Month: October 2022
Ford is ending production of the Fiesta in Europe
Ford is ending production of the Fiesta in Europe to make room for electric cars. The automaker’s compact four-door vehicle will be the last combustion engine vehicle to roll off its Cologne, Germany plant, and it’ll instead begin production of a Ford-VW all-electric crossover by next Summer (via Automotive News).…
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Microsoft claims this devious ransomware gang is attacking schools
Audio player loading… A well-known ransomware (opens in new tab) operator has been targeting schools in the United States, using a signature move of ransomware payload swapping, experts have claimed. A report from Microsoft researchers claim to have observed Vice Society switch up ransomware payloads in attacks against schools in…
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Facebook and Instagram are making it easier for brands to file IP takedowns
Meta is introducing new tools for brands reporting potential IP violations on Facebook and Instagram, including some that automate the process of getting posts taken down. Using Meta’s Brand Rights Protection tool, companies can flag content that they believe runs afoul of their intellectual property, including trademark violations, copyright infringement,…
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The best Black Friday deals you can already get at Best Buy
It’s still October, but we’re already hearing about big Black Friday deals. One of the early offenders is Best Buy, which began marking down a large batch of gadgets earlier this week on October 24th. It’ll add more price cuts once actual Black Friday comes around on the day after…
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One of the world’s biggest ticket websites suffered a multi-year data breach
Audio player loading… International ticketing services company See Tickets has been leaking sensitive payment data to cybercriminals for years. The company, one of the biggest ticket sellers in the world, confirmed the news in a data breach notification shared with the Montana Attorney General’s office, in which it was said…
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Nvidia RTX 4090 cable controversy rolls on as PSU maker looks to help owners
Audio player loading… Nvidia’s RTX 4090 graphics card looks to be getting a third-party adapter which is built with a right-angled design – we’ll explain more in a moment – from a major power supply manufacturer, as the card suffers further reports of melting cables. Yes, unfortunately there have been…
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