Month: December 2020
New malware abuses Facebook, Google and other cloud platforms Malware Magnifying Glass
A cyberespionage campaign using a new malware that relies on Facebook, Google Drive and Dropbox for command and control communication has been discovered by the cybersecurity firm Cybereason. The Molerats hacker group is behind the new campaign which uses two new backdoors, called SharpStage and DropBook, as well as a…
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Facebook launches its Collab music app to the public
Facebook has publicly launched Collab, an experimental music-making app that first launched as an invite-only beta back in May, TechCrunch reports. The app allows users to create short-form music videos by combining up to three independent videos. So, for example, three musicians could each play a different part of a…
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The Office is leaving Netflix, but its first two seasons will be free on Peacock
The end of an era is approaching: The Office will leave Netflix on January 1st and exclusively move over to Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service. Peacock confirmed the January 1st launch date today and explained how viewers can watch all 201 episodes of the show. The first two seasons will be…
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Gift Guide: Fun photography gear to brighten up the holidays
Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through the end of December. You can find our other guides right here. It’s a difficult time to be a photographer. Getting creative feels impossible when…
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5 questions every IT team should be able to answer
When the CEO comes calling, are you prepared? Christy Wyatt 18 hours Christy Wyatt Contributor Christy Wyatt is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors at Absolute, a leader in endpoint resilience solutions and the industry’s only undeletable defense platform embedded in over a half-billion devices.…
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This VPN will now start blocking the Pirate Bay and more Piratas
A US-based internet service provider (ISP) that operates a VPN service has agreed to block several major online pirating sites in response to a lawsuit filed by a firm that represents several major film studios. As courts are increasingly awarding limited damages against individual file-sharers, law firms representing movie companies…
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