Enlarge / Experts in the region said shutting down the WhatsApp numbers was “absurd” and “unhelpful.” (credit: SOPA Images | Getty Images) WhatsApp has shut down a complaints helpline set up by the Taliban when it took control of Kabul, after the messaging app came under pressure to block the group from using its services....
(BPRW) Blacks In Cybersecurity Makes History with Black Badge laden Capture The Flag Competition at DEF CON 29
(Black PR Wire) Blacks in Cybersecurity known as “BIC” seeks to ignite a cultural change in the Black community through their Cybersecurity education and career pipeline initiatives. BIC seeks to educate and operate in a way to expose Cybersec
Culture Change and Conflict at Twitter
Two years ago, the company brought in a blunt executive to make things move faster and to promote diversity. Then the problems began.
T-Mobile has been hacked yet again—but still doesn’t know what was taken
Enlarge / A pigeon rests on a T-Mobile logo outside a mobile phone store, operated by Deutsche Telekom AG, in Munich, Germany, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) T-Mobile said on Monday that hackers breached its internal servers and that company investigators are in the process of determining if the incident...
Hospitals hamstrung by ransomware are turning away patients
Enlarge (credit: health.mil) Dozens of hospitals and clinics in West Virginia and Ohio are canceling surgeries and diverting ambulances following a ransomware attack that has knocked out staff access to IT systems across virtually all of their operations. The facilities are owned by Memorial Health System, which represents 64 clinics, including hospitals Marietta Memorial, Selby...
Now Going Viral: Meeting Online Friends in Real Life
Marissa Meizz became a TikTok meme after her friends excluded her from a birthday party. She decided to do something about it.
Teens Cash In on the NFT Art Boom
Forget mowing lawns and bagging groceries. Some Gen Z kids are finding other ways to make money this summer.
Google Infringed on Sonos Patents, Judge Says
Sonos is seeking to ban the import of several Google products that are made in China. The preliminary finding will now be reviewed by the full United States International Trade Commission.
Samsung has its own AI-designed chip. Soon, others will too
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Samsung is using artificial intelligence to automate the insanely complex and subtle process of designing cutting-edge computer chips. The South Korean giant is one of the first chipmakers to use AI to create its chips. Samsung is using AI features in new software from Synopsys, a leading chip design software firm...
A simple software fix could limit location data sharing
Enlarge / Pretty Good Phone Privacy wants to minimize how much your wireless provider knows about your location. (credit: Noam Galai | Getty Images) Location data sharing from wireless carriers has been a major privacy issue in recent years. Marketers, salespeople, and even bounty hunters were able to pay shadowy third-party companies to track where...








