Day: June 2, 2021

Banking Attacks Surge Along with Post-COVID Economy

FinTech fraud spikes 159 percent in Q1 2021 along with stimulus spending. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Stack Overflow acquired for $1.8bn by Prosus (no, me neither)

Q&A community ponders life as an enterprise education resource Prosus NV, a Netherlands-based consumer internet conglomerate, on Wednesday said it plans to acquire online Q&A community Stack Overflow for $1.8bn.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


As cicada snacks abound, FDA urges caution for those with seafood allergies – CNET

Here are recipes for cooking up the red-eyed critters of Brood X as they emerge. But if you’re allergic to seafood, you might want to skip these edibles. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Chrome’s Top Web App Advocate Resigns

Google is losing one of its strongest champions of the web. Alex Russell, who has led the Fugu project to make web apps as powerful as those running on Google’s Android or Apple’s iOS software, is leaving the company on Wednesday. From a report: Russell announced his departure on Twitter. He’s not quitting in anger…


Best portable power stations of 2021 – CNET

Get power wherever you want with a battery-powered portable generator. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft Buys ReFirm Labs to Drive IoT Security Efforts

The acquisition will bring ReFirm’s firmware analysis capabilities alongside Microsoft’s Azure Defender for IoT to boost device security. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Ransomware Attack Disrupts Massachusetts Ferries

A ransomware attack has caused delays and disruptions at Steamship Authority, the largest ferry service in Massachusetts, and has disrupted ferry transports between mainland US and the Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands. From a report: The attack took place earlier today, according to a series of tweets posted on the company’s official Twitter account. Steamship…


Ahem, Huawei, your USB LTE stick has a vuln. I SAID AHEM, Huawei, are you listening?

Embarrassing flaw in E3372 device finally patched Huawei has belatedly fixed a mild vulnerability in a USB connectivity dongle spotted by Trustwave after The Register intervened.… …read more Source:: Register


A View from Inside a Deception

Pen-testing today’s threat deception technology is not for the faint-hearted. Do modern deception tools truly frustrate adversaries, and are they ready for the enterprise SOC? …read more Source:: DarkReading


Best cordless vacuum for 2021: Bissell, Hoover, Moosoo, Shark, Dyson and more – CNET

To find out which are our favorites, we tested many worthy cordless vacuum models from Moosoo, Hoover, Shark, Dyson, Bissell and others. …read more Source:: CNet