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The company said that less than 0.01 percent of Google Photos users attempting Takeout requests were affected.

Google Takeout bug sent some of your intimate videos to strangers

While Google has fixed the glitch, it is asking users to delete the previous export in that five-day period and make a fresh request.

05 Feb 2020 7:05 AM

The cause was identified to be a delay in a software update by the vendor who developed the payment system which was configured to end on January 1, 2020. (Photo: ANI)

Y2K-type bug causing credit card rejection

The glitch was causing parking meters in the city to reject credit cards and prepaid parking cards.

06 Jan 2020 8:14 AM

Once a picture is added to the Superframe album, there's no way to remove it.

Facebook Portal bug lets users display others' pictures without permission

What is more unnerving is that Facebook doesn't consider it as a security vulnerability.

31 Oct 2019 8:05 AM

Until now, even if a chat was on mute, the unread notification still showed up.

WhatsApp quashes bug that showed notification even for muted chats

With the version 2.19.110 of the WhatsApp for iOS app, the unread notification badge will no longer show on the app icon.

30 Oct 2019 7:59 AM

A serious WhatsApp security flaw has been discovered.

Warning: Malicious flaw affects 1 billion WhatsApp users

WhatsApp has issued a warning where its users are told to update their apps now.

04 Oct 2019 3:01 PM

New dangerous Apple bug affects millions of iPhone users

A new security flaw has been detected which will allow unwanted intruders to gain access to contact information.

25 Sep 2019 9:04 AM

Facebook says there is no evidence of employees abusing the loophole or improperly accessing the passwords.

Facebook bug exposed your passwords in plaintext

Facebook claims the passwords were not accessible outside the company.

24 Mar 2019 10:35 AM

The bug originated in Chromium, Google’s open-source project that underlies Chrome and other browsers. As a result, this put to risk mobile Chrome users as well as users of other browsers built on Chromium.

Android bug allowed hackers to spy on you over five years

Hackers could use WebView, Chromium’s feature to gain user data and gain wider device access.

23 Mar 2019 2:09 PM

Until Google issues a patch for the bug, Android TV owners will not be able to set Google Photo albums.

Google Photos sharing on Android TV disabled over privacy loophole

The bug did not give access to the entire photo collection from those user accounts.

06 Mar 2019 11:14 AM

The repair is included in the latest version of Apple's iOS 12 system, which became available to install immediately.

Apple finally fixes FaceTime bug with new update

The bug enabled interlopers to turn an iPhone into a live microphone while using Group FaceTime.

08 Feb 2019 11:18 AM

The software bug, which had let users hear audio from people who had not yet answered a video call, was discovered by a Tucson, Arizona high school student Grant Thompson, who with his mother Michele led Apple to turn off FaceTime group chat as its engineers investigated the issue.

Apple to contribute to US teen's education for spotting FaceTime bug

Apple would compensate the Thompson family and make an additional gift toward 14-year-old Grant’s education.

08 Feb 2019 10:00 AM

The flaw in the software allowed users to hear the audio of a person they were calling before that person answered the call.

US House Democrats want Apple to answer questions on FaceTime flaw

Apple said on Friday it had fixed the issue with FaceTime and said it planned to improve how it handles reports of software bugs.

06 Feb 2019 10:31 AM

House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone and Representative Jan Schakowsky, who chairs a subcommittee overseeing consumer issues said in a letter they were “deeply troubled” over how long it took Apple to address the security flaw.

Apple questioned on FaceTime flaw

The flaw allowed users to hear the audio of a person they were calling before that person answered the call.

06 Feb 2019 9:38 AM

Apple turned off the FaceTime group chat feature as its engineers worked to fix the issue. The company said it has fixed the bug on its servers and will turn on the feature for users again next week.

Apple fixes FaceTime privacy bug

The bug was discovered by 14-year-old Grant Thompson.

02 Feb 2019 9:15 AM

Apple said on Monday it was aware of the problem and had come up with a fix that would be released in a software update later this week.

New York AG, governor probing Apple's response to FaceTime bug

The bug allows an iPhone user placing a call using FaceTime video-calling feature to hear audio from the recipient’s phone.

31 Jan 2019 11:07 AM

The bug appears to rely on Apple’s group video-calling feature.

Apple to patch privacy bug in video-calling feature

The bug also broadcast both video and audio from the recipient’s phone.

29 Jan 2019 11:46 AM

Twitter auto-disabled the 'Protect your Tweets' setting after a user made the changes.

Twitter bug exposed private tweets for five years

The bug affected the tweets of some Android users which were intended to be private.

18 Jan 2019 6:02 PM

The company made Friday’s move without an announcement. Pop star Katy Perry lost about 861,000 followers, according to social measurement firm Social Blade. Twitter’s own account lost 2.4 million followers.

Twitter cuts suspect users from follower counts again, blames bug

Twitter is under pressure to tackle its problem of fake users.

10 Nov 2018 9:47 AM

These are algorithmically-inserted tweets.

Getting odd likes on your tweets? Twitter says it's a bug

Twitter itself reported that the bug has affected numerous accounts and the developers are working towards fixing the problem.

05 Sep 2018 8:35 PM

Since the final update has not been officially rolled out, there’s no option to actually upgrade the iOS version.

Strange iOS 12 notification bug annoys iPhones users

Despite closing the notification over and over again, it keeps appearing on the screen leaving the users irritated.

31 Aug 2018 5:04 PM

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