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Visa: New Baka Skimmer Designed to Avoid Detection
Visa has issued a warning about new digital skimming malware with a sophisticated design intended to circumvent detection by security tools. The card giant said its Payment Fraud Disruption (PFD) group first discovered the “Baka” skimmer in February whilst analyzing a...
Thanos Ransomware adds Windows MBR locker that fails every time
A new Thanos ransomware strain is trying and failing to deliver the ransom note onto compromised systems by overwriting the computers' Windows master boot record (MBR). The new Windows MBR locker module has been discovered by security researchers at Palo Alto...
Apple is investing in two of the world’s largest wind turbines to power its new data center
Apple has announced plans to invest in two of the world's largest wind turbines in Denmark and says its huge Danish data center is now operational. Apple announced its Danish data center plans in 2015 and revealed its 45,000 square-meter facility in Viborg, Denmark is...
Microsoft officially acknowledges the rollout of Outlook Spaces (‘Project Moca’)
In February 2020, images, video and information about Microsoft's 'Project Moca' productivity feature for Outlook started leaking. But it wasn't until very late August that Microsoft finally acknowledged officially -- via a blog post -- that the preview of Project...
Microsoft Teams just added a key new feature
Microsoft has moved its new app Microsoft Lists to generally availability as an add-on to its popular Teams collaboration and video-meeting app. This means the new Lists app, which it announced at Build 2020, is now available to all of Microsoft 365 commercial and...
Government clears 700MHz band in preparation for 5G auction
Total available mobile spectrum in the UK will increase by about a fifth after the auction The government has claimed a major leap in Britain's 'digital infrastructure revolution', by announcing that the 700 MHz airwave band is clear for 5G auctions. The...
31 Mac keyboard shortcuts business users need to know
One of the most useful tools in the quest for productivity in office work is the use of keyboard shortcuts. The proper shortcuts can turn your keyboard from a writing tool into a command center for your computer. For Apple users, the proprietary keys can be daunting...
Working from home: The 12 new rules for getting it right
Maintain eye contact, offer a firm handshake, dress appropriately: the basic rules that define a professional attitude at work are well-established, and office etiquette evolves only slowly. But with the office effectively moving online, many codes that make up...
New KryptoCibule Windows malware is a triple threat for cryptocurrency users
Cyber-security firm ESET has published a report today detailing a new strain of Windows malware that the company has named KryptoCibule. ESET says the malware has been distributed since at least December 2018, but only now surfaced on its radar. According to the...
Average BEC attempts are now $80k, but one group is aiming for $1.27m per attack
BEC scammer groups are growing more brazen. The average sum that a BEC group will try to steal from a targeted company is now around $80,000 per attack, according to an industry report published on Monday. The number is up from $54,000, the average sum that BEC groups...