Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Financially motivated hackers with ties to a notorious Conti cybercrime group are repurposing their resources for use against targets in Ukraine, indicating that the threat actor’s activities closely align with the Kremlin’s invasion of its neighboring country, a Google researcher reported on Wednesday. Since April, a group researchers track as UAC-0098...
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New wave of data-destroying ransomware attacks hits QNAP NAS devices
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Network hardware-maker QNAP is urging customers to update their network-attached storage devices immediately to protect them from a new wave of ongoing ransomware attacks that can destroy terabytes of data in a single stroke. Singapore-based QNAP said recently that it has identified a new campaign from a ransomware group known as...
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(BPRW) NASA Postdoctoral Program Seeks Early Career and Senior Scientists for Prestigious Fellowships at Its Locations Across the U.S.
(Black PR Wire) OAK RIDGE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– NASA invites both early-career and senior scientists to explore fellowship opportunities in its postdoctoral program and share in NASA’s mission to develop advancements in science, technology, aeron
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(BPRW) FPL’s PoweringFlorida.com resource hub helps support the growth of Black-owned businesses
(Black PR Wire) According to the U.S. Census, Florida ranks #2 in the number of Black-owned businesses, with 250,000 in the state. But unfortunately, statistics also reveal that Black-owned businesses often find it more challenging to grow. Only 4%
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How China Has Added to Its Influence Over the iPhone
Apple is taking small steps toward India. But the production of its latest phone, set for introduction on Wednesday, shows how difficult it will be to make big changes.
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As Ex-Uber Executive Heads to Trial, the Security Community Reels
Joe Sullivan, Uber’s former chief of security, faces criminal charges for his handling of a 2016 security breach. His trial this week has divided the security industry.
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Signal, the Encrypted Messaging App, Appoints a President
In the newly created role, Meredith Whittaker will guide policy and strategy for the messaging app and work to expand its business.
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Apple, the Ad Critic, Now Embraces Ads
Apple has long supported privacy and shunned those intrusive ads. What happens when it sells more ads, too?
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A ‘Virtual Rapper’ Was Fired. Questions About Art and Tech Remain.
Young people are increasingly at ease consuming culture via digital avatars or made with artificial intelligence. Should the same moral guidelines and laws apply to those works?
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Chrome patches high-severity 0-day, its 6th this year
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Google engineers have issued an emergency update for the Chrome browser to fix a high-severity vulnerability that can be exploited with code that’s already available in the wild. The vulnerability, which Google disclosed on Friday, is the result of “insufficient data validation in Mojo,” a Chrome component for...