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Microsoft misplaced its keys, hacking the government
Microsoft doesn’t know or want to discuss how China-backed hackers obtained a key to covertly break into hundreds of email inboxes, including those of multiple federal government institutions. In a blog post Friday, Microsoft said it was “ongoing investigation” how the hackers obtained a Microsoft signature key and used it …
Read More »Reddit data hackers threaten to release 80GB
Reddit must pay a ransom or release stolen data. The BlackCat ransomware gang, also known as ALPHV, posted on its dark web leak site that it stole 80 gigabytes of compressed Reddit data in February. Reddit spokesperson Gina Antonini declined TechCrunch’s questions but confirmed that BlackCat’s claims relate to a …
Read More »US federal agencies confirm MOVEit breach, hackers list more victims
Multiple federal agencies have been attacked using a popular file transfer tool’s security flaw, according to the U.S. government. CISA told that “several” U.S. government agencies were breached by Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer enterprise file transfer tool. The agency also attributed the attacks to the Russia-linked Clop ransomware gang, which …
Read More »Ransomware gang lists first MOVEit mass-hack victims, including US banks and universities
Clop, the ransomware gang that exploited a critical security vulnerability in a popular corporate file transfer tool, has begun listing victims of the mass-hacks, including several U.S. banks and universities. Since late May, the Russia-linked ransomware gang has exploited MOVEit Transfer, a tool used by corporations and enterprises to share …
Read More »Reddit CEO escalates Apollo developer attack in drama-filled AMA
Reddit’s controversial API pricing change that’s driving third-party apps out of business has taken a strange turn. In an AMA today, Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman, aka u/spez, doubled down on accusations against the developer of the popular third-party app Apollo, which the company had previously accused of operating …
Read More »Google invests in Pixxel’s hyperspectral orbital imagery
Hyperspectral photography firm Pixxel raised $36 million to launch new remote sensing and analytics capabilities. Google, known for its maps and search engine, invested in the L.A. and Bangalore startup. In an interview, Pixxel CEO Awais Ahmed stated Google’s Series B capital round did not start their relationship. He explained …
Read More »After 28 years, Windows supports RAR files
Our 98SE gaming rig is surfing warez sites in 1999. Finally, we find an FTP server with “.rar,.r00,.r01, r.02” files. What’s this? “Oh, segmented. To expand, download this program. It’s WinRAR. Beats WinZip.” “Do we pay?” “No…but if you’re as cheap as I think you are, it’ll keep bugging you …
Read More »Microsoft unveils Fabric, an end-to-end data and analytics platform
Microsoft Fabric, an end-to-end data and analytics platform, launched today. The new platform, which centers around Microsoft’s OneLake data lake but can also pull data from Amazon S3 and (soon) Google Cloud Platform, includes integration tools, a Spark-based data engineering platform, a real-time analytics platform, and, thanks to Power BI’s …
Read More »Meta ordered to suspend Facebook EU data flows after record €1.2BN GDPR privacy fine
Meta, formerly Facebook, has been ordered to stop exporting EU user data to the U.S. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) fined Meta €1.2 billion (close to $1.3 billion) today, the largest GDPR fine ever. Amazon was fined $887 million in 2021 for misusing customer data for ad targeting. Meta …
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