Sandstorm Blocked From Taking Down Ukrainian Energy Provider
The state-sponsored Russian hacking group, Sandstorm has tried unsuccessfully to take down a major Ukrainian energy supplier. The attack was discovered by researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET in partnership with Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) before the hackers were able to complete the final phase of the attack on Friday, April 18. CERT-UA says […]
Police Seize RaidForums Hacking Forum, Arrest Admin
U.S. law enforcement authorities have seized the domain of the RaidForums hacker forum. The seized domains are: “RaidForums.com,” “Rf.ws,” and “Raid.Lol.” The operation, codenamed TOURNIQUET, was coordinated by Europol in cooperation with law enforcement authorities in other countries. The operation resulted in the arrest of RaidForum’s administrator and two accomplices. The founder of RaidForums, Diogo […]
Over 50 Gig Workers’ Deaths Highlight Poor Remuneration
More than 50 gig workers have been killed while driving for companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash since 2017. The report released by the advocacy group Gig Workers Rising identified a lack of support and almost no compensation after the death of the workers. Gig workers unlike regular employees do not receive compensation, like survivor […]
What Atlassian Customers Can Do While The Outage Is Being Resolved
Around 400 Atlassian customers were affected by the outage, which blocked their access to products and data. According to the software development and collaboration tool maker, it may take two weeks for customers’ instances to be restored. However, until the problem is resolved, Atlassian customers should take certain steps to respond to the outage, including […]
iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Production Hit By Covid-19 Restrictions
Production of Apple products has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 increase, which has forced three of the company’s suppliers to suspend production. The three suppliers affected are Pegatron, the company that makes 20% to 30% of all iPhones; Quanta, a notebook manufacturer involved in assembling MacBooks; and Compal Electronics, the company that assembles iPads. […]
How To Deal With Constant Notifications Ruining Productivity
Excessive notifications are one of the main factors for reduced productivity for many employees. This is because they destroy employees’ ability to concentrate by forcing them to perform multiple tasks during work. The survey was conducted by software company Asana and included 10,624 global knowledge workers. Breaking it down, global professionals spend 58% of their […]
Supply Chain Attacks Leaped 51% In 2021
Cyberattacks on supply chains increased by more than 51% between July and December 2021. The report which featured 1,400 cybersecurity decision-makers showed that only 36% of them bear more responsibility than their suppliers for preventing, detecting and resolving supply chain attacks. 53% said that their company and their suppliers are equally responsible for supply chain […]
Advanced Hackers Can Hijack Critical Infrastructure, U.S. Govt Warns
The U.S. government has warned of a possible attack by advanced hackers on critical infrastructure. The CISA called on critical infrastructure organizations, “especially Energy Sector organizations,” to implement a series of recommendations to detect and block the cyber weapon known as Pipedream. The CISA said the hackers’ malicious software could affect a type of device […]
Hackers going after VMware Workspace ONE Access and VMware Identity Manager; patch now
Hackers are trying to take advantage of a recently discovered critical vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access and VMware Identity Manager, adding to the pressure to install patches for this as soon as possible. The Bleeping Computer news site quotes security researchers saying a proof-of-concept exploit has been released online for the VMware CVE-2022-22954 remote […]
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China Criticize Taiwan’s Plans To Protect Tech Industry
China has criticized Taiwan’s efforts to introduce laws that help protect the secrets of its technology sector from theft. According to China’s Taiwan Affairs, such measures could hurt Taiwan’s business community. “Recently, they have been deliberately trying to smear and intimidate mainland companies in Taiwan, further escalating cross-strait confrontation and provoking trouble. Such political manipulation […]
