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560 million Ticketmaster customer data for sale? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Ticketmaster seems to have experienced a data breach, with the ShinyHunters hacker group claiming to have exfiltrated 560 million customer data




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Arid Viper poisons Android apps with AridSpy

ESET researchers discovered Arid Viper espionage campaigns spreading trojanized apps to Android users in Egypt and Palestine




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How Arid Viper spies on Android users in the Middle East – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The spyware, called AridSpy by ESET, is distributed through websites that pose as various messaging apps, a job search app, and a Palestinian Civil Registry app




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The long-tail costs of a data breach – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Understanding and preparing for the potential long-tail costs of data breaches is crucial for businesses that aim to mitigate the impact of security incidents




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Key trends shaping the threat landscape in H1 2024 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Learn about the types of threats that 'topped the charts' and the kinds of techniques that bad actors leveraged most commonly in the first half of this year




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Social media and teen mental health – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Social media sites are designed to make their users come back for more. Do laws restricting children's exposure to addictive social media feeds have teeth or are they a political gimmick?




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Should ransomware payments be banned? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Blanket bans on ransomware payments are a much-debated topic in cybersecurity and policy circles. What are the implications of outlawing the payments, and would the ban be effective?




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How a signed driver exposed users to kernel-level threats – Week in Security with Tony Anscombe

A purported ad blocker marketed as a security solution leverages a Microsoft-signed driver that inadvertently exposes victims to dangerous threats




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Telegram for Android hit by a zero-day exploit – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Attackers abusing the EvilVideo vulnerability could share malicious Android payloads via Telegram channels, groups, and chats, all while making them appear as legitimate multimedia files




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AI and automation reducing breach costs – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Organizations that leveraged AI and automation in security prevention cut the cost of a data breach by $2.22 million compared to those that didn't deploy these technologies




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Black Hat USA 2024 recap – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Unsurprisingly, many discussions revolved around the implications of the CrowdStrike outage, including the lessons it may have offered for bad actors




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How a BEC scam cost a company $60 million – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Business email compromise (BEC) has once again proven to be a costly issue, with a company losing $60 million in a wire transfer fraud scheme




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PWA phishing on Android and iOS – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Phishing using PWAs? ESET Research's latest discovery might just ruin some users' assumptions about their preferred platform's security




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Stealing cash using NFC relay – Week in Security with Tony Anscombe

The discovery of the NGate malware by ESET Research is another example of how sophisticated Android threats have become




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Bitcoin ATM scams skyrocket – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The schemes disproportionately victimize senior citizens, as those aged 60 or over were more than three times as likely as younger adults to fall prey to the scams




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CosmicBeetle joins the ranks of RansomHub affiliates – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET researchers also find that CosmicBeetle attempts to exploit the notoriety of the LockBit ransomware gang to advance its own ends




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FBI, CISA warning over false claims of hacked voter data – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

With just weeks to go before the US presidential election, the FBI and the CISA are warning about attempts to sow distrust in the electoral process




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Gamaredon's operations under the microscope – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research examines the group's malicious wares as used to spy on targets in Ukraine in the past two years




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The complexities of attack attribution – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Attributing a cyberattack to a specific threat actor is a complex affair, as evidenced by new ESET research published this week




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GoldenJackal jumps the air gap … twice – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research dives deep into a series of attacks that leveraged bespoke toolsets to compromise air-gapped systems belonging to governmental and diplomatic entities




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Threat actors exploiting zero-days faster than ever – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The average time it takes attackers to weaponize a vulnerability, either before or after a patch is released, shrank from 63 days in 2018-2019 to just five days last year




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Month in security with Tony Anscombe – October 2024 edition

Election interference, American Water and the Internet Archive breaches, new cybersecurity laws, and more – October saw no shortage of impactful cybersecurity news stories




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Celebrating Pi Day with cool visualizations

Jiro's Pick this week is Happy Pi Day by Zhaoxu Liu / slandarer. I'm a couple of days late, but I wanted to highlight this set of cool visualizations by Zhaoxu for Pi Day. It's amazing to see so... read more >>




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Ericsson, Intel team up on 5G development in Malaysia with eye on enterprise use cases

Amongst the areas that Ericsson and Intel have identified for collaboration is the joint development of enterprise use cases in selected verticals such as manufacturing, transport and logistics.




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Unlocking digital transformation goals for Indian enterprises with 5G

Recently, India's Hon’ble Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurated the 5G service, affirming that "India will lead the Industry 4.0 revolution with 5G at the helm." Commenting on this technology, certain experts predicted that by 2035, 5G will have a cumulative economic impact of US$ 1 trillion, and between 2025 and 2040, it could deliver an additional GDP of US$ 150 billion for the country. This aligns with India's vision of becoming a US$ 5 trillion economy by 2025.




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Project Wave: Indian Bank joins hands with NeSL to roll out digital services

The digital services will reduce the turn-around time of the bank guarantee issuance and delivery to the beneficiary from an industry average of 3-4 working days to a few minutes.




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MeitY to hold consultation with industry on data law this week

Big Tech companies are likely to get less time than startups, MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises), government departments and other state governments to implement the rules around the DPDPA, the official had said. The government is also ready with a broad draft of the 21 rules under DPDPA, the official had said, adding that the government would now begin consultation on these rules.




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ETCIO Data Strategy Summit ‘24: Keynote speakers on finding the right fit with AI

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Former Union Minister of Electronics and IT, and Raghu Krishnananda, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Myntra, highlighted the trends and case studies impacting consumers and enterprises alike.




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Union Bank of India and Zoho Mark Digital Transformation Success with Leadership Meet

The partnership between Union Bank of India and Zoho began in 2021 after the merger of Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank with Union Bank of India, which significantly expanded its operations.




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IBM drives manufacturing's digital shift with AI, IoT, and sustainability focus

IBM Executive Director Rajesh Parameswaran outlines key trends and strategies to transform manufacturing through technology.




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Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads

Users get a Twitter-like microblogging experience, according to screenshots provided to media, suggesting that Meta Platforms has been gearing up to directly challenge the platform after Musk's tumultuous ownership has resulted in a series of unpopular changes that have turned off users and advertisers.




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Twitter to take on LinkedIn with job posting feature

In order to take on the professional social networking platform LinkedIn, Twitter appears to be working on a job posting feature that will allow verified organisations to post job listings on their profiles




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PPPL researchers successfully test device that analyzes components within a vacuum

Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have successfully tested a new device that will lead to a better understanding of the interactions between ultrahot plasma contained within fusion facilities and the materials inside those facilities. The measurement tool, known as the Materials Analysis Particle Probe (MAPP), was built by a consortium that includes Princeton University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U. of I.).

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TikTok hit with $368 million fine under Europe's strict data privacy rules

TikTok has been fined $368 million by European regulators for breaching data privacy rules and failing to protect children's privacy. The investigation found that the app's sign-up process for teen users made their accounts public by default, posing a risk to underage users. The "family pairing" feature also allowed adults to turn on direct messaging for users aged 16 and 17 without their consent.




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Kolkata audit firm develops proprietary solution to match services with MNC peers

Chartered accountancy firm LB Jha & Co claimed that 'LBJ Audit Ez' is a "breakthrough" for it as it can interpret a huge quantum of data necessary for scrutinising books of large corporations




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Magicbricks ups its matchmaking game with an AI-powered reach maximizer engine

The new AI-powered Project Market Scanner (PMS) engine helped the developers increase their reach by 65% and the lead-to-impression ratio on its platform by 80%.




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iPhoneography with Yoni Mayeri, Feb. 7, 2025

Discover how to turn your ordinary snapshots into extraordinary photographs using the power of the device that is always with you. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to expertly capture images and edit and create photographs and artful images with your iPhone. In this course, you will learn how to take professional-quality photographs and perform basic and advanced photo editing with your iOS device. We will use the built-in photo app to edit and enhance iPhone photos, and we will discuss tips for optimizing the features and working around the limitations of the native (built-in) camera. We will see demonstrations of several third party editing and creative applications and a variety of helpful accessories for enhancing and embellishing iPhoneography images. Time permitting we will touch on best practices for saving, organizing, sharing, and printing your images. By the end of this workshop, you will have a greater grasp on the ins and outs of iPhoneography.An iPhone 10s or newer is suggested; all iPhones welcome. Update your software to the most recent (iOS 17 or newer, for phones older than 10s, iOS 16). A handout with more information will be emailed to participants ahead of class. A shooting session in the Garden and time for lunch will be in the middle of the day. Please pack a lunch, bring a hat, your iPhone fully charged, a charger and a backup battery if you have one.




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Better audio meetings from BT MeetMe with Dolby Voice

Make your audio meetings are more inclusive, easier to participate in and easier to manage. With HD quality voice, noise suppression and voice separation, our new BT MeetMe with Dolby Voice service takes audio conferencing to a different level. And because this is an IP call, it complements your Unified Communications strategy. Integrating with Cisco WebEx and Microsoft Lync, so that you can use it with what you have already invested in and save money on access costs.




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Unify my communications with BT One : Video

An executive in a large global enterprise claims to be losing 125 minutes per day due to poor communication, collaboration and information flows!*By unifying your voice, instant messaging, collaboration and mobility together, you can boost efficiency and simplify your operations.




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Transform collaboration with Cisco unified communications from BT

Cisco unified communications (UC) give your teams the freedom to be productive from anywhere, on any device. Available as one of our Cisco cloud services using Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) or as an on-premises solution, Cisco UC lets you access presence, instant messaging, voice, video, voice messaging, desktop sharing, and conferencing.




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Connecting the world with powerful collaboration tools

Through five short use cases this powerful four-minute video shows BT innovating to use interactive video conferencing in managing operations and communicating externally and internally across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Ruth Rowan and Kevin Taylor of BT Global Services describe how high definition video and Dolby quality sound is enabling enhanced and effective collaboration for BT teams serving customers across this geographically diverse 99-country region.




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Help my organization deliver with agile IT infrastructure

BT Compute brings you a choice of data centre and expert services that enable you to deliver applications and services where and when you need them -- Global services delivered locally. Our hybrid cloud services blend intelligent network and compute resources giving you the IT infrastructure you need to adapt, quickly and cost effectively.




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Video : Let my customers self-serve with Auto Contact

Auto Contact, our range of self-service solutions, can help free up agents to handle more complex and revenue-generating calls –and at the same time improve the overall customer experience whilst reducing costs.




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Alliant Energy executes multiple power supply deals with data centers

The company recorded a pre-tax non-cash charge of $60 million in the second quarter due to the settlement agreement.




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Sify data centers ready to support AI servers with liquid cooling: CEO

Sify is one among the leading data center operators with existing installed capacity of 190 MW in 12 centers across 6 cities Mumbai, Noida, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bangalore and two upcoming facilities in Noida and Chennai.




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Companies expect 15%productivity gain on average with enterprise AI: Infosys

The biggest gaps lie in technology readiness, with only 9 per cent of companies possessing the necessary AI capabilities like machine learning frameworks, prebuilt algorithms, and dynamic compute.




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Digital India Bill draft likely within 15 days

The draft was due to be released earlier this month, but was held back for fresh consultation with legal and industry leaders. This follows feedback from experts during the government’s outreach on the proposed Act, which began in March across multiple cities, including Bengaluru and Mumbai. The proposed regulations may also include provisions requiring companies to inform consumers how their data is being processed, sources said.




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Create flexible, adaptable cloud services with BT Cloud Compute

Cloud Compute is our latest cloud based data centre service allowing you to self-service and access cloud based infrastructure globally.It's all about choice and flexibility, building the service you need as for long as you need it. Setting up infrastructure that perfectly aligned, faster than ever with near instant provisioning times across private and public availability zones.




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Keeping pace with the changing threat

It’s no longer enough to follow cybercrime trends and react to them. You need to be constantly monitoring and anticipating threats, because these days the stakes are simply too high not to.




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Case Study : BT One Enterprise Cisco: Work without boundaries around the world

A BT One Enterprise Cisco solution makes voice calls between the UK and India simple and immediate. In most cases they’re free of charge too. Best of all, the employees feel as one with the BT global team.