Malware Operation Not Yet Linked to Any Known Threat Actor On January 13th, a major cyber incident pushed several Ukrainian government websites offline. This included Ukraine’s foreign ministry and education ministry. Now, Microsoft says that the affected systems “span multiple government, non-profit, and information technology organizations” in the country. MSTIC’s investigation is ongoing. As of now, it has not found notable associations between the attack and any previously known threat groups....

The August 2022 update introduces the latest Android security fixes, as well as device stability improvements. Though the update does not include any brand-new features, new firmware for the Surface Duo 2 will improve video call quality. Firmware updates occur in multiple stages, so not all Surface Duo and Duo 2 devices will receive the update simultaneously. The August 2022 update will eventually be rolled out to all Microsoft Surface devices....

These accelerated programs cover design and development fundamentals, plus specific technologies, software, and programming languages. Completing a mobile app development bootcamp may lead to promising careers in software development, computer programming, and web development. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects 22% growth for all software developers from 2020-2030, nearly three times faster than the rate for all occupations. This guide explores our favorite mobile app development bootcamps. READ THIS: How to become a mobile app developer...

Last month I received an email from Motorola advertising the new Moto Watch 100 and for just $100 I figured I would order one to try out. I missed the news that eBuyNow is a company that licenses the Motorola branding and this watch comes from that company and is not a direct Motorola product. After 10 days of frustration, I’ve initiated a return since there are just too many issues despite the two firmware updates I’ve already installed....

Android devices offer a setting called “Block connections without VPN,” which blocks any network traffic that does not flow through a VPN tunnel. However, Mullvad said this is untrue, and users are not aware. It has written to Google urging it to provide a more accurate description of the feature. On a similar note, Mullvad VPN has asked Google to make certain changes to prevent devices from leaking data when the “Block connections without VPN” setting is turned on....

So, I’ve been on the search for a third-party strap. Also: The ultimate use of your Apple Watch Ultra’s Action button There are a lot of third-party straps out there – and an awful lot of clones of Apple’s own bands – and most of them are, to put it kindly, pretty awful. I’ve gone through a couple of dozen for testing and none of them have come close to the quality or performance of the bands offered by Apple....

Rather than a crash or boom, the sound of meteoroids hitting Mars is more like a “bloop”, not unlike part of the Skype ringtone, that happens first when the meteoroid enters Mars’ atmosphere, then when it explodes into pieces, and finally impacts the surface. The sound was captured by Insight when a meteoroid struck Mars on September 5, 2021. It was the first of four confirmed meteoroids between 2020 and 2021 that InSight’s seismometer has detected since landing on 2018....

I quite like Evernote and pay for a professional plan. One of the key benefits of Evernote was (note the past tense) that I could sync between computers. I usually write my articles on my MacBook Air. Once the article is done, my wife (who has years of experience as a managing editor) does an editing pass with me from the couch, using a Mac mini that is connected to a big screen in our family room....

While local media reported that the number of people affected by the breach could be up to nine million, Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin told ABC News that it is too early to say precisely how many people were affected. However, she noted that it is a “significant number.” Rosmarin said the Optus team noticed unusual activity on its servers late on Wednesday. After discovering it was a cyberattack, the company took immediate steps to shut down the breach....

The iPhone was indeed a hit, and Apple did make history by changing the landscape of mobile communications. In fact, the original iPhone is such an iconic device that an unopened, first-gen iPhone sold for $35,414 at auction last week. The Model A1203 device, with 8 GB of storage, came in factory-sealed condition. The auction house RR Auction noted that the box features a life-size image of the iPhone with 12 icons on the screen, indicating that it is from the earliest production – a thirteenth icon for iTunes came later in 2007....

Also: The best desktops and laptops right now On the other hand, the report states that tablet and PC shipments will continue to remain above pre-pandemic levels. But uncertain economic conditions will threaten inventory and increase market saturation next year. “The reality is that both PC and tablet makers will struggle in the coming months as not only are volumes expected to decline, but so will average selling prices,” Jitesh Ubrani, IDC’s research manager for mobility and consumer device trackers, said in a release....

After conducting an investigation, the organization learned that the stolen files contained personal data of its patients. Planned Parenthood revealed in a breach notification that the incident occurred in October this year. At this time, the actor responsible for the incident remains unidentified. However, the organization has not found any trace of fraudulent activity involving the stolen data. John Erickson, spokesperson for Planned Parenthood LA, said, “Unfortunately, we do not know the identity of the person responsible, which is not uncommon in these situations....

As “some 16,000 athletes, organizers, journalists, and other visitors are heading home” the question of whether attendees are taking Chinese cyber-espionage operations back home with them is up in the air. Now, the major concern is “what malware and other problems those who failed to heed the warnings might be carrying with them.” Attendees Forewarned About Cyber-espionage Several organizations and committees around the world warned international attendees that cyber-intrusions to their devices are expected while in China....

‘Golden Frog’ is such a poetic name; can you explain the meaning or origin of the name? Our founders were in the Peace Corps, and spent a lot of time in Brazil and Panama. In Panama, they visited a coffee bar called Golden Frog. In 2008, as they discussed starting the company, they were back in Panama and decided it would be a great way to honor their good times by naming the company “Golden Frog....

Such advancements are in line with The White House’s May 2022 national security memorandum that put an emphasis on the U.S.’s quantum computing roadmap. If the researchers’ proposed protocol is run via a 50+ qubit quantum computer — like Google’s Sycamore processor — it could produce truly random (and not pseudorandom) unpredictable numbers sequences impervious to cyber-compromise. Other quantum computers like Xanadu’s Borealis, USTC’s Jiuzhang, and “Zu Chongzhi,” are also viable, researchers said....

vpnMentor’s researchers, led by security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, identified the consequential data breach that exposes access to 264GB of Tech Data’s client servers, invoices, SAP integrations, plain-text passwords, and much more. Tech Data recently announced their quarterly earnings reports, which exceeded expectations and reflected a year over year increase (source: Nasdaq). More than 1 in 4 Fortune 500 companies have been hacked in the last decade, so Tech Data is part of an elite, but particularly vulnerable, club....

Whatever the intended purpose of this database was, over 500,000 highly sensitive and private legal and financial documents were exposed, compromising numerous parties to the risk of fraud and theft. Had criminal hackers discovered this database, there would have been dire consequences for all involved. Company Profile The database appears to be linked to MCA Wizard, an iOS and Android app developed by two companies: Advantage Capital Funding and Argus Capital Funding....

Robinhood Data Breach Affects 7 Million Users Late on Wednesday evening last week, a Robinhood customer support employee received a phone call from an unknown perpetrator who socially engineered his way into some of Robinhood’s customer support systems. The cybercriminal managed to steal a list containing the email addresses of approximately five million people. On top of that, he accessed a list with the full names of a different group of approximately two million people....

Joseph Steinberg, the CEO of SecureMySocial, explains what are the types are “bad” posts that are often shared on social media and how his company’s product can both prevent the damaging posts and also train employees for the future. You have established yourself as an expert and thought leader in many different aspects of security. Please tell me a little bit about yourself and your background. I have been in the information security space for almost 20 years....

This article will help you understand the different aspects of the two technologies. We will also give you a rundown of each one’s benefits, complete with scenarios where Shadowsocks may be more suitable than a VPN, and vice versa. What Is Shadowsocks? An open-source SOCKS5-based proxy project, Shadowsocks is an intermediary that is mainly designed to bypass censorship. It was first released in 2012 by its creator, a Chinese programmer under the pseudonym “clowwindy”....