‘Hybrid Vishing’ Sees Massive Growth of 625% Since First Quarter of 2021
Agari’s Cyber Intelligence Report for the second quarter of 2022 shows that the use of “hybrid vishing” has increased by a massive 625% since the first quarter of 2021. However, the report notes that phishing volume has increased by 6% compared to the first quarter of 2022. Vishing, also known as “voice phishing.” This type […]
Microsoft Disrupts Russian Cyber Operation Against NATO Countries
The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has disrupted the activities of a Russian-linked threat actor targeting people and organizations in NATO countries. Identified as SEABORGIUM by Microsoft, by Google as ColdRiver, and by Proofpoint as TA446, the campaign seeks to steal sensitive emails from organizations and individuals of interest to Russia. Microsoft was able to […]
AT&T Workers Protest Return to Office Push
AT&T employees are protesting the company’s return to the office, urging the company to make working from home a permanent option for workers. AT&T and the Communications Workers of America, the body that represents the company’s workers, agreed to extend work from home until the end of March 2023, but workers say the company is […]
RCMP still interested in facial recognition software
Despite criticism that current facial recognition software is biased against people of colour, the RCMP is still interested in the technology, according to the head of the RCMP’s technical support team. “We would be remiss if we didn’t look at what’s happening around the globe around the use of facial recognition in policing,” Deputy Commissioner
Google Gears up for Layoffs After Hiring Freeze
Google executives have warned workers to either boost performance or prepare to leave. An insider report on the situation reported that a company-wide message said that “there will be blood on the streets” if the next quarterly results do not improve. It also claimed that Google Cloud’s sales management had threatened employees with an “overall […]
America’s tech giants fight India’s Ancient Caste System
Some of America’s largest technology companies are taking decisive action to combat India’s age-old caste system. Casteism is a system in which society is divided into classes or castes based on differences in inherited rank, wealth, occupation or race. In Hinduism in India, castes are strictly observed, social classes based exclusively on heredity. Members of […]
Court Approves Apple’s $30.5 Million Settlement Over Employee Bag Checks
U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco has approved Apple’s $30.5 million settlement. The settlement covers a class-action lawsuit from 2013 in which Apple was accused of short-changing 15,000 retail workers by not paying them for the time they spend in security checks after their shift. The plaintiffs in Apple’s case alleged that retail […]
Snapchat Premium Subscribers Reach 1 Million
Snap, parent company of the social media app Snapchat, announced that Snapchat+ has reached 1 million premium subscribers. Snapchat + costs $3.99 a month in the United States and provides access to 11 exclusive features that are not yet available to general users. Snap also added four new features on Monday, including new Snapchat icon […]
Apple to Boost Sales by Delivering More Ads
Apple’s vice president of advertising, Todd Teresi, is interested in expanding the ad business to double digits well beyond its current rate of US$4 billion a year, according to Apple watcher Mark Gurman of Bloomberg. Proposed steps toward multibillion-dollar ad revenue include replicating the existing model, which helps developers solve discovery with ads in the […]
54% Of Security Incidents are Caused by Credential Theft
54% of security incidents were caused by the theft of login credentials, followed by ransomware and DDoS attacks, according to the latest Ponemon Institute report. Also, 59% of organizations are not revoking credentials they no longer use. This could be dangerous, as attackers could use brute force or social engineering to try to unlock these […]
