Latest COVID-19 updates: World Health Organization officially declares the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic​, US cases tip over 1,000 and huge trade shows are canceled or postponed. …read more Source:: CNet

To get back up and running quickly, and because it’s cheaper, city and county governments often pay the ransom, especially if insurance companies are footing the bill. The result: More ransomware. …read more Source:: DarkReading

A patch for the flaw is not yet available, but there are no known exploits — so far. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Hanwang Technology, a Chinese firm specializing in facial recognition software, says it can now identify people that are wearing masks to protect against the coronavirus. The company says it used a sample database of around 6 million unmasked faces and a smaller database of masked faces to create the system. The Next Web reports: The…

Takedown should (in theory) see spam volumes shrink rapidly Microsoft has bragged of downing a nine million-strong Russian botnet responsible for vast quantities of email spam.… …read more Source:: Register

*Extremely metal guitar riff plays* …read more Source:: CNet

The Electrohome Birmingham is charmingly shaped like a guitar amp, and the 1/4-inch input means you can jam along to your favorite songs. …read more Source:: CNet

A limited number of creators, including certain news partners, will be able to monetize content. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Remember Yahoo? It’s back… in phone-plan form. The Verizon-owned company is trying to get customers excited with a new “Yahoo Mobile” service that combines Verizon’s 4G LTE network with Yahoo mail, for some reason. Why even put the word “Yahoo” on a re-branded Verizon data plan?…

Logitech has a new family of Powered wireless chargers, including a three-in-one charging dock that allows you to simultaneously juice up your AirPods, iPhone and Apple Watch. …read more Source:: CNet