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Wary of lawsuits, Meta removes ads for lawyers seeking clients harmed by social media
Meta, a social media giant, has for years ignored malicious ads that lead to malware and scams on its platforms. But now, the company has begun removing ads from lawyers seeking clients harmed by social media.
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Fake IRS refund email uses Elon Musk to lure victims into giving up bank details
A new IRS tax scam promises a $5,000 refund courtesy of the world’s richest man – Elon Musk – tricking victims into handing over a slew of personal information, including driver’s licenses and bank account numbers.
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$270K bet against Orbán: crypto traders signal Hungary election upset on Polymarket
Three newly created crypto accounts have collectively bet a sizable $269,900 that Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will lose the upcoming election on April 12th.
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Bunkering down? Microsoft may redesign data centers for war zones
The war in Iran is at least temporarily over, but it could resume any day, as may Tehran’s retaliatory operations targeting big tech’s data centers in the Middle East. Microsoft thinks it’s time to rethink their design.
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Claims about Adam Back being the Bitcoin creator resurface only to repeat previously debunked claims
Another year, another attempt to uncover who Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, is. This time, The New York Times (NYT) attempted to solve the mystery, only to repeat the same claims that have been around for years and have already been dismissed.
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“No data centers,” says note as bullets fired at council member’s home
Bullets have been fired at the home of an Indianapolis councilman, Ron Gibson, after he pledged support for the construction of an AI data center.
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Massive DDoS attack hits Russian state-run telecom, disrupting internet and banking
A “powerful" large-scale DDoS attack on telecom giant Rostelecom disrupted internet access, banking, and major online platforms across 30 Russian cities.
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NASA astronauts quote “Project Hail Mary” during record-breaking lunar flyby
As NASA’s Artemis II crew flew by the moon, capturing sensational images, a ground-crew agent quoted Rocky, the alien hero from Ryan Gosling's recent sci-fi blockbuster Project Hail Mary. For many, the moment imbued an already historic event with an added sense of timelessness and poignancy.
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OpenAI boss Sam Altman is a sociopath who cannot be trusted, tech insiders say
Karen Hao’s book “Empire of AI” already revealed quite a bit about the machinations within OpenAI, the most famous AI startup in the world. Now, a brilliant new profile of the company’s CEO, Sam Altman, goes further and quotes numerous insiders calling him a sociopath.
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Amazon throws lifeline to cash-starved US Postal Service, but keeps 20% of parcels
Amazon.com announced it reached a new agreement with the US Postal Service on package deliveries. Sources said the cash-strapped mail system would retain about 80% of its existing deliveries from its biggest customer.
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Russia’s VPN crackdown triggers payment system disruption, Telegram’s CEO Durov says
Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, said on Saturday that Russia's attempt to block virtual private networks (VPNs) disrupted a domestic payment system, with tens of millions of Russians now pushing back against the restrictions.
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Debris from aerial interception hits Oracle building in Dubai
An Oracle building in Dubai was hit by falling debris, with no injuries reported, Dubai media office said on Saturday, following Iran’s claims that it had targeted an Oracle data centre in the UAE’s largest city.
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Outdated laws treat whitehats and criminals the same: security researchers at risk
When a massive vulnerability in the Log4j logging library was discovered in December 2021, both security researchers and cybercriminals rushed to exploit it using near-identical code. What separated them wasn't skill or methods, but authorization.
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Amazon must negotiate with 5,000 Staten Island warehouse workers after labor board ruling
Amazon must negotiate with a labor union representing some 5,000 workers at a company warehouse on Staten Island, the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Wednesday.
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Texas hospital cyberattack exposes SSNs, medical data of 257,000 patients
A Texas hospital is notifying more than 257,000 patients after a January cyberattack exposed SSNs, medical record details, and other sensitive personal data.
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Key Terrorgram Collective member sentenced to 20 years for inspiring terrorist attacks
Matthew Althorpe, a Canadian national, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for several terrorism-related offenses.
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“Bimbofication:” Google explodes, and memes unleash
The search term “bimbofication” rocketed to the maximum level on Google Trends, revealing a deeper fixation on Bryon Noem, husband of former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristi Noem, as well as memes galore.
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Hasbro says cyberattack knocked systems offline, recovery could take weeks
Hasbro says a cyberattack on its networks over the weekend forced some of its systems offline, and the fallout is expected to last for weeks as the toy giant attempts to fulfill orders and ship products without customer delays.
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April fool or omen? Iran threatens to blitz US big tech across the Middle East
Iran has given an ominous warning that it plans to begin attacking US big tech companies across the Middle East, starting after 8 p.m. Tehran time.
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Ajax hands out new mobile tickets for next matches following data breach
Soccer fans with one or multiple tickets for one of the season’s final three home matches will receive new mobile tickets.
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