Obama, Biden, Musk and Gates Twitter accounts reportedly hacked by Bitcoin Scammers

Obama, Biden, Musk and Gates Twitter accounts reportedly hacked by Bitcoin Scammers Twitter suffered a major security breach on Wednesday that saw hackers take control of the accounts of major public figures and corporations, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Apple. The company confirmed the breach Wednesday evening, more …

UK Bans Huawei 5G Technology from its Telco Infrastructure

The UK government has in the steps of Washington, decided to ban local mobile network providers from buying or using new Huawei 5G equipment. According to the BBC, Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden this ban would delay the UK’s 5G rollout by a year. Mr Dowden said the supply ban would delay the UK’s 5G rollout …

US Secret Service warns of spike in cyberattacks against managed service providers (MSPs)

Organizations are increasingly relying on managed service providers (MSPs) to remotely manage IT infrastructure and other resources. Outsourcing the care and feeding of their network, applications, or security, allows an organization to save time and money, especially if it lacks the necessary internal staffing and capabilities. However as MSPs become more popular, they’ve also become …

AWS Announces General Availability of AWS IoT SiteWise

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), has announced the general availability of AWS IoT SiteWise, a managed service that collects data from the plant floor, structures and labels the data, and generates real-time key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to help industrial customers make better, data-driven decisions. Customers can use SiteWise …

California is looking into an antitrust investigation in Google

A Politico a report details how California has become the 49th state to launch an antitrust investigation into Google. California and Alabama were the only states that did not participate in an antitrust investigation by 48 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, that began in September and is focused on Google’s dominance in …

Telkom and Loon partner to launch the first commercial internet service in Kenya

Alphabet’s Loon division, which uses floating balloons to provide internet, has today in partnership with Telkom launched its first commercial service in Kenya. In a blog post announcing the news, Loon’s CEO Alastair Westgarth said that the 4G LTE service will be provided to Telkom Kenya subscribers via a fleet of around 35 balloons, covering …

Ericsson standalone 5G, launched through a software update on existing hardware

Networking Hardware manufacturer Ericsson has released a software update that will allow existing Ericsson hardware manufactured since 2015 to transition to standalone 5G New Radio (NR). “This will allow service providers to add 5G NR to existing 4G sites with a simpler architecture, or deploy 5G independently in new areas such as factories, to support …

New phishing attack targets Twitter users to steal account credentials

A new phishing campaign analyzed by the security provider Abnormal Security shows how the attackers are taking advantage of Twitter users to steal account credentials. Described in a recent blog post from Abnormal Security, this attack was aimed toward a specific person who works at an organization that heavily uses Twitter. The goal was to …