Even as the TrickBot infrastructure closed shop, the operators of the malware are continuing to refine and retool their arsenal to carry out attacks that culminated in the deployment of Conti ransomware. IBM Security X-Force, which discovered the revamped version of the criminal gang’s AnchorDNS backdoor, dubbed the new, upgraded variant AnchorMail. AnchorMail “uses an
Russia’s state communications regulator said on Tuesday it had reinstated a slowdown of Twitter’s traffic on desktop computers due to what it said were fake posts about Russia’s “special operation” in Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, which was already restricting traffic on mobile devices, said it had sent more than 1,700
There is a renewed interest in solar science as many space agencies around the world are studying the Sun to unearth the mysteries of its evolution. The US National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Inouye Solar Telescope is helping astronomers in this effort. The world’s largest telescope recently began its first science observations and NSF shared on
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. Pennsylvania headquartered dbt Labs (formerly Fishtown Analytics), which offers an open-source data transformation tool called dbt and is known to be a significant part of the modern data stack, is gearing up to take things to the next level with a
In this article V MA Visa and Mastercard credit cards. Getty Images Payment and credit card giants Visa and Mastercard have blocked financial institutions from their networks in response to sanctions targeting Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Last week, Russia launched an unprecedented invasion of Ukraine, forcing the U.S. and governments around the world
Instagram will shut down its dedicated IGTV app, the company announced on Monday. As the company discontinues support for its dedicated video sharing platform, IGTV videos and other video-based content will continue to remain available in the main Instagram app, according to the company. Meanwhile, Instagram is working on a new “ad experience” which will
Dizo Watch 2 Sports is set to launch in India on March 2. The smartwatch will be sold via Flipkart, the Realme TechLife partner brand has announced. Dizo says that the new smartwatch is a successor to the vanilla Dizo Watch 2, and offers more sports modes. Dizo Watch 2 Sports is also claimed to
OnePlus announced at MWC 2022 on Monday that the company will launch the OnePlus 10 Pro in global markets — including in India — by the end of March 2022. The company also announced that it plans to launch its most affordable 5G smartphone yet in India and Europe later this year, along with new
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) expanded its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog to include a recently disclosed zero-day flaw in the Zimbra email platform citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2022-24682 (CVSS score: 6.1), the issue concerns a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Calendar feature in Zimbra Collaboration
Twitter will put warnings on tweets sharing links to Russian state-affiliated media, the platform said Monday, as Kremlin-tied outlets are accused of spreading misinformation on Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Pressure is on social media giants to squelch misleading or false information about the attack, which has drawn fierce international condemnation. Kremlin-run media outlets RT and
Gran Turismo 7 is the eighth title in Polyphony Digital’s popular racing simulator. It succeeds Gran Turismo Sport that was released in 2017 and will feature more than 400 cars that include run-of-the-mill production cars in addition to rare and exotic cars. Exclusive to PlayStation consoles, as the series has been ever since its inception
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. Last week, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) reached a decision to potentially suspend Facebook’s data transfers from the EU to the U.S., marking one of the latest developments in the EU’s war on transatlantic data collection. The war, that’s been
In this article ZM Eric Yuan, founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications, stands before the opening bell during the company’s initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on April 18, 2019. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Zoom shares fell 13% in extended trading on Monday after the video-calling software
South Korea is planning a fully functional metaverse ecosystem aimed at supporting digital worlds of corporate and content in the country. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning of South Korea has allocated KRW 223.7 billion (roughly Rs. 1,400 crore) towards the development of this national metaverse project. The metaverse is a virtual world,
Flipkart Big Bachat Dhamaal sale is set to kick off on Friday (March 4) and will last until March 6. During the sale, the e-commerce platform will be offering deals and discounts on smartphones, wearables, as well as TVs. The event will also host sales of various smartphones, including Motorola Edge 30 Pro and Realme
A group of academics from Tel Aviv University have disclosed details of now-patched “severe” design flaws affecting about 100 million Android-based Samsung smartphones that could have resulted in the extraction of secret cryptographic keys. The shortcomings are the result of an analysis of the cryptographic design and implementation of Android’s hardware-backed Keystore in Samsung’s Galaxy
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has again completed a close flyby of the Sun in a bid to understand how our neighbouring star works. It was Parker’s 11th close approach to the Sun and it came within 5.3 million miles (8.5 million kilometres) of the nearly perfect ball of hot plasma. In comparison, the distance was
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. This article was contributed by Derek Lau, game director for Guild of Guardians. Play-to-earn gaming has flipped the traditional gaming paradigm upside down. Where Web2 publishers and developers often deploy pay-to-win dynamics that skew the playing field in favor of the
OnePlus TV owners can now access JioGames titles on the company’s smart TV models, it announced on Monday, February 28. A small selection of curated titles from the JioGames platform is now available on select OnePlus TV models. The company says that the same “immersive” gaming experience will be made available to additional OnePlus TV
Oppo Watch 2 Glacier Lake Blue Edition was launched in China last week, alongside Oppo Find X5 series and Oppo Pad. The new smartwatch from Oppo is a fresh variant of Oppo Watch 2 and comes with a few improvements over last year’s smartwatch. It sports the same 1.75-inch AMOLED display as the vanilla Oppo
Honor Magic 4 series with Honor Magic 4 and Honor Magic 4 Pro smartphones was launched globally at an event during MWC 2022 on Monday. The Honor Magic 4 series comes with Qualcomm’s flagship SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and 50-megapixel primary cameras. The smartphones run AI-powered Magic UI 6 OS, and come with