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Hidden in the iPhone: Secret Apple app discovered

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Do you know iOS like the back of your hand and are familiar with all the iPhone operating system’s tips, tricks, and hacks? But there’s one secret Apple app that even some experts don’t know about. We’ll tell you what it is and what it’s actually good for. Somewhat hidden: alternative code scanner in the iPhoneIf you have iOS 14, iOS 15 or even iOS 16 installed on your iPhone, you can now go on a search. You can now search for a secret app that Apple has hidden in…

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Cool-weather at the Vienna City Marathon

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Over 41,000 participants are expected to participate in this year’s 41st Vienna City Marathon. The runners at the Vienna City Marathon will start the race in cool weather on Sunday, April 21, 2024. As the meteorologists from Geosphere Austria forecast on Friday, the temperature is expected to be five degrees at 9.00 am and seven degrees at 11.00 am. The highest temperature will be ten degrees at 2.00 pm. The clouds will only let the sun through occasionally, but it should remain dry. Wind “It can be quite windy on…

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Global phishing network busted

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According to Europol, investigators in 19 countries have uncovered one of the world’s largest phishing platforms. “LabHost” offered fake websites and software for cyber criminals, as the European police authority announced in The Hague on Thursday. 37 suspects were arrested, including the four suspected masterminds in the UK. The Austrian Federal Criminal Police Office (BK) was also involved. According to Europol, around 10,000 suspects had used LabHost’s services. Approximately 480,000 credit cards and nearly 1.2 million passwords were stolen worldwide. The lead investigators in London suspect that the number of…

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Fonds Soziales Wien welcomes the first caregivers from the Philippines

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The City of Vienna and the Vienna Social Fund want to bring around 150 caregivers from the Philippines to Vienna. The first five have already arrived.The team at Casa Kagran warmly welcomed the five new caregivers.Long waiting times for mobile services at home, too few staff, and bed blockages in care homes: according to the Chamber of Labour (AK), there will be a shortage of around 75,000 workers in the care sector by 2030. The City of Vienna and Fonds Soziales Wien (FSW) now want to bring around 150 Filipino…

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Celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Manaoag in Vienna

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Filipinos from the province of Pangasinan and devotees from all over the country will be gathered on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Manaoag. Our Lady of Manaoag’s original image is enshrined at the Parish of the Heart of Jesus. The religious event will begin on the parish grounds with the praying of the Holy Rosary. The celebration of the Holy Eucharist will follow. The celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Manaoag in…

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Weather in Austria remains cool

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The cold front that has characterised the weather in Austria since the beginning of the week will continue to bring sub-zero temperatures in the mornings and a maximum of 15 degrees Celsius next week, according to the Geosphere forecast. Depending on the altitude, there will also be repeated precipitation in the form of rain, snow, and sleet showers at the weekend. Friday starts cloudyFriday will start with variable cloud cover in the east and south, but dense clouds from a cold front will soon reach the west and north of…

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Phishing: Current fraud attempts

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In a constantly updated list, we warn you about the latest phishing attempts that reach you by email, WhatsApp or SMS. So check here before you click on any dubious links or install any apps. We regularly report on the latest phishing or smishing attacks, which criminals use to trick you into disclosing your bank account details, for example. Our regularly updated phishing warning list is designed to help you recognise such attempts. We warn you about telephone scams in our telephone number warning list. Current phishing attacksWe advise you…

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CLIMATE WARMING: Europe threatened by extreme heatwaves

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Heatwaves could become much more extreme in Europe in the future, warn researchers at the General Assembly of the European Geoscience Union currently taking place in Vienna. They expect much longer and more intense heat waves in the coming decades than previously assumed. If you look at a comparison of summer temperatures in Europe from 1980 to 2022, they have risen by around 2.3 degrees Celsius in the months from June to August. Many climate models have underestimated this strong warming. According to Dominik Schumacher from ETH Zurich, this is…

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“Hands off! This is a scam.”

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False messages about alleged refunds in the name of ÖGK have been sent out.Fraudsters are currently contacting people in the name of the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK) with an alleged refund. It was only in January that the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK) warned against phishing emails. Now, false messages about alleged refunds have been sent out again in the name of the ÖGK.The messages are sent by e-mail. The recipients are asked to open a link to request a refund online. “Hands off! These messages are an attempt…

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