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China unveils pioneering undersea datacentre
In a revolutionary move that could redefine the future of datacentre infrastructure, China has successfully assembled the world's first commercial underwater datacentre (UDC) off the coast of Sanya, Hainan province. The ambitious project, underway since April, aims to...
New proxy malware targets Mac users through pirated software
Cybercriminals are targeting Mac users with a new proxy trojan malware bundled with popular, copyrighted macOS software being offered on warez sites. Proxy trojan malware infects computers, turning them into traffic-forwarding terminals used to anonymize malicious or...
The shifting sands of the war against cyber extortion
The often large and sometimes massive ransomware recovery costs companies incur when they decide not to meet the demands deter many other victims from taking that path. In the end, many organizations decide to pay to get their data back, get it decrypted, or to stop...
How to type special characters on your Mac
Unlock the full potential of your Mac keyboard by mastering the use of special characters. Here are three easy methods to access myriad symbols in nearly every application. Typing special characters on a Mac is straightforward once you understand the methods...
Only 9% of IT budgets are dedicated to security
Despite their best efforts, 67% of businesses say they need to improve security and compliance measures with 24% rating their organisation’s security and compliance strategy as reactive, according to Vanta. The expansion of attack surfaces in a post-pandemic hybrid...
Google Drive users angry over losing months of stored data
Google Drive users are reporting that recent files stored in the cloud have suddenly disappeared, with the cloud service reverting to a storage snapshot as it was around April-May 2023. Google Drive is a cloud-based storage service that allows people to store and...
Broadcom completes $69 billion acquisition of VMware in cash and stock
Broadcom has announced it has cleared all regulatory hurdles and plans to complete its $69 billion acquisition of VMware. The company announced it planned to move ahead with the deal after China joined the list of countries that had given a go-ahead for the...
South Korea to invite 100K citizens to test CBDC in 2024
The Bank of Korea (BOK) — South Korea’s central bank — has said it will invite 100,000 Korean citizens to purchase goods with deposit tokens as part of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot. The testing will start “around September to October” of 2024 and...
Attack on direct debit provider London & Zurich leaves customers with 6-figure backlogs
Source: TheRegister Author: Connor Jones A ransomware attack and resulting outages at direct debit collection company London & Zurich has forced at least one customer to take out a short-term loan as six-figure backlogs continue to cause cash flow mayhem. London...
Apple is testing an imminent iPhone update to squash more iOS 17 bugs
Get your iPhones ready: Apple is secretly working on a new iOS 17.1.2 update, based on results in a news site’s visitor data. reported Monday that it had spotted visits from browsers running iOS 17.1.2, which has not yet been released to the public or even beta...