News & Reviews: Covid-19
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Mar 12, 2020
Based on a statement by thehackernews.com, it seems that cybercriminals are utilizing a ‘coronavirus map’ to steal sensitive information such as passwords from any unsuspecting victims. The method in which they acquire such information is by tricking the users to download a software which is embedded with a malware called AZORult, which collects information from web browsers such as cookies, user ID, passwords and more.
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Mar 12, 2020
Here's some breaking news - recently just announced from Twitter, it seems that NBA has just become the next unfortunate sports event to be cancelled due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak concerns. It was tweeted by @TomerAzarly, a writer for LA Clippers, sharing the official statement that not only the game tonight but the whole season will be suspended definitely after an NBA player was tested positive for the infection.
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Mar 12, 2020
Malaysia has gone up to 129 confirmed Covid-19 cases since yesterday. As of now, proactive measures are taken seriously within the corporate buildings and shopping malls. Tenaga Nasional Berhad(TNB) has rolled out proactive measures at their Headquarters in Jalan Bangsar, Wisma TNB Jalan Timur, Petaling Jaya, and all branches nationwide.
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Mar 11, 2020
[UPDATED] - “After careful consultation with our member companies regarding the health and safety of everyone in our industry—our fans, our employees, our exhibitors and our longtime E3 partners—we have made the difficult decision to cancel E3 2020, scheduled for June 9-11 in Los Angeles,” - Entertainment Software Association. The organization is also looking "to coordinate an online experience to showcase industry announcements and news in June 2020.”
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Mar 10, 2020
Covid-19 is here to haunt us in 2020. Just today, Italy has come to a decision of locking down the country as 9,000 and more people have been diagnosed with the virus. Not only Italy, but the cases in our country have also been increasing recently. Now, Google is trying to do something to help out the situation, as it is calling businesses to update their status on Google Maps to let the public know if they are affected.
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Mar 09, 2020
Due to the uprising of COVID-19 reports over Malaysia, the Ministry of Health Malaysia have decided to launch a new website in order to help Malaysians to check their health conditions online. In a collaboration with doctoroncall.com.my, visitors will be able to access advice with a number of questions before coming to a decision by the system if you're infected or not.
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Mar 09, 2020
While Facebook can be pretty annoying on showing you ads about something you just talked about, the company have decided that they enforce a temporary ban on ads of medical masks. This is to prevent exploitation by groups or individuals in the wake of COVID-19.
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Mar 05, 2020
In this short news, it has been announced that The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Headquarters and their old building will be closed for two days starting today (5 March). Just for your information, it doesn't mean that one of them have been contacted with the COVID-19 virus but rather as a step to focus on the safety and health of their employees.
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Mar 05, 2020
So this just happened, the COVID-19 virus has not only pushed events back to a later date but even movie releases as well. The latest one is 007's No Time To Die, which has been announced by MGM, Universal and Bond producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli that the movie will definitely be postponed until November 2020.
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Mar 04, 2020
Covid-19 (aka Coronavirus) is a big topic of the year. Not only has the virus taken thousands of lives in China, but also spread to other countries and regions at a fast pace. The circumstance has led people to discuss it widely on the Internet, be it sharing new updates or providing ways to prevent the virus. However, there are some platforms in China that censor words that are related to the virus, and one of them is WeChat.
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