Twitter has pushed back after the release of undercover videos in which Twitter employees – primarily senior network security engineer Clay Haynes – are depicted as saying that they “view everything” users post on their servers, including private messages and sexual photos, and that employees are more than happy to participate in a Department of …
Mirai malware and its many variants which have targeted CPU architectures in the past, is now targeting the second most popular type of CPU core – ARC processors. Meet Mirai Okiru, the Mirai variant targeting ARC processors, which are embedded processors used in IoT, auto, mobile, TVs, cameras and a nearly endless list of products …
This May, a sweeping new data protection law will go into effect across Europe that will change the way tech companies do business anywhere on the continent. It’s called the General Data Protection Regulation, and it is designed to unify all the different privacy policies maintained by European Union states into a single set of …
The membership of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) and other African internet governance stakeholders attending the Sixth African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) has called for the prioritisation of digital rights of all citizens across the continent. This call was made at the launch of AFEX’s Internet Freedom in Africa 2017 Report held in …
Now that the patches across various platforms for the recently discovered Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities have largely been deployed, Google has detailed how it managed to address these threats on its cloud services such as Gmail and Search before the public even knew about them. Hint: It wasn’t easy. In a lengthy blog post Thursday, …
ESET researchers have uncovered state-sponsored hacking operationtargeting diplomats, using a new attack that bundles malware with a legitimate software update. The attacks are targeting embassies and consulates in eastern European post-Soviet states and have been attributed to Turla, a well-known advanced persistent threat group The ESET research shows that in addition to bundling its backdoors …
Following the recent MoU signing between Ericsson and MTN, at AfricaCom 2017, to collaborate on the rollout of 5G technologies in South Africa, the two companies have conducted their first 5G trial in Africa. “MTN achieved a throughput of over 20Gbps with less than 5ms latency in the 5G trial, which is the highest achieved …
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global leader in domain names and internet security, today announced that the third quarter of 2017 closed with approximately 330.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a decrease of approximately 1.2 million domain name registrations as of Sept. 30, 2017.1 The decrease of approximately 1.2 million domain …
Researchers have uncovered a campaign targeting organisations involved with next month’s Games in South Korea, with the aim of controlling infected machines. Hackers are targeting the upcoming Winter Olympics with a phishing and malware campaign directed at the organisations that provide infrastructure and other support for the Games. The campaign targets a number of organisations …
Fintech is the new label for the computerization and networking of payment systems and financial services. It involves the use of smartphones, mobile payment systems and (sometimes) cryptocurrencies. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. is said to be planning to erect a major barrier to trade in digital financial services. For nearly a …