Hackers stole United Nations data earlier this year by hacking into the account of a UN employee. Presumably, the as yet unknown perpetrators bought online login details of a UN account. The hackers gained access to UN computer systems on April 5, but they were said to have been […]
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According to the American Cybercom organisation, this is a critical vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence that is being actively exploited worldwide. Vulnerability CVE-2021-26084 in Atlassian Confluence’s wiki software. The bug is bad enough that US Cybercom, the cybersecurity arm of the Department of Defense, is issuing a warning. “Mass exploitation […]
The nostalgic web service still exists, and it’s just called Yahoo again now that it’s been sold by Verizon. Yahoo and AOL, until recently Verizon Media, are now officially owned by Apollo Global Management. This means that Yahoo, which frankly never really gained fame as anything else, is re-named […]
Twitter now allows owners of some popular Twitter accounts to charge followers to read specific tweets. The company has announced that. Twitter is currently only launching the new system in the US and Canada. “Super followers” pay $2.99, $4.99 or $9.99 per month for tweets and conversations that only […]
Instagram makes entering your date of birth an obligation. According to the network, that should provide you with a better personalized experience. It is expected that there will also be specific options for young people. Instagram users who have not yet entered their date of birth will start receiving […]
Samsung is reportedly allowed to supply the 5G modem for Google’s new Pixel smartphones. Sources report this to Reuters news agency. With the new phones, Google hopes to acquire a more serious share in the smartphone market. For the South Korean tech company, it means the first major order […]
State of California Expands Lawsuit Against Activision Blizzard. The state also accuses the game company, publisher of Call of Duty, of destroying evidence. Discrimination lawsuit against game publisher Activision Blizzard is expanding. That writes tech site Axios. A month ago, the California labour regulator sued the company for extensive […]
Every year around this time, a new version of Parallels Desktop is released. The software to virtualize other operating systems on a Mac is already up to edition 17. Unfortunately, the developers had a severe job this time. But, of course, that has everything to do with Windows 11 […]
Samsung executive Lee Jae-yong, who is being held in South Korea after being convicted of bribery and embezzlement, has been released on parole. South Korea’s justice department reported that the driver is expected to leave prison by the end of the week. Reasons for his parole include good conduct […]
LinkedIn is facing a lawsuit in the US over misrepresenting the viewership of video ads. The Microsoft subsidiary is said to have overcharged hundreds of thousands of advertisers, Reuters reports. However, according to a California judge, the advertisers behind the indictment have insufficient evidence of fraud or unfair competition. […]
