Month: September 2020
QNAP tells NAS users to update firmware to avoid new type of ransomware null
The Taiwanese hardware maker QNAP is urging users of its network-attached storage (NAS) devices to update their firmware and apps to avoid falling victim to a new strain of ransomware. The ransomware, named AgeLocker, first began infecting NAS devices beginning in June of this year. AgeLocker gets its name from…
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Square launches QR codes that let you order from your table at a restaurant
Square is giving restaurants another way to operate through the pandemic: QR codes that customers can scan to pull up a menu, order, and pay. It’s not a unique feature by any means — other restaurant point-of-sale systems already offer this feature, and a lot of restaurants have been offering…
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Can cloud backup be hacked and is it immune to ransomware attacks? null
Cloud backup is one of those terms businesses and individuals blithely use to describe a number of services that aren’t in fact cloud backup at all! It’s easy to see where the confusion arises. Take Google’s G Suite, for example – or indeed Microsoft 365, Dropbox, Box, or any number…
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TikTok introduces in-app election guide to fight misinformation
TikTok is the latest social media app to push educational resources about voting and the upcoming election in an effort to stop misinformation from spreading. The app introduced a new election guide that will highlight “trusted information about the… Source
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Spotify’s first exclusive DC Comics podcast, Batman Unburied, explores Bruce Wayne’s psychology
Spotify announced the first podcast that’ll come out of its exclusive DC Comics deal today: a new show called Batman Unburied. The narrative podcast will explore the “darker aspects of Bruce Wayne’s psychology.” It’ll debut in 2021, and for now, no other details are being released. David S. Goyer, the…
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Looking for a cheap treadmill? Smartwatch brand Mobovi can help Mobvoi treadmill
Mobvoi, best known for the excellent but underappreciated Ticwatch Pro smartwatch range, has branched out into home fitness with a new super-affordable treadmill. Treadmills have been a hot commodity since the beginning of the pandemic, with runners and walkers preferring to exercise indoors to avoid travel restrictions and cope with…
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