Day: March 10, 2021

Fake Ad Blocker Delivers Hybrid Cryptominer/Ransomware Infection

A hybrid Monero cryptominer and ransomware bug has hit 20,000 machines in 60 days. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Apple said to deny Parler app back into App Store – CNET

The controversial social network, which came under scrutiny following the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, was kicked out of the app store for insufficient moderation. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook wants court to dismiss antitrust lawsuits – CNET

The social media giant has been accused of illegally stifling competition and harming consumers. …read more Source:: CNet


Europe’s OVH Web Hosting Provider Knocked Offline Following Fire

Kelerei writes: A major fire has destroyed a data center of European cloud provider OVH in Strasbourg, France. The SBG2 data center is completely destroyed, while the blaze caused some damage to SBG1 before being contained. SBG3 and SBG4 were also taken offline, but a plan is underway to restart them once the firefighters give…


Malware Operator Employs New Trick to Upload its Dropper into Google Play

Check Point researchers recently discovered the Clast82 dropper hidden in nine legitimate Android utility apps. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Russian Disinformation Campaign Aims To Undermine Confidence in Pfizer and Other Covid-19 Vaccines, US Officials Say

Russian intelligence agencies have mounted a campaign to undermine confidence in Pfizer’s and other Western vaccines, using online publications that in recent months have questioned the vaccines’ development and safety, U.S. officials said. From a report: An official with the State Department’s Global Engagement Center, which monitors foreign disinformation efforts, identified four publications that he…


Mark Women’s History Month by streaming these movies and TV shows – CNET

Celebrate the stories of strong women, from a Supreme Court justice and a soul singer whose names you know to a Ugandan chess champ you’ve probably never heard of. …read more Source:: CNet


Get the amazing Oculus Quest VR headset for a mere $199 – CNET

Find out what all the fuss is about with a refurbished first-generation headset. It’s not the Quest 2, but it’s still really, really good. …read more Source:: CNet


China Plans for a World Without American Technology

China is freeing up tens of billions of dollars for its tech industry to borrow. It is cataloging the sectors where the United States or others could cut off access to crucial technologies. And when its leaders released their most important economic plans last week, they laid out their ambitions to become an innovation superpower…


Apple announces €1bn Munich semiconductor R&D facility focused on wireless comms

Claims campus will be home to ‘Europe’s largest mobile technologies engineering team’ Apple today announced plans to invest €1bn in a new European Silicon Design Centre in Munich, Germany.… …read more Source:: TheRegister