Ontario secondary school teachers’ union notifies victims of ransomware attack
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Cyber Security Today, Nov. 23, 2022 – Lessons from the hack of officials in Moldova, a different phone scam and a warning about an abandoned web server
This episode reports on why Telegram may not be the text service for you, the latest version of a phone scam, a warning about the abandoned Boa web serve
Alexa dubbed colossal failure and a squandered opportunity by Amazon current and former employees
Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant unit has fallen out of favor in the market and has been dubbed a colossal failure and a squandered opportunity by current and former employees on the company’s hardware team, according to Business Insider. Alexa has never been able to generate an ongoing revenue stream for Amazon, and it does not […]
Donut group unleashes its own ransomware for double extortion attacks
The Donut (D0nut) extortion group has revealed its own ransomware for enterprise double-extortion attacks. To avoid detection, it sends ransom notes that are heavily abstracted, with all strings encoded and the JavaScript decoding the ransom note in the browser. These ransom notes include various methods for contacting the threat actors, such as TOX and a […]
DraftKings confirms credential stuffing hack
DraftKings, a sports betting company, has announced that it would make it up to all customers affected by a credential stuffing attack, which resulted in losses of up to $300,000. The hack happened after the common denominator for all accounts that were hijacked. The hack occurred late Sunday night, the busiest day of the week […]
Zoom records low shares in post pandemic era
Zoom Video Communications shares have fallen roughly 90% since their pandemic peak in October 2020, and things are starting to look a little different as the year comes to a close. The stock is falling as a result of a surge in the pandemic, which has resulted in remote jobs, computer usage, and many other […]
Tax filing websites send users’ financial Information to Facebook for ads
According to an investigation by The Markup, tax filing websites such as TaxAct, TaxSlayer, and H&R Block have been found to be secretly transmitting sensitive financial information to Facebook when Americans file their taxes online via its widespread code known as a pixel that helps developers track user activity on their sites. Meta pixel trackers […]
HP set to lay off 4,000 to 6,000 employees over the next three years
HP has announced plans to lay off 4,000 to 6,000 employees over the next three years, making it the latest tech company to announce job cuts or hiring freezes, following Meta, Microsoft, and Salesforce. The layoffs are said to represent nearly 10% of the company’s current workforce and are part of a larger cost-cutting strategy […]
Investor group led by Hellman & Friedman acquires Zendesk
Following prolonged pressure from activist investor Jana Partners after Zendesk failed to acquire SurveyMonkey parent Momentive Global in a $3.9 billion deal, an investor group led by Hellman & Friedman completed the acquisition of Zendesk in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $10.2 billion. The acquisition was previously announced on June 24, 2022, and it […]
Tech firms woo Twitter employees fired by Musk
Technology firms looking for employees are taking aim at former Twitter Inc employees who were laid off by Musk, urging them to relocate to their firms where they can thrive and disagree respectfully. “As a leader, getting criticized is part of your job,” Katie Burke, chief people officer at Hubspot wrote in a LinkedIn post. […]
