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Microsoft has not only shaped the computer industry, but also the way people around the world work, communicate and live. Now the tech giant is celebrating a milestone anniversary.
Lars Becker
Evilginx: The nginx mutation that defeats MFA protection
Security researchers from Sophos X-Ops have investigated the workings of Evilginx. The malware, which is based on the widely used open source web server nginx, poses a significant threat to IT security by enabling targeted adversary-in-the-middle attacks and can even bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA).
Siemens acquires Dotmatics for 5.1 billion US dollars
Siemens is strengthening its research and development activities. A lot of money is being spent on a US company.
Amazon apparently also wants to buy Tiktok
The deadline set by Donald Trump for a solution to the future of Tiktok in the USA is approaching. Another contender with deep pockets is said to have emerged on the home straight.
VMware licensing: Broadcom raises core minimum to 72 cores
Broadcom is significantly increasing the minimum requirements for VMware licenses. According to VMware distributor Arrow, the minimum number of cores required will increase from 16 to 72 from April 10.
Fake IT employee from North Korea had 12 identities
A single North Korean agent operated with twelve different identities in Europe and the USA at the same time, while other IT employees were specifically looking for jobs in Germany and Portugal.
Amazon Nova Act: AI agent for browser control presented
On Monday, Amazon announced Nova Act, a universal AI agent for browser control for simple tasks. At the same time, the company is releasing the Nova Act SDK for developers.
Data leak: 270,000 customer tickets from Samsung Germany online
Massive data leak at Samsung Germany: around 270,000 customer service tickets were apparently posted on the Internet by a hacker using the pseudonym "GHNA". The incident could probably have been prevented with basic security measures.
X down – again! Thousands of users report outages
The short message service X (formerly Twitter) once again recorded significant outages on March 30, 2025. According to the incident reporting portal DownDetector, several hundred thousands were received from affected users.
Musk’s AI company xAI swallows online platform X
The Twitter successor X is also losing its formal independence in Elon Musk's empire. The platform will become part of his AI company xAI - and is likely to provide a lot of training material for the software.