Cloudflare Launches New Security Replacement For CAPTCHA
Cloudflare, an American web infrastructure and website security company, recently announced plans to replace the “madness” of CAPTCHAs with a new way to prove that web users are human. This is done by touching or viewing a device using a system called a “Cryptographic Attestation of Personhood,” a hardware verification device. According to one critic, […]
Gates Reportedly Resigned From Microsoft Board After Affair With Employee
A report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) revealed that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates may have resigned from his post at the company as a result of the investigation into his affair with a company employee. According to the WSJ, some board members “decided it was no longer suitable” for Gates to remain a director […]
Exploit Cybercrime Forum Bans and Removes Ransomware Ads
A second cybercrime forum, Exploit, announced that ransomware ads will now be banned and removed. This announcement follows the Russian-language hacker forum, XSS, which permanently banned ransomware themes last week. According to the forum, which is used by ransomware gangs when hiring partners and advertising their Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) services, the decision was made because Ransomware […]
New Microsoft Edge Update Resolves YouTube Crashes
Microsoft recently released Microsoft Edge 90.0.818.62, an update that fixed a YouTube issue that caused Microsoft Edge browsers to crash when users watched videos or read comments. Earlier this month, Bleeping Computer revealed that the Microsoft Edge browser stops responding when users see a full-screen video with circular graphics for loading and the browser eventually […]
Tech Workers Threaten to Quit Due to Pandemic Pressures
A recent survey by Personio, a human resources software company, found that four out of ten employees in the U.K. and Ireland plan to change career roles in the next six to 12 months because they are losing touch with their employers. The year of remote work due to the pandemic has left staff burned […]
Tesla Investors Happy With Musk’s Recent Stance On Bitcoin
Tesla investors have expressed their satisfaction with CEO Elon Musk’s recent decision to stop accepting bitcoin as a means of payment. Last week, Musk said in an update on Twitter that Tesla will not use the cryptocurrency as a way of payment because of the environmental impacts involved in mining bitcoin. The company said it […]
Ransomware Groups Scale Back After U.S. Pipeline Response
Following pressure from the U.S. government to crack down on cyberattacks, many ransomware groups have announced plans to shut down or scale back operations. In its latest update, DarkSide a ransomware group accused of carrying out an attack that led to the shutdown of the operation of one of the largest oil companies in the […]
Apple Music Teases Launch of New “Hi-Fi” Feature
It is rumored that Apple is offering a high-fidelity option in Apple Music that could give subscribers higher bitrate audio streams. Dubbed as “Apple Music Hi-Fi,” leaks claimed that Apple will release the option on May 18 along with a revised entry-level version of the AirPods. Various claims point to a lossless audio feature, but […]
Clubhouse to Debut on Android Next Week
The Clubhouse audio app will debut worldwide on Android devices next week and will be launched in Brazil, Japan, and Russia on May 18, followed by the rest of the world on May 21. The app began testing its Android Version in the US on May 9, and the iPhone version has been available since […]
Ireland’s Health Service Shuts Down After Ransomware Attack
A sophisticated ransomware attack forced the authorities to shut down most of the major IT systems running Ireland’s national health care service as a precaution to help secure all core services compromised during the data breach. Some health services remain operational, such as the clinical systems and COVID-19 vaccination programs, which operate with separate infrastructure. […]
