Month: April 2020
Government cash stimulus payments used as a social engineering lure by cybercriminals
New research from Proofpoint has revealed that cybercriminals are using social engineering lures related to various coronavirus stimulus packages around the world to trick users into clicking on malicious links or downloading files with malware. One such campaign in the US is targeting US healthcare and higher education organizations as…
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HBO’s free streaming includes ‘The Wire’ and its Theranos documentary
As efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus by encouraging social distancing stretch into another week, HBO has opened up its library for some free viewing. Not everything is available — non-subscribers can't catch up on Game of Thrones yet — but… Source
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Twitter Just Took Down 9,000 Accounts Pushing Coronavirus Propaganda Praising The Government Of The United Arab Emirates
The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak Today. On April 2, Twitter took down a pro–United Arab Emirates network of accounts that was pushing…
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Using AI responsibly to fight the coronavirus pandemic
Mark Minevich Contributor Mark Minevich is president of Going Global Ventures, an advisor at Boston Consulting Group, a digital fellow at IPsoft and a leading global AI expert and digital cognitive strategist and venture capitalist. More posts by this contributor The American AI Initiative: A good first step, of many…
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FCC enacts $200M telehealth initiative to ease COVID-19 burden on hospitals
The FCC has developed and approved a $200 million program to fund telehealth services and devices for medical providers, just a week or so after the funding was announced. Hospitals and other health centers will be able to apply for up to $1M to cover the cost of new devices,…
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After coming under fire for its discount program, Grubhub says it will pay restaurants $250 each
After it initially made restaurants participating in a discount program foot the bill, Grubhub on Thursday said it would be changing the program to cover the discount — for up to 25 orders per restaurant. Grubhub’s Supper for Support promotion offers diners $10 off an order of $30 or more…
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