As businesses close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many parts of the commercial industry and economy have experienced a temporary halt, including self-driving car roadway tests, which had previously …
Maze Group Wages Ransomware Attack on Cognizant
A ransomware attack conducted by the Maze group has targeted a New Jersey Fortune 500 company, Cognizant, compromising internal systems. Cognizant confirmed on April 18 that it was the victim of a …
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Phishers exploiting employees’ layoff, payroll concerns
Two new phishing campaigns that aim to obtain Zoom and WebEx credentials have emerged, capitalizing on fears of layoffs and payroll changes. The phishing emails deliver fake information with "Zoom …
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Intel & Accenture Use AI To Save The Coral Reef
Accenture, Intel, and the Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation announced a new project, called CORaiL, that aims to monitor, characterize, and analyze coral reef resilience through artificial …
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Perspecta Labs Wins $14.5m Autonomous Cyber-Defense Contract
Perspecta Labs, which is the research arm of Perspecta Inc., has recently been awarded a significant defensive cyber-contract that is potentially worth $14.5 million. The contract was awarded to the …
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Oil and Gas Companies Targeted With Agent Tesla Malware
Recent spearphishing campaigns have targeted the oil and gas industry, using the so-called Agent Tesla spyware Trojan. According to security firm Bitdefender, attackers impersonated an Egyptian state …
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Connected Home Hubs Open Houses to Full Remote Takeover
According to researchers at ESET, three different connected home hub systems, Fibaro Home Center Lite, Homematic Central Control Unit, and Elko's eLAN-RF-003 contain serious bugs that could allow for …
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Hong Kong Police Arrest Pro-Democracy Activists
On Saturday, Hong Kong police arrest 14 pro-democracy activists in response to the city's pro-democracy protest movement that was at its peak before the COVID-19 outbreak. The arrests come as the …
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Nations ease some virus restrictions yet public still wary
This past week, some nations have begun to ease coronavirus restrictions to relieve countries' struggling economies, however, many citizens are still wary of returning to work and daily life. Small …
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England and Wales coronavirus death toll 41% higher than UK government’s daily figures
In England, the true death toll from COVID-19 may be up to 41% higher than reported by the UK government's daily update, according to new data released by the country's Office of National Statistics …