Huge phishing campaign evades MFA, leads to business email fraud: Microsoft
Microsoft believes more than 10,000 organizations have been targeted in this campaign since Sept
Microsoft Investigates Ongoing Outage Impacting Microsoft 365 Services
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage affecting Microsoft 365 services, following several complaints from customers who have problems accessing and retrieving emails on the outlook.com portal and Exchange Online. “We’re investigating an issue with users accessing or experiencing degraded functionality when using Exchange Online and http://outlook.com services. We suspect there may be unexpected network drops […]
FBI Warns Of Fake Crypto Apps Designed To Defraud Investors
The FBI is warning people in the United States to be vigilant as cyber criminals are using fraudulent cryptocurrency investment applications to steal funds from U.S. investors. The agency identified the threat actors operating under different names, such as Yibit (between October 2021 and May 2022) and Supayos aka Supay (in November 2021). The attackers […]
Microsoft Launches Project AirSim To Help Train Drone AI Systems
Microsoft has unveiled AirSim, a flight simulator that companies can use to train and control drones. The simulator allows developers to imagine “what-if” scenarios that would be unsafe to test in real life – such as what happens when a drone’s view is obscured. Microsoft also hopes the technology will be tested by civil aviation […]
Britain Is Building The World’s Largest Automated Drone Superhighway
Britain is on track to have the largest automated drone superhighway in the next two years. The drone project is part of a US$327.9 million aerospace funding package linking towns and cities across the Midlands with the south-east of the country, with the option of expanding the corridor to any other locations in the country. […]
Why Users Should Avoid Using iPhones In High Temperatures
Using an iPhone in high temperatures can cause permanent damage to the device. It could also trigger several behavioral changes, including slowing down or stopping charging completely, a dim or black display, cellular devices that get into a low-power state, and decreasing signal strength. Others include the flashlight getting temporarily disabled, and the performance deprecating […]
Apple To Slow Hiring And Spending In Some Units In 2023
According to Bloomberg News, tech giant Apple will slow hiring and spending in some units in 2023. The Bloomberg report stated that the changes at Apple will not affect all units and will not prevent the company from launching an aggressive product line in 2023. Apple’s move means the company will now join a host […]
Chip Industry Players Divided Over Bill
Some stakeholders in the chip industry have expressed dissatisfaction with the CHIPS Act, which they say would benefit chip manufacturers and do little to help chip designers. Companies such as Intel, Texas Instruments, and Micron Technology design and produce their own chips. As a result, these companies will benefit from the CHIPS Act subsidies of US$52 […]
IBM Q2 Revenue Report Surpasses Analyst Estimates
Strong demand at IBM’s consulting and infrastructure business helped the hardware giant post second-quarter revenue of US$15.54 billion, exceeding analyst estimates of US$15.18 billion. IBM posted an adjusted gross profit margin of 54.5% for the quarter ended June 30, compared with an average of 56.6% expected by analysts. IBM’s cloud revenue rose 18% to US$5.9 […]
GitHub Flaw Tricks Developers Into Downloading Malicious Code
Security researchers at Checkmarx have uncovered a software supply chain attack technique that tricks developers into downloading malicious code on GitHub. Threat actors can carry out their nefarious activities by spoofing and forging data on GitHub. Using this technique, attackers are able to falsify the timestamp and identity of the user responsible for a particular […]
