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‘Ragnar Locker’ Ransomware Hides Inside Virtual Machine

Researchers discover attack group that deploys highly targeted ransomware running inside virtualised Windows XP instance to evade detection

5 years ago

Cryptocurrency-Mining Campaign Hits ‘Thousands’ Of Enterprises

Security researchers find attackers breaking into public-facing Windows IIS web servers to install Monero-mining malware across networks

5 years ago

Latvia Set To Release Covid-19 App Based On Tech Companies’ Framework

Latvia is aiming to be one of the first countries to release a Covid-19 contact-tracing app based on Apple and…

5 years ago

SpaceX Prepares For First Manned Mission

SpaceX Crew Dragon set to deliver two NASA astronauts to International Space Station this week, after 10 years of preparation

5 years ago

Arsonists Attack 5G Mast In Derbyshire

5G mobile phone mast set on fire only days after it was erected, as experts condemn theories that link 5G…

5 years ago

UK Looks To Scale Back Huawei Deal In Wake Of Pandemic

Prime minister Boris Johnson has reportedly ordered plans drawn up that would see Huawei's involvement in UK's 5G networks reduced…

5 years ago

Uber Passenger Says Price-Fixing Arbitrator Acted Out Of ‘Fear’

Uber passenger asks court to reopen price-fixing lawsuit against the company, saying arbitrator who ruled in Uber's favour feared for…

5 years ago

GitLab Hacks Own Remote-Working Staff In Phishing Test

Company finds 20 percent of its all-remote staff responds to phishing message by exposing user credentials, raising fears about the…

5 years ago

HPE Cost-Savings Plan Sees Office Closures, Staff Cuts

HP Enterprise also sees long-term shift to remote working, with 'at least' 50 percent of staff expected to work from…

5 years ago

Popular Maths Site Investigates ‘Potential Data Compromise’

Students and children at risk as more than 25 million account credentials allegedly stolen from Mathway offered for sale online

5 years ago

Microsoft Uncovers ‘Massive’ Pandemic-Themed Phishing Campaign

Scam emails use Excel spreadsheets containing Covid-19 data as a lure, then execute malicious macros that give attackers control over…

5 years ago

Facebook Will Allow Permanent Work From Home

Another tech firm, this time Facebook, commits to allowing staff to work from home forever if they wish, but will…

5 years ago

Securing The DARQ Future

Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Extended Reality (XR) and Quantum Computing expand (DARQ), will be the next wave…

5 years ago

Intel Acquires Rivet Networks For Killer Cards

Wi-Fi connectivity. Company behind the Killer gaming networking cards (Rivet Networks) is acquired by chip goliath Intel Corp

5 years ago

Google Chrome Follows Firefox Lead With DoH Option

Three months after Firefox turned on privacy feature called DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), Google's Chrome browser gets same feature, but only if…

5 years ago

Democrat Senators Demand Answers Over TSMC US Factory

Trump administration faces call from Democrat US senators to provide answers about undisclosed subsidies for TSMC factory in US

5 years ago

What’s Next After Digitization?

As businesses continue on their digitization roadmap, many have entered the last stage. Benefits are already becoming measurable and driving…

5 years ago

FBI Criticises Apple For Failing To Help Unlock iPhones

Agency says it had to develop its own tool to access two locked iPhones used by gunman who attacked Pensacola…

5 years ago

Bluetooth Standard Vulnerable To Unpatched Spoofing Attack

Researchers warn of weaknesses affecting all Bluetooth-compliant devices – just as governments roll out coronavirus apps reliant on the tech

5 years ago

Huawei Calls Latest US Export Measures ‘Arbitrary And Pernicious’

Telecoms equipment giant says its survival is at stake with regulatory changes that would cut off its access to semiconductors…

5 years ago

Uber To Cut Quarter Of Workforce In Profitability Drive

Company is to focus on core businesses of ride-sharing and food delivery and shutter job hunting, start-up incubator and AI…

5 years ago

Supercomputers Across Europe Shut Down After Crypto-Mining Attacks

Hackers break into academic high-performance computing clusters in Edinburgh, Germany and Switzerland to install Monero currency-mining software

5 years ago

Apple And Google Set To Release Coronavirus API Amidst Privacy Furore

Native coronavirus contact-tracing tech set to make official debut in the next few days as UK and Germany differ on…

5 years ago

Study: ‘Cloud-Native’ Development On The Rise

There are now 4.7 million cloud-native developers, with Amazon Web Services a clear favourite for those using cloud-centric technologies

5 years ago

Celebrity Law Firm Hackers Double Ransom Demand

Hackers demand $42m from New York law firm that represents Lady Gaga, U2, Jessica Simpson and others – and promises…

5 years ago

Android Hit By ‘Incredibly Sophisticated’ Malware

Malware found on Google Play looks innocent at first, then downloads additional capabilities that allow it to take over targeted…

5 years ago

Pandemic Drives Foxconn Profits Down Nearly 90 Percent

iPhone manufacturer Foxconn sees profits slump after shuttering China plants for weeks, but expects double-digit revenue jump as restrictions ease

5 years ago

New Tesla Battery Tech Extends Life, Lowers Cost

Tesla aims to make batteries last longer while reducing their cost per mile, bringing expense of electric cars into line…

5 years ago

US Tightens Export Controls In Move Aimed At Huawei

US Commerce Department to bar overseas semiconductor manufacturers from selling to Huawei and HiSilicon if they use US-made chip gear

5 years ago

TSMC To Build $12 Billion Chip Factory In US

After talking with Trump, big name chip maker TSMC confirms plans to build a $12 billion semiconductor factory in Arizona,…

5 years ago