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I got a threatening extortion email this morning promising that unless I paid $2,000 in bitcoin within 24 hours: “I will certainly make sure that you live out of guilt for the rest of your lifetime.” With so many sheltering at home and time hanging heavy on their hands, it wouldn’t be a surprise if […] More
Dynabook Americas, Inc. (which was previously known as Toshiba America Client Solutions, Inc.), has announced new premium thin & light Portégé X Series laptops powered by Intel’s new 10th-generation Core processors on the company’s, including the 13.3-inch Portégé X30-G, 14-inch Portégé X40-G and 15.6-inch Portégé X50-G. The company also plans to offer these three premium laptops […] More
A brief history of Microsoft’s Surface: Missteps and successes Microsoft started working on the hybrid devices that now make up the Surface family back in 2009. The group has made some missteps along the way, but today its lineup of Windows 10 devices … More
Image: Volexity Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now be millions — or even billions — of dollars at risk when information security isn’t handled properly. Read More Security firm Volexity said today that it discovered a new iOS exploit that was […] More
Starting with late 2019 and early 2020, the operators of several ransomware strains have begun adopting a new tactic. In an attempt to put additional pressure on hacked companies to pay ransom demands, several ransomware groups have also begun stealing data from their networks before encrypting it. If the victim — usually a large company […] More
Image: IBM A security researcher has published today details about four zero-day vulnerabilities impacting an IBM security product after the company refused to patch bugs following a private bug disclosure attempt. The bugs impact the IBM Data Risk Manager (IDRM), an enterprise security tool that aggregates feeds from vulnerability scanning tools and other risk management […] More
The French government has asked Apple to relax a Bluetooth privacy standard that is hampering the development of a mobile application being designed to track the spread of COVID-19. The government is building an app due to be deployed by May 11, according to Bloomberg. However, there are delays due to one of the inbuilt […] More
Image via @Warchamp7 on Twitter Over the course of the last month, Nintendo users have been increasingly reporting that their accounts have been getting hacked and accessed from remote locations around the globe, with some users losing money as a result of the unauthorized intrusion. The account hijackings appear to have started mid-March and have […] More
