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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
In a post on the REvil dark web blog, the gang takes credit for the Kaseya attack, claims it infected 1M+ systems, and demands $70M in bitcoin for the decryptor — The REvil ransomware gang is asking for a $70 million ransom payment to publish a universal decryptor that can unlock …
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Huntress Blog, Forbes, BleepingComputer, Politico, Associated Press, Sophos News, The Register, CRN, and Security Affairs
Tweets: @vxunderground, @ncweaver, @campuscodi, @campuscodi, @campuscodi, and @bdsams
| Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters: |
President Biden says he has directed US intelligence agencies to investigate the Kaseya ransomware attack and adds “we're not certain” who is behind the attack — President Joe Biden said on Saturday he has directed U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate who was behind …
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iThinkDifferent, BleepingComputer, The Guardian, SiliconANGLE, The Record, Gizmodo, ABC, PCMag, Axios, and Voice of America
Tweets: @gossithedog, @raj_samani, @serghei, @esetresearch, @kylehanslovan, @0xdude, @uscert_gov, @bad_packets, @fbi, and @randahabib
| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Coop, one of Sweden's largest supermarket chains, shuts down nearly all of its 800 stores after one of its contractors was hit in the Kaseya ransomware attack — Coop, one of Sweden's largest supermarket store chains, has shut down nearly 800 stores across the country after one of its contractors …
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DIVD CSIRT, BleepingComputer, Federal Bureau …, BBC, Security Affairs, Livemint, and Reuters
Tweets: @gossithedog, @json_dirs, @clearing_fog, @janlemnitzer, @bgroothuis, @ciaranmartinoxf, and @campuscodi
| Bloomberg: |
Just days after Didi's NYSE debut, Chinese regulators mandate app stores ban Didi Chuxing app, alleging violations in its collection and usage of personal info — - Internet watchdog asks operators to remove ride-hailing app — The surprise ban comes days after Didi's New York debut
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Tweets: @apompliano, @herbgreenberg, @next_china, @ramyinocencio, @chorzempamartin, @winfieldsmart, @followtheh, @grizzlemedia, @blainecapital, @caixin, @carlminzner, @ryanfedasiuk, @prashanth_krish, @pinboard, @chinaresearchgp, @reutersus, @tanvi_ratna, @stanphylcap, @etnowlive, @jchengwsj, @chrismessina, and @akramsrazor
| Wall Street Journal: |
China launches probes into truck hailing apps from Full Truck Alliance and an online recruiting app from Kanzhun, Chinese firms recently listed on NYSE, Nasdaq — Reviews follow a similar move against ride-hailing giant Didi — A unit of China's cybersecurity regulator launched data-security reviews …
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CNN, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post, CNBC, Bloomberg, Financial Times, CNBC, Nikkei Asia, and Reuters. Tweets: @chinarealtime
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Google removes nine Play Store apps, including PIP Photo with 5.8M+ downloads, after researchers found the apps were stealing users' Facebook login credentials — Researchers uncovered 9 apps that used a sneaking method to pilfer credentials. — Google has given the boot …
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Dr.Web, Laptop Mag, XDA Developers, Livemint, 9to5Google, SamMobile, Engadget, iPhone in Canada Blog, SiliconANGLE, SlashGear, PCMag, HotHardware.com News, Gizchina, HackRead, Gizmodo, PhoneArena, BGR, The Hacker News, and Tech Times
Tweets: @slightlylate, @tehlike, @elkmovie, @m0br3v, @pcampisi14, and @howtomen
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at Apple's changing attitudes towards decentralizing out of Silicon Valley, hybrid work arrangements, and remote work options for a post-pandemic world — This is the free version of Power On. If you like it, consider subscribing to Bloomberg.com — you'll receive …
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9to5Mac, Six Colors, iMore, iThinkDifferent, 9to5Mac, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @somospostpc, @alistairmbarr, @carnage4life, @markgurman, @lapcatsoftware, @carnage4life, and @darchmare
| Jordan Smith / The Intercept: |
Orange County's DA office has maintained a DNA database since 2007 and selectively offered plea deals or misdemeanor dismissals if suspects provided DNA samples — William Thompson, a professor emeritus of criminology and law at the University of California, Irvine, lives in University Hills …
Tweets: @theintercept, @theintercept, @theintercept, and @robertgreenwald
| Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg: |
India is targeting Amazon and Walmart ostensibly to protect SMBs, but in reality it is creating a protectionist economy that benefits select local tycoons — A protectionist economy is being created that will benefit a select group of tycoons. Despite investing billions of dollars, the U.S. giants still aren't on the shortlist.
Tweets: @arisroussinos, @andymukherjee70, @parryravi, @unraveaero, and @d_s_thakur
| Antonia Timmerman / Rest of World: |
How PetaBencana, a bot that uses social media posts to map emerging natural disasters in Indonesia in real time, is helping authorities respond more quickly — An Indonesian mapping platform is turning social media chatter into life-saving information during natural disasters. — • JAKARTA, INDONESIA| Brad Stone / New York Times: |
How Jeff Bezos' wide-ranging ambitions for Amazon, a fear of stasis, and an absence of empathy factor in his monumental but complicated legacy at the company — Mr. Stone is the author of “Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of Global Empire” and a senior executive editor for global technology at Bloomberg News.
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Tech Xplore. Tweets: @danrose999, @markmilian, @ron_fournier, @nandokasteleijn, @nytopinion, @nytopinion, @nytopinion, @noamscheiber, @jeffreypfeffer, and @bradstone
| FinSMEs: |
Arizona-based Trainual, a SaaS provider for small businesses to onboard, train, and scale their teams, raises $27M Series B led by Altos Ventures — Trainual, a Scottsdale, Ariz. - based SaaS platform for businesses to onboard, train and scale their teams, closed a $27M Series B funding.Sponsor Posts
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