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Ransomware gang hacks MSPs to deploy ransomware on customer systems
A ransomware gang has breached the infrastructure of at least three managed service providers (MSPs) and has used the remote management tools at their dispossal, namely the Webroot SecureAnywhere console, to deploy ransomware on the MSPs' customers systems. The...
Microsoft StaffHub to be retired
Effective October 1, 2019, Microsoft StaffHub will be retired. Microsoft are building StaffHub capabilities into Microsoft Teams. Today, Teams includes the Shifts app for schedule management and additional capabilities will roll out over time. These changes are part...
Apple recalls older 15-inch MacBook Pros because the batteries could catch fire
Overheating batteries are no laughing matter, so this may be urgent: Apple has just issued a recall for the 2015 MacBook Pro with Retina Display, saying its batteries “may pose a fire safety risk.” The company says there are a “limited number” of affected units, sold...
After years of listening, we’ve heard not a single peep out of any aliens, say boffins. You think you can do better? OK, here’s 1PB of signals
After years of listening to the cosmos, scientists have failed to pick up any sign of alien civilizations. So, the experts have dumped online a petabyte of signals picked up from the Breakthrough Listen project so nerds like you and me can rifle through the readings...
Info stealing Android apps can grab one time passwords to evade 2FA protections
Malicious Android apps have been uncovered which are able to access one-time passwords (OTPs) in order to bypass two-factor authentication (2FA) security mechanisms. Researchers from ESET said that the apps impersonated a cryptocurrency exchange based in Turkey, known...
IBM: We’ve made world’s most powerful commercial supercomputer
The IBM-built Pangea III supercomputer has come online for French energy giant Total, bringing 31.7 petaflops of processing power and 76 petabytes of storage capacity. It's now the world's most powerful supercomputer outside government-owned systems. Total's Pangea...
Facebook Could Change The Game For Bitcoin, ETH, XRP, And Litecoin
Facebook’s plans to launch its own cryptocurrency could change the game for Bitcoin, ETH, XRP, Litecoin, and other coins, in a positive and a negative way. On the positive side, Facebook’s movement could change investor sentiment, as is already evident by the upward...
GandCrab Ransomware Decryption Tool [All Versions] — Recover Files for Free
Cybersecurity researchers have released an updated version of GandCrab ransomware decryption tool that could allow millions of affected users to unlock their encrypted files for free without paying a ransom to the cybercriminals. GandCrab is one of the most prolific...
Mozilla Might Soon Offer a Subscription Service for Firefox
Mozilla could be rethinking the way it offers some features on Firefox. The company is rethinking its business to generate more revenue and introduce new sources of revenue for the business, and one of them could involve offering a subscription service on Firefox....
One trillion phishing emails sent every year
Phishing remains one of the most useful tools in a cybercriminal's arsenal as new research from Valimail has revealed that at least 3.4bn fake emails are sent out worldwide each day. The firm's latest quarterly report, Email Fraud Landscape for Spring 2019,...