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Ransomware Costs Financial Services $32bn in Five Years
Ransomware Costs Financial Services $32bn in Five Years
The figure accounts for losses due to downtime alone
July 14, 2023
NCSC Shares Alternatives to Using a SOC
NCSC Shares Alternatives to Using a SOC
Security agency’s advice could help save time and money
July 14, 2023
Chinese APT Favorite Backdoor Found in Pakistani Government App
Chinese APT Favorite Backdoor Found in Pakistani Government App
Trend Micro found a backdoor previously exploited by various Chinese threat actors in a popular application used by Pakistan’s government agencies
July 14, 2023
LokiBot Malware Targets Windows Users in Office Document Attacks
LokiBot Malware Targets Windows Users in Office Document Attacks
Fortinet suggests attackers are leveraging vulnerabilities like CVE-2021-40444 and CVE-2022-30190
July 14, 2023
New Threat Actor Launches Cyber-attacks on Ukraine and Poland
New Threat Actor Launches Cyber-attacks on Ukraine and Poland
Cisco Talos said the malicious campaigns started in April 2022 and are currently ongoing
July 14, 2023
AI Tool WormGPT Enables Convincing Fake Emails For BEC Attacks
AI Tool WormGPT Enables Convincing Fake Emails For BEC Attacks
Security expert Daniel Kelley worked with the SlashNext team on the research
July 14, 2023
FTC launches investigation into ChatGPT and its consumer impact
FTC launches investigation into ChatGPT and its consumer impact
The US regulator continues its warpath through the tech industry.
July 14, 2023
Cloud Imperium Games acquires IT developer Turbulent Games
Cloud Imperium Games acquires IT developer Turbulent Games
The Star Citizen developer acquires the team it's had helping with the game's development since 2012.
July 14, 2023
Lightspeed Studios acquires Destruction AllStars dev Lucid Games
Lightspeed Studios acquires Destruction AllStars dev Lucid Games
Lucid will stay independent while leveraging Lightspeed's resources for its other projects, including the games it makes on its own.
July 14, 2023
Android policy change adds blockchain support for Google Play apps
Android policy change adds blockchain support for Google Play apps
Much like how Apple now allows NFTs on its App Store, Google's permitting NFTs and blockchain technology to be a part of its Android ecosystem.
July 14, 2023
Microsoft says Call of Duty exclusivity experiment on PC was a "resounding failure"
Microsoft says Call of Duty exclusivity experiment on PC was a "resounding failure"
The company was referring to Activision's decision to make digital copies of Call of Duty exclusive to Battle.net on PC from 2018 to 2022.
July 14, 2023
Tinybuild is using AI tools to monitor staff and identify "problematic" workers
Tinybuild is using AI tools to monitor staff and identify "problematic" workers
Update: Tinybuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik says a recent talk that indicated the publisher uses AI to monitor staff was "hypothetical."
July 14, 2023