Ukraine warns allies of Russia’s planned cyberattack
Ukraine’s military intelligence service has warned that Russia is preparing a widespread and systematic cyberattack on Ukraine and its allies’ key infrastructure. According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (HUR MO), the massive wave of incoming attacks will most likely focus on obstructing and destroying energy industry facilities and […]
Hackers use new code execution techniques to deliver Graphite malware
According to a report by the threat intelligence company Cluster25, APT 28 (aka Fancy Bear), a threat group linked to the Russian GRU is using a new technique to deliver the Graphite malware. The technique uses a mouse movement in Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to trigger a malicious PowerShell script. It does not require malicious macros […]
New ‘Erbium’ info-stealer distributed as fake cheats for video games
Researchers from Cluster25 have reported a new information-stealing malware called “Erbium,” which is being spread as fake cracks and cheats for popular video games. The goal of the malicious campaign is to steal the credentials of victims and cryptocurrency wallets. Just like other information-stealing malware, Erbium steal data stored in web browsers (Chromium or Gecko-based), […]
LinkedIn social experiment on 20 million users reveals a new truth
Between 2015 and 2019, LinkedIn conducted experiments on more than 20 million users to improve the functioning of the platform for members and potentially affect livelihoods. LinkedIn experimented by spontaneously modifying the proportion of weak and strong contacts suggested by its People You May Know algorithm. One of the experiments compared the effects of encouraging […]
Florida asks Supreme Court to uphold social media law
The State of Florida has asked the United States Supreme Court to uphold its social media law, which prohibits internet platforms from barring political candidates, restricts government purchases of internet services if the company has been accused, but not necessarily found guilty, of violating an antitrust law, and prohibits various forms of content moderation. On […]
Amazon claims software error miscalculated employee compensation
Amazon has confirmed that the email to managers contained an error. Amazon employees were the first to receive emails about promotions and increases, and then received emails informing them that the increases were not what they expected. A one-time bonus included in their remuneration package had been miscalculated due to a software error and would […]
ELEVEN Group joins sports streamer DAZN
DAZN, a streaming sports video platform, has announced an agreement to acquire the global sports media businesses of ELEVEN Group to expand its portfolio of rights, which includes the top soccer leagues in Portugal and Belgium. The deal’s terms were not disclosed. DAZN, which has spread to more than 200 countries, said the deal would […]
Google rejects telecom operators’ plan to charge the company for network costs
Google has rejected a push by European telecom companies such as Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and others to get Big Tech to contribute to network costs because Big Tech are freeriding on their networks. According to Matt Brittin, Google’s President of EMEA Business and Operations, this is a ten-year-old idea that would shake up many […]
Australian government blames Optus for Cyberattack
The Australian government has blamed Optus itself for the security breach at Optus Telecommunications. The government also announced an overhaul of data protection rules and increased fines, claiming that the company had actively encouraged hackers to steal data and accused them of concealing the seriousness of the breach. Clare O’Neil, Australia’s Minister for Cybersecurity, said […]
Spending on cloud and on-premise collaboration nears $15 billion per quarter
According to a report by Synergy Research Group, spending on premise and cloud collaboration has increased by 8% from 2021 onwards and is now approaching $15 billion per quarter. The report shows a decrease in the amount of collaboration investment in the on-premise sector of the market, which now accounts for only 20% of the […]
