The relentless rise in COVID-19 cases is battering already frayed healthcare systems — and ransomware criminals are using the opportunity to strike. …read more Source:: Threatpost

The US intelligence agencies investigating the cyber attack have attributed it to a Russian APT. …read more Source:: CNet

A little over a year after bringing Minecraft Earth in the US, Microsoft announced this week it will shut down the game later this year. Engadget reports: Minecraft Earth players have until June 30th, 2021, to play the augmented reality title before Microsoft shuts down its servers and it’s no longer available to download from…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Tens of thousands of website owners who are based in the UK might have started the year with an unpleasant surprise: Eurid, the registry manager of .eu domain names, has suspended .eu domain names registered by UK citizens as a result of the regulatory changes caused by…

The “People Nearby” feature in the secure messaging app can be abused to unmask a user’s precise location, a researcher said. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Service restored, code silo gets license to serve Iranian programmers On Tuesday, startup service firm Pure Labs regained access to its GitHub account, which had been shut down since December 30 for an apparent breach of Iranian sanctions.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Google’s Android security update addressed 43 bugs overall affecting Android handsets, including Samsung phones. …read more Source:: Threatpost

The New York Stock Exchange has abruptly reversed plans to delist three major Chinese telecommunications companies after consulting regulators about an investment ban ordered by President Donald Trump. From a report: Coming days before the companies were to be delisted — and just over two weeks before Trump is to leave the White House —…

Ho Mobile, an Italian mobile operator, owned by Vodafone, has confirmed a massive data breach on Monday and is now taking the rare step of offering to replace the SIM cards of all affected customers. From a report: The breach is believed to have impacted roughly 2.5 million customers. It first came to light last…

Twitter ladled out a bowl full of hurt on Seattle musician John Roderick over the weekend. …read more Source:: CNet