Proposed privacy law lets personal data be ‘exploited’ by Canadian firms: Citizen Lab
Two reports from rights groups are the first attacks on the proposed updating of the federal-private sector law before it goes to a parliamentary
YARA rules released to detect threat actors’ use of Cobalt Strike
For years hackers have used cracked versions of the Cobalt Strike attack emulation tool to help their work. Now defenders can more easily detect unauthorized use o
Apple’s claim on analytics anonymity is false, says Mysk
Mysk is disputing Apple’s privacy claims, claiming that anonymous usage data for some in-house apps includes a Directory Services Identifier (DSID) that is uniquely linked to Apple ID and iCloud data is being stored by Apple. It does so because Apple collects personally identifiable information despite explicitly promising not to do so. According to Mysk, […]
Microsoft extends security tool to macOS and Linux machines
Microsoft Defender, the company’s security tool not only defend and protect anything on Microsoft platforms from ransomware, but also macOS and Linux machines. Microsoft Defender is said to be actively involved in Web protection, and it covers events that occur entirely within the browser, such as adware. Giving websites a reputation score, blocking sites known […]
Zoom cuts annual revenue forecast due to economy and rivalry
Zoom has reduced its annual revenue forecast because the video-conferencing platform expects a hit from declining online business and competitions from rival video conferencing platforms. According to Visible Alpha’s average analyst estimate, Zoom will report adjusted earnings of 83 cents per share after the market close for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2023, […]
Dell beats Wall Street Q3 expectations
Dell Technologies beat Wall Street expectations for the third quarter, thanks to an improving supply chain that relieved pressure from higher component and freight costs, as well as cost-cutting measures such as a freeze on external hiring. The company’s quarterly operating profit increased by 68%, while revenue in the infrastructure solutions group, which includes servers, […]
FTX owes top creditors nearly $3.1 billion
According to a filing in a U.S. bankruptcy court on November 11, the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, owes its 50 largest creditors nearly $3.1 billion. The ordeal of FTX, which has been largely blamed on mismanagement of funds, became public about a week ago when former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried began seeking a bailout from rival […]
Civil Societies kicks against Trump’s Twitter reinstatement
A coalition of civil rights activists, including Stop Toxic Twitter and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), has expressed concern about Elon Musk’s decision to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s account, calling it dangerous and inconsistent, and urging advertisers to boycott Twitter. Stop Toxic Twitter complained that Musk had stated that a new content moderation council would […]
Daixin Team claims responsibility for AirAsia ransomware attack
Daixin Team, a cybercrime group, has made public new data belonging to AirAsia, a Malaysian low-cost airline, on its data leak portal, just over a week after the company was hit by a ransomware attack on November 11 and 12. The threat actors allegedly claim to have obtained personal information on five million unique passengers […]
Biden Administration set to modernize and improve electric grids with $13 billion
The Biden administration announced, via the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), that all Americans can now access $13 billion in new financing opportunities for the expansion and modernization of the U.S. power grid in an effort to modernize the electric grid situation. According to the White House, an estimated 70% of the nation’s transmission lines […]
