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Microsoft hit with fresh anti-competition claims over new cloud licences
A European cloud infrastructure group has filed a formal competition complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission, in what it claims is an effort to protect vendors and customers from Microsoft’s alleged unfair software licensing practises. The Cloud...
How to use the back of your iPhone as a camera button in iOS 16
Back Tap is an iOS feature that lets you trigger commands or run Shortcuts just by tapping on the back of your iPhone. Here's what you should know. Back Tap is an Accessibility feature in iOS 16 — first introduced back iOS 14 — that allows you to map commands or...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes 11 critical security vulnerabilities and six zero-days being actively exploited
Microsoft has released 64 patches addressing security vulnerabilities across its products including 11 flaws that are classed as critical – and six vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited by cyber attackers. The security flaws impact Microsoft products...
Mass Production of Apple’s Mixed-Reality Headset Said to Begin in March 2023
Apple is moving forward on development of its mixed-reality headset with Pegatron set to be the exclusive partner for final assembly, according to DigiTimes. Based on the headset's current status in the manufacturing validation process, the report predicts that mass...
Google expands flood and wildfire tracking
Google announced a big expansion of its flood forecasting and wildfire tracking services last week. It launched a tool called Flood Hub globally, which patches together forecasting across 20 countries. Google is also rolling out improved wildfire tracking to a few...
Snatch group claims to have hacked military provider HENSOLDT France
Source: Security Affairs By: Pierluigi Paganini The Snatch ransomware group claims to have hacked HENSOLDT France, a company specializing in military and defense electronics. HENSOLDT France offers a wide range of critical electronics solutions, products and...
CISA Publishes Multi-Factor Authentication Guidelines to Tackle Phishing
Source: InfosecurityMagazine By: Alessandro Mascellino The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published two fact sheets designed to highlight threats against accounts and systems using certain forms of multi-factor authentication (MFA)....
Ransomware Attacks Pose Biggest Threat to UK Organizations
Source: BankInfoSecurity By: Akshaya Asokan Ransomware attacks against U.K. hospitals and schools remained the biggest cybersecurity threat facing country in 2022, the country’s cybersecurity agency warns, adding that these attacks are likely to surge in the coming...
LockBit 3.0 gang claims to have stolen data from Thales
The ransomware group LockBit 3.0 claimed to have stolen data from the French defence and technology group Thales. Thales is a global high-tech leader with more than 81,000 employees worldwide. The Group invests in digital and deep tech innovations – big data,...
Dropbox admits 130 of its private GitHub repos were copied after phishing attack
Source: The Register By: Simon Sharwood Dropbox has said it was successfully phished, resulting in someone copying 130 of its private GitHub code repositories and swiping some of its secret API credentials. The cloud storage locker on Tuesday detailed the intrusion,...