Ontario’s employee electronic monitoring law comes into effect today
Provincially-regulated firms and agencies must have a written policy explaining how staff are
Rollercoaster ride triggers Apple crash detection
Crash detection, a feature of the new iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8, Ultra and SE running the latest operating system that detects intense motion and accidents and notifies emergency services via cellular or Wi-Fi, can also detect plummeting rollercoaster rides. According to Apple, the system is designed to detect serious car accidents, collisions […]
Toyota confirms data breach after access key leak
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation has confirmed a breach that revealed the information or customers. The breach was made possible by an access key called Toyota T-Connect, which has been publicly available on GitHub for nearly five years. This enabled unauthorized third party to access the data of 206,019 customers between December 2017 and September […]
Phishing platform “Caffeine” makes it easier for hackers to carry out attacks
Caffeine, a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) is simplifying the process of carrying out phishing attacks with new features that can allow anyone to launch their own phishing campaign. The platform was uncovered by Mandiant analysts after they investigated a large-scale phishing campaign that targeted a customer of the company in order to steal Microsoft 365 account data. […]
U.S. software company ordered to pay remote worker $73,000
A Dutch court has ruled that US software company Chetu must pay a remote employee $73,000 for wrongly dismissing him for refusing to keep his webcam on. On August 23rd, the worker who worked for Chetu from the Netherlands was told that he had to keep his webcam on all day for a virtual training […]
U.S. airports suffer from cyberattacks
A Russian hacking group called Killnet has claimed responsibility for cyberattacks on the websites of more than a dozen of America’s busiest airports, temporarily rendering parts of the site unusable to the public. The compromised systems do not concern air traffic control, internal communication and airline coordination or transport security, but it has caused problems […]
MacBook posts growth in third quarter despite PC sales slump
According to a new report from the International Data Corporation (IDC), the huge increase in MacBook shipments was the spotlight of the global PC market in the third quarter of this year. MacBook shipments increased by more than 40%, while shipments of all other major brands declined. MacBook growth is attributed to extremely high demand […]
New U.S. export restrictions: China’s technology stocks fall as hurdles rise for chip sector
Shares of Chinese technology giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and other chipmakers fell as a result of new U.S. export control measures aimed at slowing China’s technological and military progress. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index led the losses as Chinese semiconductor stocks listed there fell as a result of new U.S. export regulations. Semiconductor Manufacturing […]
PayPal overturns policy to punish customers for misinformation
After fiercely condemning its plan, PayPal has overturned a policy that imposes a $2,500 fine on users who spread misinformation or post content deemed inappropriate by the payment platform. The policy, known as the Acceptable Use Policy, states that users will face fines of $2,500 per violation if they send content that PayPal considers objectionable, […]
43% of PCs cannot install Windows 11
According to Lansweeper research, 43% of PCs still cannot install Windows 11 due to hardware criteria known as Trusted Platform Module (TPM) set by Microsoft for the operating system, which leaves many users hooked on Windows 10. Many PCs, even fairly modern ones lack a TPM, and many PCs are left behind when migrating to […]
