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Law averted
A Californian law was supposed to oblige internet companies to pay levies to regional media companies.
Instead, there are now voluntary payments of millions from Google – and the state.
New malware discovered
A new threat has emerged on the cybercrime scene that is specifically targeting ATMs in Europe and could therefore endanger the entire banking industry. The malware, known as “EU ATM Malware”, was recently offered for sale on a hacker forum.
Data records sold for 500,000 US dollars
Data from over half a billion users of the ticket provider Ticketmaster has allegedly been up for sale since Tuesday evening. Ticketmaster also sells tickets for concerts in Germany, which is why German users would probably also be affected.
10 international arrest warrants, 4 arrests
Investigators are talking about the biggest strike against cyber criminals: more than 100 servers have been confiscated and 1300 domains put out of operation in an operation in several countries worldwide.
Guy's, St. Thomas' and King's College Hospital affected
A ransomware attack has hit prominent hospitals in the British capital, according to a report. The consequences are not yet foreseeable.
Competition for 1Password and LastPass
For a long time, third-party providers such as 1Password and LastPass dominated the password manager market. Now Apple wants to enter the market with its own in-house solution.
Security breach or hysteria?
An alleged hack at data broker National Public Data (NPD) made headlines this week for potentially exposing billions of social security numbers. Real leak or hysteria?
The latest from the rumor mill
The iPhone 17 rumor mill is churning.
No significant upgrades are expected from the iPhone 16 announced for fall 2024 compared to the iPhone 15 series.
However, the iPhone 17 is expected to boost sales with the “Slim” model, camera upgrades and other features.
Machine Learning
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory use machine learning to detect the hidden signals that precede an earthquake.
In the midst of the election campaign, hackers have targeted both the Republicans and the Democrats. Is this an attempt to influence the U.S. presidential election?
Google Pixel
Google is focusing on artificial intelligence with its new Pixel smartphones.
The internet company is in a race with Samsung and Apple when it comes to AI.
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
The FBI has launched an investigation after Donald Trump’s presidential campaign claimed to have been attacked by Iranian hackers. Proofpoint security researcher Joshua Miller explains the possible background.
Iran suspected
A few months before the US election, reporters are allegedly leaked internal communications from the Trump team.
Are foreign hackers interfering in the election campaign?
"Sinkclose"
A recently discovered security vulnerability named “Sinkclose” is causing concern. Millions of systems with AMD Ryzen and EPYC processors are potentially affected.
Automation of document-related tasks
Box has announced the acquisition of the European AI start-up Alphamoon.
Alphamoon, based in Poland and funded by the EU, is an AI-based platform for document automation.
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