Month: February 2024
Massive leak reveals extent of China’s foreign hacking activities
Chinese police are currently investigating a massive data leak which originated from a private security contractor with alleged links to Chinese state security. The data, which made its way from the contractor called I-Soon to an upload on code repository Github.com, offers an unprecedented insight into the workings of an…
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For Netflix’s live-action Avatar to work, Zuko had to find his heart a little faster
The original Avatar: The Last Airbender series was three seasons long, developing its arcs patiently over 61 episodes. That allowed it a slowburn approach to exploring characters like Prince Zuko, whose emotional interiority played a huge role in making his trajectory so satisfying to watch. But one of the first…
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What are eSignatures and how do they work?
The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed digital transformation across the enterprise. Face-to-face transactions were no longer feasible, and organizations needed solutions to move forward with digital operations. With this rapid digitization of workflows across enterprises, the adoption of eSignatures saw a dramatic increase. In 2020, P&S Intelligence found that the estimated growth…
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LockBit ransomware still poses a major threat — ScreenConnect under attack from new malware
The LockBit website and infrastructure may be knocked offline for now, but that isn’t stopping its affiliates from targeting firms and deploying the decryptor. New reports from multiple cybersecurity companies have claimed a LockBit affiliate is abusing recently discovered ConnectWise ScreenConnect vulnerabilities to drop the ransomware. Earlier this year, ConnectWise…
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Google realized Google Pay and Google Wallet are the same thing, so it’s getting rid of one of them
Google Wallet was the company’s first attempt at enabling money transfers on Android with the Nexus S 4G, and no matter how many apps Google launches, it will seemingly always be around. Google Pay tried to replace both Google Wallet and Android Pay a few years ago, but in a…
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Instagram and Facebook knowingly platform parents who sexually exploit children for profit, say reports
Investigations into “child influencer” accounts on Facebook and Instagram have found that Meta is knowingly allowing parents who sexually exploit their children for financial gain on the platform — and in some cases, using Meta’s paid subscription tools to do so. According to separate reports published by The New York…
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