Meta paid more attention to the oversight board in the third quarter than in the second
Meta’s oversight board stated that it has implemented more recommendations from its oversight board, which is tasked with assisting Facebook in answering some of the most difficult questions about online freedom of expression: what to take down, what to leave up, and why in the third quarter rather than the second. The oversight board, which […]
Researchers discover phishing campaign using SVG files to distribute QBot malware
Talos security researchers have identified a new malicious campaign involving Qakbot attackers. The attackers use a relatively new technique with QBot malware phishing campaigns that uses Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) images embedded in HTML email attachments. Malicious payloads are delivered in the form of encoded strings in an HTML attachment or webpage. The malicious HTML […]
Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day vulnerability in Windows
Microsoft has fixed a security vulnerability that permitted malicious hackers to circumvent Windows SmartScreen security and distribute Magniber ransomware and Qbot malware payloads. This comes after Microsoft has been working to fix it since late October, when HP’s threat intelligence team issued the first warning after the vulnerability was exploited multiple times in the wild. […]
YouTube introduces 24-hour timeout for Toxic Commenters
YouTube is reacting to the volume of abusive and spam comments posted on videos by instituting warnings and, for serial offenders, timeouts. YouTube modified its spam and abusive comment policies, stating that it will now adopt a policy of brief bans for repeat offenders. Users who breach the community standards will be warned at first, […]
C++ surpasses Java as the most popular programming language
According to the most recent TIOBE Index, C++, a cross-platform programming language developed by Bjarne Stroustrup as an extension to the C language, has surpassed Java in terms of programming language popularity for the first time. According to Paul Jansen, CEO of TIOBE Software in the Netherlands, the growing popularity of C++, which provides programmers […]
Amazon postpones hiring graduate hiring till December 2023
According to reports, Amazon has pushed back the start date for some university graduates from May to December 2023, blaming the macroeconomic environment. As compensation, each was offered a one-time payment of $13,000 (£10,484) regardless of whether they chose to reject Amazon’s job offer. Amazon is also said to have told affected graduates that the […]
GoTrim botnet target WordPress sites
Fortinet Researchers from FortiGuard Labs discovered GoTrim, a novel Go-based botnet that scans and brute-forces WordPress and OpenCart websites in order to facilitate site takeovers and other attacks. Since September 2022, a bot network has been used to publish distributed brute-force attacks in a bid to obtain control of the targeted web server. The primary […]
Public cloud spending will exceed $1 trillion by 2026
According to Forrester Research’s 2022 Public Cloud Market Outlook, The global public cloud market will exceed $1 trillion by 2026, more than doubling the current $446 billion market in 2022, thanks to a more than 20% annual growth rate over the next four years. Factors such as intense competition among the largest cloud providers, market […]
Senators Warren and Marshall introduce bill to regulate cryptocurrency
After federal prosecutors charged FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried with money laundering and fraud, among other offenses, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is attempting to get a cross-party agreement on money laundering in the crypto industry through Congress. During a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren stated, “It is time for Congress to make the […]
Bankman-Fried of FTX faces up to 115 years in jail
Federal prosecutors charged FTX Trading founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Tuesday with eight counts of fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes, with a maximum sentence of 115 years in prison if convicted. Bankman-Fried is accused of defrauding FTX customers, defrauding lenders to hedge fund Alameda research, defrauding FTX investors while violating campaign finance laws, wire […]
