There is currently an unprecedented level of protests going on in the country. This comes from the draconian Covid-prevention lockdowns, the lack of food and medical care and the apartment building fire that killed a number of people, in part because the fire department could not get close enough to the building to get water […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]You have probably heard folks talking about nation states stealing our intellectual property. High on that list are China, North Korea, Iran and Russia. But there are many others; don’t think that those four are the only ones. Rarely, however, do we get an in depth look at how these operations work. The U.S. federal […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]At the beginning of this month Twitter had, reportedly, about 7,500 employees and 5,500 contractors. In an effort to stem the cash flow bleeding, Elon Musk fired about half of the employees and all or most all of the contractors. That means an organization that previously had around 13,000 people was instantly reduced to about […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]According to a draft report from the European Parliament, EU governments have used spyware on their citizens for political purposes and to cover up corruption and criminal activity. The 159 page report comes after revelations about the Pegasus Project. The Pegasus Project report is based on reporting by an international group of journalists and is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I report about crypto exchange hacks every week, so what is different here? Crypto Exchange FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy the day after it said everything is fine. There are more than 130 investors involved. Or should I call them suckers? Okay, end of editorial. While Chapter 11 allows a company to “reorganize”, it […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]AstraZeneca Learns About Cloud Security – As Should You Apparently, AstraZeneca left credentials to an internal server on GitHub for over a year. The credentials granted access to a test SalesForce environment that contained patient data. Once TechCrunch told them about it, they made the repository private. Who found that repo, who found the credentials, […]
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