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After hacker attack
Following a serious security incident in the summer of 2024, Disney has now taken drastic measures.
The company will stop using the popular communication platform Slack completely.
Sudden software change in the USA
US customers of the Russian cyber security company Kaspersky found themselves in an unusual situation last Thursday: Their trusted antivirus software had disappeared and a new program called UltraAV had been installed instead.
Thousands of mobile phone customers in Sweden received text messages in the summer of 2023 calling for revenge for the Koran burnings at the time.
It is now clear who is behind the text messages.
Fear of hacker attacks
Cyberattacks in road traffic?
To prevent this, the USA is targeting certain Chinese and Russian vehicle components.
This could also have an impact on German manufacturers.
Flax Typhoon
Various cyber security agencies and authorities such as the FBI, the Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), the NSA and the NCSC have uncovered a botnet with more than 260,000 devices worldwide.
Three Mile Island
Microsoft is an AI pioneer, but the technology requires an enormous amount of electricity.
In order not to jeopardize its climate targets, the software company relies on nuclear power – from a plant with a history.
Survey
A faulty update from IT security company Crowdstrike paralyzed around 8.5 million computers in July. The glitch had a significant impact, a survey shows.
Sowing discord
US intelligence agencies and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have published new findings about the hacker access from Iran to internal communications of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign team that became public in August.
For the military and police
Super-fast computers can help soldiers and police officers in the field.
But exchanging data via the Internet with a remote data center is tricky for many reasons.
Real and serious risks
The tech industry has issued a stark warning about foreign attempts to influence the US presidential election in November.
„I think the most dangerous moment will come 48 hours before the vote,“ said Microsoft manager Brad Smith at a hearing in the US Senate on Wednesday.
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