2024

Google laying off staff again and moving some roles to ‘hubs,’ freeing up cash for AI investments 2024-04-18 at 15:47 By Paul Kunert Restructure of finance teams will see some leave, and other roles created in Mexico City, Bangalore, and US cities Google is again firing the redundancy cannon for the second time this year,

EU tells Meta it can’t paywall privacy 2024-04-18 at 15:31 By Lindsay Clark Platforms should not confront users with ‘binary choice’ over personal data use The EU’s Data Protection Board (EDPB) has told large online platforms they should not offer users a binary choice between paying for a service and consenting to their personal data

Recover from Ransomware in 5 Minutes—We will Teach You How! 2024-04-18 at 14:46 By Super Low RPO with Continuous Data Protection:Dial Back to Just Seconds Before an Attack Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, can help you detect and recover from ransomware in near real-time. This solution leverages continuous data protection (CDP) to ensure all

New Android Trojan ‘SoumniBot’ Evades Detection with Clever Tricks 2024-04-18 at 14:46 By A new Android trojan called SoumniBot has been detected in the wild targeting users in South Korea by leveraging weaknesses in the manifest extraction and parsing procedure. The malware is “notable for an unconventional approach to evading analysis and detection, namely obfuscation of the

How to Conduct Advanced Static Analysis in a Malware Sandbox 2024-04-18 at 14:46 By Sandboxes are synonymous with dynamic malware analysis. They help to execute malicious files in a safe virtual environment and observe their behavior. However, they also offer plenty of value in terms of static analysis. See these five scenarios where a sandbox

Global Police Operation Disrupts ‘LabHost’ Phishing Service, Over 30 Arrested Worldwide 2024-04-18 at 14:46 By As many as 37 individuals have been arrested as part of an international crackdown on a cybercrime service called LabHost that has been used by criminal actors to steal personal credentials from victims around the world. Described as one of the largest

Novelty flip phone strips out almost every feature possible to be as boring as possible 2024-04-18 at 14:17 By Matthew Connatser Only good for calls and texts pretty much, and that’s no mistake Those who find modern smartphones too distracting from real life might be interested in the Boring Phone (no relation to the smartphone

Prolific phishing-made-easy emporium LabHost knocked offline in cyber-cop op 2024-04-18 at 13:32 By Connor Jones Police mimic Spotify Wrapped videos to let crims know they’re being hunted Feature  Cops have brought down a dark-web souk that provided cyber criminals with convincing copies of trusted brands’ websites for use in phishing campaigns.… This article is an