and face recognition for security.

Speaking of the Vivo Y30's screen, it has a small punch-hole camera in the upper corner. With a 6.47-inch display, the phone has 1560 by 720 pixel HD Plus resolution.

Talking about the software of the phone, it has an octa-core MediaTek Helio P Thirty-Five (MT6765) processor chip. This budget segment phone is enhanced by its iView display, AI quad-camera, and powerful 5,000 mAh battery backup.