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10 things you will love in the iOS 14

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Apple just announced the most awaited iOS operating system today morning. It is the iOS 14. Before the WWDC event takes place, rumours were circulating around saying that Apple is going to rebrand iOS to iPhone OS. So now we know that’s just a rumour only. During today’s event, Apple announces tons of features for the iOS 14. But we feel you will love this 10 features in the latest iOS 14.

1. Newly redesigned widgets on the Home screen

To be honest, we were expecting updates on performance and stability. But Apple surprised us with a newly redesigned widgets for the Home screen. The current iOS 13, you will have widgets on the left side of your Home screen. And that widget is not very customizable, but in the iOS 14, you can literally customize how you want the widgets to be.

First of all, the widgets can be placed in any of the grids on the home screen. So if you want to have world clocks on your Home screen, you can easily add the clock widget with a bigger size on top of your Home screen. Apart from that, there is also a new “Smart Stack” widget which is one of our favourite widgets. With the “Smart Stack” widget, you can add it to your home screen and it will automatically change the content according to your most-used apps throughout your day. The best part is, it will show up automatically at the right time in your day.

2. The new App Library

Another feature which we think you will love is the all-new App Library. When we say App Library, the first thing strikes to your mind is a library of apps which are organized accordingly. That is how the App Library works. All it does is it organizes all the installed apps on your iPhone into categories.

In the current iOS 13, you have to manually add the apps into folders and then name it accordingly. Now, you don’t have to worry about it again. All you need to do is swipe right from your Home screen and you should be able to see a beautiful page with all your apps organized in categories. The best part of it, the App Library intelligently knows what apps you used frequently and show it on the top left side. You can even view your recently added apps on the right side of the App Library. With this new App Library, you can easily disables the pages on your Home screen. So next time, you won’t need more than four pages on your Home screen with tons of apps in it. Just two pages in the Home screen would be fine.

3. Compact Calls

Have you been in a situation you are busy playing games and suddenly, you receive a call. We know the moment of frustration because, when you receive the call, it blocks your whole screen. That sometimes could be disastrous if you are playing games such as Call of Duty Mobile. In the latest iOS 14, there is this new feature called the Compact Calls.

Using this feature, you will receive your call notifications in a compact way. Imagine it receiving calls on your Android device. That’s exactly Compact Calls is. You can either continue playing game on your iPhone or just tap to answer the call. The Compact Calls feature is not only for the iOS stock apps, but sooner, other third party apps also will be able to use this feature.

4. Picture-in-Picture

Looks like finally, Apple is adding some of the Android features in the iOS 14. One of it is the Picture-in-picture. We the heading itself is self-explanatory what is this feature is all about. Using this feature, you can FaceTime with your loved ones at the same time continue using another app. This is a feature which Android has it a long time ago. It is good finally, Apple is getting some inspiration from Android.

5. A new Translate app

Another feature which we think you going to love in the iOS 14 is the new Translate app. After Apple introducing Siri, you can easily ask Siri to translate words for you. By having a new Translate app, you can use it frequently, especially when you travel to other countries. The Translate app has a new conversational feature which you can simple turn your iPhone to landscape mode and then just start speaking. The Translate app automatically translates it for you.

At the same time, you can enlarge the translated text in landscape mode and use it show to the native people over there. We feel this is something very useful for backpackers or business people who travel on business trips frequently. The translation happens seamlessly by using advance on-device machine learning and the powerful Apple Neural Engine. With this, the translated words sound more natural in the native language.

6. A new Siri compact design

This whole time, Siri has been using the whole screen of the iPhone when you ask Siri a question. In iOS 14, Apple is making Siri more compact. Now Siri looks like a small round button. As usual you can simply say “Hey Siri” to activate Siri and then now it pops up like a button. The new Siri design looks more cleaner because it doesn’t takes up the whole Home screen.

Apart from that, now each of your Siri request will be shown like a notifications. So, you can continue using another app while Siri performs your request. But, this feature has been inside the Android operating system. When you say “Hey Google” the Google Assistant also shows in a compact design. The only difference between this two AI assistant is the shape of buttons.

Now, Siri is much smarter than you expected. Previously, when you ask question which it is not able to find, it will directly show you the web result. But now in the latest iOS 14, Siri is getting smarter now. It will give you answers directly from the web. This means you don’t have to open the web browser to find answers to your questions.

7. Unlock and start your car with your iPhone

From the heading itself you probably already know about the new iOS 14 feature. This has been a dream come true. We can say probably this is one of the futuristic feature. Unlocking your car with iPhone is something doable. But starting your car with your iPhone, that’s totally mind blowing.

With the new iOS 14, you can forget about carrying your car key with you. You can simply add your Car Key to the Wallet app and just need to go near to your car to unlock it. And to start your car, all you need to do is place your iPhone inside the wireless charging tray and you start your car. But, if you lose your smartphone then you might need to login to your iCloud account to disable the Car Key feature.

With this new Car Key feature, you can event share your Car Key with your friends or colleague. For instance, if your friend wants to borrow your car, you can share your Car Key with them and they can use it to unlock your car. You have all the rights to restrict the access to your car by customizing the controls of the Car Key.

However, this feature is only available for the upcoming 2021 BMW 5 Series. Probably, you might need to wait longer to get access for other brands of cars.

8. Spatial audio for the AirPods Pro

Another feature to talk about is the spatial audio for the AirPod Pro. If you own the AirPods Pro, then probably you are going to love this feature in the iOS 14. With this feature, you don’t have to own a super expensive headphones. You can get the same surround sounds with the AirPods Pro. This feature would be fun to use especially when you like to listen to orchestra or cinematic musics. We can’t wait to try out this feature on the AirPods Pro.

9. Automatically switching AirPods between devices

Moreover, there is another feature which is quite useful for the AirPods is the new automatic switching feature. If you are person who owns different types of Apple devices, then this feature will be really useful for you. Now, you can seamless switch between devices on your AirPods. You can continue switching listening songs on your Mac and then when you receive a phone call on your iPhone the AirPods will be automatically connected to your iPhone.

10. App Clips

The last feature in the iOS 14 which we find you going to love is the App Clips. This a new feature Apple is creating for those who don’t like to download many apps on their iPhone. With the App Clips, you can say it as a mini apps without really downloading the full app from the App Store.

You can simply scan the QR code or NFC tags to activate App Clips. For example, if you need to pay for your parking ticket using an app, you can simply move your iPhone near to the NFC tag or QR code to activate App Clips. And from there you can easily make payment to your parking ticket with your Apple Pay. There is an option given too if you would like to download the full app from the App Store.

So guys, there you have it! These are the top 10 features which we think you going to love on the iOS 14. Share with us which feature you would love to try. Our pick would be the newly redesigned widgets. For more tech updates follow our TechmonQuay Facebook page.

You can send money to Australia using BigPay

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Sending money to overseas especially to countries such as Australia takes a lot of your time. If you need to do the wire transfer you might need to go to the bank to proceed with the transaction. Good news, now you don’t have to do wire transfer anymore. You can simply use AirAsia’s BigPay to send money to overseas.

BigPay is a type of prepaid card which is owned by AirAsia. Using this card you can use it similar to your bank debit card. All you need to do is transfer money into the card and then use it. The main advantage of using BigPay is you will entitled to get tons of offers and points which you can claim. The most recent update from AirAsia is it is allowing users to use BigPay to transfer money to countries such as Australia and Vietnam.

However, there are charges for you to send money overseas. The charges vary depending on the countries itself. For example, if you sending money to Australia, then you will be charged additional RM17. Whereas, for Vietnam, it will cost you RM10. According to BigPay, soon it will be allowing you to transfer money to China too which you might need to pay RM20 for each transaction. The good news is if you are sending money to overseas using BigPay for the first time, then you might not need to pay the transfer fees.

In a nutshell, do note that these international money transfers will take more than one day to reach to the destination country. For more information regarding the BigPay money transfer feature, you can visit BigPay website. Personally, we haven’t tried this app yet, so we can’t really tell much about this app though.

Things to expect in Apples WWDC 2020

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In just another few more hours, Apple will be having its 20th Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC2020). Every year, Apple will be having its WWDC annual event grandly by inviting hundreds of developers from all around the world. However this year, due to the global pandemic COVID-19, Apple will be having it’s even via live stream. There are many things to expect during this year WWDC2020 event.

First of all, we all know that during the WWDC event, Apple will be showing higher priorities for software compared to hardware. For this year, Apple will be showcasing its latest software for its current hardware. For example, iOS14, watchOS and iPadOS. However, for this year, Apple could be possibly unveiling new hardware too.

iOS 14 rebranding to iPhone OS

It is for sure, Apple will be unveiling the iOS 14 during later event. As usual, we can assure you that there won’t be any major changes to the iOS 14 compared to the current iOS 13. Nevertheless, Apple promises that it will be focusing more on stability and performance for the iOS 14. When it comes to Apple iOS software, it is one of the most powerful and secure software platform.

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This round, Apple will be making the iOS software more stable. In the current iOS 13, many people have a complaint that its quite buggy. So we can expect Apple to fix all those reported issues by the iOS beta users. At the same time, there rumours too that Apple will be launching a couple of features such as Built-in Translator, a new home screen customization and also a new Fitness app. Well, how true is it, is still not known to us yet. In a couple of hours we will know the exact details of the iOS 14.

Apart from that, one of a serial leakster have reveal that Apple will be rebranding the iOS to iPhone OS. Honestly, iPhone OS looks good, but we personally feel iOS is still catchy and trendy. Back in 2007, when Apple launches the first-ever iPhone, Apple unveils the iPhone software as iPhone OS. Now, things will be looking differently moving forward.

WatchOS 7 made for kids

Besides that, you can also expect Apple to unveil the new watchOS for the Apple Watch. One of the main reason people are more interested to purchase the Apple Watch is because of the watchOS. When it comes to health tracking, Apple Watch is the best choice you can think of. There are a couple of features which is going to make the Apple Watch more user friendly.

Firstly, the most awaited feature, sleep tracking might be coming to watchOS 7. This is one of the lacking features in the Apple Watch. Now with this feature, Apple Watch will be the best smartwatch in the world. Moreover, nowadays, kids are one of the users who are using the Apple Watch. Parents can track their kids with the Apple Watch. Now, there are rumours that Apple will be launching a new Kids mode for the kids. With this new Kids mode, parents can restrict certain features in their kids Apple Watch.

Apple to announce new hardware today

Can Apple be unveiling new hardwares during today’s WWDC2020 event? Yes, probably. Rumours are stating that Apple indeed is planning to announce new iMac today. One of the main changes coming to the iMac is a new design. We can’t wait to see the new design of the the iMac if Apple launches during today’s event.

Surprisingly, Apple is also planning to to unveil the most awaited tagging device. It is the AirTags. AirTags is a device which you can tag it to any of your devices and then you can locate them using your Find My app. For example, you can tag the AirTags along with your car key’s so that next time when you misplaced it, you can easily find it. The AirTags will be using Bluetooth technology along with Apple’s designed U1 chip to locate your missing items.

How to watch Apple’s WWDC 2020 event

If you might not know when is the Apple’s WWDC 2020 event, Apple WWDC 2020 event will be starting today on 22nd June at 10 AM PDT (23rd June, 1.30 AM MYT). You can easily watch this event on Apple’s website or on Apple’s YouTube channel.

If you are an Apple app developer, then you can watch today’s event using the Apple’s Developer app and also through the Apple’s Developer website. For users who have Apple TV, you can watch it using the Apple TV app.

In conclusion, Apple WWDC 2020 is one of the most awaited events of the year. We are excited to know what Apple has to offer for its users. We will be updating Apple post-announcement update on our website. Stay tuned for those updates on our TechmonQuay website or our TechmonQuay Facebook page.

Leak: Here’s what we know about the Asus ROG Phone 3

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It’s the right time for you to know about the latest gaming smartphone from Asus. It is the Asus ROG Phone 3. We have some leaked information regarding the Asus ROG Phone 3. When it comes to gaming smartphones, Asus has been the trendsetter in this field. Back in 2019, Asus reveals the ROG Phone 2. It has becomes the best gaming smartphone until today.

Asus ROG Phone 3 rumoured specs

In the latest leaked news, we found out that Asus will be remaining with the current design similar to the Asus ROG Phone 2. As shown in the rendered image below from TENAA, this could be the design of the Asus ROG Phone 3. This includes the camera placements are similar too. For the display wise, you can expect it to have a 6.59″ AMOLED display. The Asus ROG Phone 2 also features a similar display. For the screen refresh rate wise, we are assuming Asus might level up the screen refresh rate which the currently ROG Phone 2 has. The current ROG Phone 2 comes with a 120Hz screen refresh rate.

A major upgrade to the camera department

At the camera department, the ROG Phone 3 will be having an array of three cameras. The current ROG Phone 2 only comes with a dual-camera setup. This could be a major upgrade compared to the current ROG Phone 2. It is also speculated that the main camera will be upgraded from a 48MP sensor to a 64MP sensor. We will update you guys once there are detailed updates on the camera specs.

Under the hood, there are rumours saying that the Asus ROG Phone 3 will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor. Which brings us to conclusion that this gaming beast smartphone will be support 5G. According to PhoneArena, the ROG Phone 3 will be having a 16GB of RAM and internal storage up to 512GB. The current ROG Phone 2 comes with 12GB of RAM and internal storage up to 1TB.

Similar battery to the ROG Phone 2

For the battery wise, the ROG Phone 3 will be sticking with the existing battery in the ROG Phone 2. That would be a huge 6,000mAh battery which the ROG Phone 2 has now. And it is also rumoured that it will be supported the 30W wired fast charging.

In conclusion, these are the leaked news we have regarding the Asus ROG Phone 3. We will be updating you guys more information on the specs as time closes by. At the same time, we are expecting Asus to announce the Zenfone 7 too next month which could be the same day Asus announcing the ROG Phone 3. Stay tuned for more updates from us.

WhatsApp brings digital payment to Brazil only

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WhatsApp easily can be said the most used messaging platform in the recent times. Until today, WhatsApp has more than one billion active users. For countries like Brazil, there are millions of active users who uses WhatsApp daily. Today, Facebook is rolling out WhatsApp digital payment to Brazil only.

If you are in Brazil then you can start to send or receive money through WhatsApp. This announcement was made by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on his Facebook page. Following after that, WhatsApp made an official announcement in its blog. According to Mark, this feature will be using Facebook Pay. Back in 2019, Facebook launches Facebook Pay where you can easily send or receive money from your friends. You can even buy items using the Facebook Pay.

Now by bringing the Facebook Pay to the WhatsApp, small businesses can start to receive payment easily within just a few clicks away. According to Facebook, it is planning to roll out this feature to all WhatsApp users worldwide. However, there are some regulations which they need to follow before rolling out in other countries. It looks like Brazil will be the first country to pilot this feature.

Apart from that, sending money will super easy because it will be similar to sending a message to your loved ones. So in the future, if you are planning to send money to your parents, you don’t have to login to your banking app and transfer. You can simply tap and then send money. For security wise, WhatsApp will be requiring you to enter either a six digit PIN or use your fingerprint to make a transaction.

In conclusion, this feature surely will be increasing the growth of small business owners. Well, this feature is not available in Malaysia at the moment. But thinking of the financial compliances which Facebook needs to follow might cause WhatsApp to take longer time to roll out this feature in Malaysia. We are looking forward to trying this feature once its available in Malaysia.

Google is testing voice verification to confirm payments

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Whenever it comes to futuristic new features, Google is always one step ahead. The latest news we have regarding Google is, it is testing a new feature where you can use your voice to confirm payments. Voice verification is something new which not even the Apple iOS device have.

This news was first reported by the Android Police. According to Android Police, Google indeed is going to roll out this voice verification feature soon. Google is calling it the Voice Match. According to the Google spokesperson, this all-new Voice Match feature is still in the testing phase. Which means only available for the Google Play purchases and also the restaurant’s order.

In order to enable this feature, you can tap on the Google app. Then tap on the More button and then tap on the Settings button. You should be able to view the Google Assistant tab. Click on it and tap on You and the tap on Payments. Do note that, you will only be able to view the “Confirm with Voice Match” if your smartphone supports this feature. Then you can easily toggle it on or off from here. Since it’s in the testing phase, there are chances for the Google app to crash.

In conclusion, Google Assistant is one of the best artificial intelligence technology. Besides that, Google Duplex can even speak using a normal human voice to make a reservation in a restaurant. So we will strongly say Google Assistant is the future of AI. As for now, Google did not reveal when it will be rolling out this feature to all smartphones. We can expect Google to share more details about Voice Match during its Google I/O event.

Leak: Samsung Galaxy Note 20+ design revealed

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After the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S20 series smartphone, Samsung is gearing up to develop its upcoming flagship smartphone, Samsung Galaxy Note 20 series. If everything goes as plan, then we probably might be seeing the Galaxy Note 20 series sometime around August or September. Recently, we have received some leak news regarding Samsung Galaxy Note 20+. The design of the upcoming Note series smartphone has been revealed.

First of all, thanks to our serial leakster @OnLeaks who have shared the rendered design of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20+. There are a few things to note from the leaked design. Talking about the design of the Galaxy Note 20+, it will be having a similar Infinity-O display which presents in the current Galaxy Note 10 series smartphone. For the display wise, the Note 20+ could be featuring a 6.9″ Infinity-O display. That is slightly taller than the current Note 10+ smartphone. Overall, we can say the design is slightly similar to the current Galaxy Note 20+.

Galaxy Note 20+ to have a larger camera bump similar to S20 Ultra

The major changes which are easily noticeable in the Galaxy Note 20+ are the rear cameras. In comparison with the current Note 10+, the camera bump is bigger now. It looks like Samsung is designing the Note 20+ camera bump similar to the current Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. The camera bump is thicker too. From the rendered image below, we know that Samsung Note 20+ will be featuring an array of triple cameras. However, the camera specifications aren’t revealed yet, but it is rumoured that Samsung will be adding the 108MP as the main camera. The other cameras would be the periscope camera and also a depth sensor. Well, the questions is, are there any chances for Samsung to include the 100X Space Zoom feature in the Note 20+?

Samsung reorganizes the placement of the buttons and the S Pen

Samsung is also making changes to the placement of the buttons. Firstly, both the volume rocker button and the power button have been moved from the left side to the right side now. We are assuming maybe many people complain of having the buttons on the left side previously. Apart from that, now the S Pen stylus has been moved to the left side. From the leaked image, we can confirm that there will be the USB-C port and there isn’t the 3.5mm headphone jack.

According to Phone Arena, it is expected that the Samsung Galaxy Note 20+ to be powered by the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 processor. This processor then will be mated with a 12GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Since this is the “Plus” model, surely it will be equipped with 5G network support. Keeping the lights on will be a 4,500mAh battery which could come with 45W fast charging support.

In conclusion, these are the current information we have on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 20+ smartphone. There could be some changes as we mentioned currently. All you can do is wait until we have clearer information to share with you guys.

OnePlus is developing AirDrop-like file transfer protocol

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Nowadays file transfers has been one of the most important feature in a smartphone. For smartphones like Android devices, it uses Bluetooth file transfer protocol to transfer files between Android devices. Whereas for Apple devices, Apple uses its own file transfer protocol called AirDrop to transfer files between iOS devices.

Previously, Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi forms an alliance to develop their own file transfer protocol. They wanted to develop their own file-transfer protocol similar to Apple so that they can avoid using Bluetooth to transfer files. Many of might not know about the Apple AirDrop, because it is not something to brag about. But, Apple is the first smartphone maker to develop its own file transfer protocol.

Realme, Black Shark and Meizu also joins the alliance

The most recent update we have now is, OnePlus has also joined this alliances to develop the AirDrop like universal file transfer protocol. At the same time, other smartphone makers such as Realme, Black Shark and Meizu have also joined this alliance. If you notice the smartphone makers, all are from China. With these smartphone brands, sooner you can expect to transfer files between other Android devices using the upcoming file transfer protocol.

According to XDA Developers, after months of heavy development, a few Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo smartphones have already started to roll out this as a feature. It is reported that this universal file transfer protocol has a much better performance compared to Bluetooth file transfer protocol. Taking an example for Apple’s AirDrop, you just need to be surrounding with iOS devices, and then you should be able to view the list of iOS devices. And then you can simply tap on the device and then you can share your files.

Transfer files without pairing to the target smartphones

That’s the same way Android smartphones soon can use this universal file transfer protocol. You don’t have to pair your smartphone to your friend smartphone. You don’t have to enter the pin or passcode. File transfer is going to be simpler as you think. Besides that, you wouldn’t need to download any third-party application in order to use this feature.

In conclusion, this AirDrop-like file transfer protocol might be rolled out as an software update. We will give it a try once smartphone makers rolled out this feature.

iOS 13.5 allows you to unlock iPhone with a face mask on

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iOS software is the core of the of Apple iPhone and iPad. Without the iOS operating system, people might not be using Apple devices. Apple just rolled out the latest iOS 13.5 software globally. This is one of the most important software update from Apple especially during this global pandemic COVID-19.

As you already know that due to the COVID-19, each and everyone of us have to wear our face mask whenever we go out. We need to wear the face mask at all time especially when we are leaving the house. We know how difficult is it to unlock your iPhone while wearing your face mask on. iPhone comes with the Face ID where you can unlock your iPhone less than a second.

But in this current situation, for sure that is not possible, because the Face ID will not be able to detect your face. For that purpose, Apple have rolled out a new feature in its iOS 13.5. In the latest software release, you can easily unlock your iPhone while wearing your face mask on. However, it doesn’t unlock your iPhone, but it will at least immediately, show you the passcode option. In the previous iOS software update, the Face ID will try to detect your face and it will request you to enter your passcode.

Besides that, in this latest iOS 13.5 software update, Apple has also introduced its COVID-19 exposure notification system. Back in April, Apple and Google have said that it will collaborate together to develop a solution for the COVID-19. As for now, Apple has already rolled out the first phase of its exposure notification system. In this latest update, it has released the COVID-19 exposure notification API which you can use in the third party COVID-19 exposure notification app.

In conclusion, this is one of the most important software update for the iOS devices. If you have an iPhone which hasn’t been updated with the latest iOS 13.5, then our advice to you would be immediately install it so that you can easily unlock your iPhone while wearing your face mask on.

Hackers expose 9M EasyJet customers details online

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During this global pandemic COVID-19, hackers have been hunting for their preys. Especially, this has been the best time for scammers to scam people. The most recent hacking happened to a British airline, EasyJet.

According to Bloomberg, hackers have exposed 9 million EasyJet customers personal details online. Since this is a British airline, probably people in the Asia region might not have to worry about this hack. However, the people in the UK should be really worried about this hack. Because you could be one of the victims too. EasyJet has also confirmed this news in a statement.

EasyJet will contact the affected victims

In the statement EasyJet also confirms that it has already closed off all the unauthorized access. In the meantime, the airline company has already engage with leading forensic expert to investigate on this issue. Part of the customer details are their names and also their credit card details. However, the airline company have reported that 2,208 credit card details have been accessed.

EasyJet has started to contact each of the affected victims. If you haven’t received any calls from EasyJet, which means your details were not exposed. In its statement, the airline company have told that it should be contacting its 9 million customers latest by 26th May 2020. As for now, none of the customer’s information has been misused.

According to EasyJet CEO, Johan Lundgren, he has advised its customers to be extra cautious if they receive any emails claiming to be from EasyJet or EasyJet Holidays. Especially as we said during this pandemic COVID-19, hackers will be trying to scam people. Since now, hackers have already access 9 million victim details, there are chances for hackers to send fake emails. The EasyJet CEO also have apologized for what have happened in the statement.

In conclusion, we have to take extra measures to be careful. If you are one of the victim then our advice to you all would be to immediately change your email accounts passwords. It is also advisable to change your passwords every 90 days.