Month: July 2023

Jul 26, 2023THNOnline Security / Malware Tax-paying individuals in Mexico and Chile have been targeted by a Mexico-based cybercrime group that goes by the name Fenix to breach targeted networks and steal valuable data. A key hallmark of the operation entails cloning official portals of the Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT) in Mexico and the
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A new study conducted by Uptycs has uncovered a stark increase in the distribution of information stealing (a.k.a. infostealer or stealer) malware. Incidents have more than doubled in Q1 2023, indicating an alarming trend that threatens global organizations. According to the new Uptycs’ whitepaper, Stealers are Organization Killers, a variety of new info stealers have
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An Australian court ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totalling A$20 million ($14 million) for collecting user data through a smartphone application advertised as a way to protect privacy without disclosing its actions. Australia’s Federal Court also ordered Meta, through its subsidiaries Facebook Israel and the now-discontinued app, Onavo, to pay A$400,000 (nearly
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Samsung has continuously raised the standards for foldable smartphones ever since it introduced its first Galaxy Fold smartphone. At its first-ever Galaxy Unpacked event in Korea, Samsung launched two new foldable smartphones in its Galaxy Z Fold and Flip series line-up that further cement the company’s position in the smartphone industry. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
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In this article DGX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Meta Quest Pro. Meta Meta reported second-quarter earnings on Wednesday and said that its Reality Labs unit, which develops virtual reality and augmented reality technologies needed to power the metaverse, logged a $3.7 billion operating loss. The unit recorded $276 million in second-quarter sales,
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Amazon.com‘s cloud division has drawn thousands of customers to try out its service vying with Microsoft and Google in a key area of artificial intelligence, an executive told Reuters. The company also announced new AI tools on Wednesday, including a program for building more conversational customer-service agents, technology access from the startup Cohere and a
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Earlier this month, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) council implemented a 28 percent tax on online gaming, casinos, and horse racing. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama, on July 11, announced the new taxation policy, adding that tax would be levied on the full face value of transactions, which included the amount being wagered or deposited
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After something as monumental as July’s ‘Barbenheimer‘ event, any impending films in the year are bound to appear less enticing. However the month of August isn’t without its highlights, with Bollywood serving two highly-anticipated sequels — OMG 2 and Gadar 2. The former sees Akshay Kumar returning as a godlike figure – this time as
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Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk sold more than $1 billion worth of shares shortly after holding a poll on Twitter asking followers whether he should do so. But the filing says the sales purpose was only to meet tax obligations. Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.” ——– Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg
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Jul 25, 2023The Hacker NewsCyber Threat Intelligence How do you overcome today’s talent gap in cybersecurity? This is a crucial issue — particularly when you find executive leadership or the board asking pointed questions about your security team’s ability to defend the organization against new and current threats. This is why many security leaders find
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Jul 25, 2023THNNetwork Security / Vulnerability A set of five security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) standard for radio communication used widely by government entities and critical infrastructure sectors, including what’s believed to be an intentional backdoor that could have potentially exposed sensitive information. The issues, discovered by Midnight Blue
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North Korean nation-state actors affiliated with the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) have been attributed to the JumpCloud hack following an operational security (OPSEC) blunder that exposed their actual IP address. Google-owned threat intelligence firm Mandiant attributed the activity to a threat actor it tracks under the name UNC4899, which likely shares overlaps with clusters already
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Threads, Meta Platform’s broadside to Twitter, is seen by some advertisers as less contentious and more predictable than Elon Musk’s platform, and analysts say it could lure away marketing budgets – eventually. Launched on July 5, Threads became the fastest-growing social media platform to hit 100 million users, the apparent first serious threat to the
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Billionaire Elon Musk’s decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally: companies including Meta and Microsoft already have intellectual property rights to the same letter. X is so widely used and cited in trademarks that it is a candidate for legal challenges – and the company formerly known as Twitter could face its
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