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China's Cyberspace Administration orders app stores to remove Didi Chuxing app, alleging serious violations in the 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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
REvil is pushing ransomware via an update for Kaseya's IT management software, hitting hundreds of managed service providers with thousands of customers — A massive REvil ransomware attack affects multiple managed service providers and their clients through a reported Kaseya supply-chain attack.
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DIVD CSIRT, The Guardian, Associated Press, Gizmodo, Sophos News, Bloomberg, Federal Bureau …, Kaseya, us-cert.cisa.gov, New York Times, Wired, SC Media, WeLiveSecurity, Wall Street Journal, Huntress Blog, CRN, The Record, PCMag, Security Affairs, HotHardware.com News, Engadget, NBC News, Kaseya, Livemint, CISA, The Hill, Newser, Wired, The Register, TechSpot, Security Boulevard, AppleInsider, Insider, HackRead, Financial Times, SecurityWeek, Slashdot, The Hacker News, Forbes, and BBC
Tweets: @gossithedog, @markloman, @uscert_gov, @kylehanslovan, @fbi, @esetresearch, @zackwhittaker, @0xdude, @gossithedog, @uscert_gov, @nicoleperlroth, @neirajones, @mikko, @lukolejnik, @jorge_guajardo, @kaseyacorp, @jewelsjademedia, @secmayorkas, @jorge_guajardo, @fabio_viggiani, @margbrennan, @cybercentre_ca, @privacysolved, @hotlinejosh, @tombossert, @rafaybaloch, @kevincollier, @sophos, @kellen_browning, @sub8u, @nicoleperlroth, @cyb3rops, @wsj, @trendmicrorsrch, @anonopsse, @0xdude, @reybango, @business, @malwarejake, @fbi, @cyb3rops, @jenniferjjacobs, @cristingoodwin, @dalperovitch, @pwnallthethings, @juliadavisnews, @axios, @nicoleperlroth, @a_tweeter_user, @timobrien, @williamturton, @jenniferjjacobs, @jenniferjjacobs, @gossithedog, @dimartinobooth, @biannagolodryga, @margbrennan, @_johnhammond, @kevincollier, @kaseyacorp, @kevincollier, @robertmlee, @bdsams, @gossithedog, @campuscodi, @gossithedog, @gossithedog, @kevincollier, @campuscodi, @w7voa, @gossithedog, @orchidnyc, @cybergovau, @c_c_krebs, @sophos, @shanvav, @dinodaizovi, @islivingston, @viss, @brianhonan, @gossithedog, @uk_daniel_card, @infinitelogins, @ffforward, @megaplanit, @corymacd, @datadrivenmd, @greypiperr, @davidderigiotis, @propershadow, @anthonyrhook, @infosecsapper, @alexstamos, @tonyajoriley, @bitburner, @clearing_fog, @riskybusiness, and @campuscodi
| 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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BleepingComputer, BBC, Security Affairs, Bloomberg, and Reuters
Tweets: @gossithedog, @json_dirs, @clearing_fog, @janlemnitzer, @bgroothuis, @ciaranmartinoxf, and @campuscodi
| 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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BleepingComputer, Gizmodo, ABC, Axios, The Block, Voice of America, and Yahoo Finance
Tweets: @fbi, @serghei, @randahabib, and @bad_packets
| 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
| 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, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, and Six Colors
Tweets: @lapcatsoftware, @somospostpc, @alistairmbarr, @markgurman, and @darchmare
| Andrew Hayward / Decrypt: |
Esports collective FaZe Clan denies that it participated in the alleged pump-and-dump of Save the Kids coin, drops and suspends players who promoted the coin — FaZe Clan, one of the most popular esports organizations competing across multiple games, came under fire lately for allegations …
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Insider, Eurogamer.net, Engadget, thegamer.com, and CryptoSlate
Tweets: @fazekay, @fazeclan, @defnoodles, and @jakesucky
| 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, Engadget, 9to5Google, Gizchina, iPhone in Canada Blog, PCMag, Livemint, HackRead, HotHardware.com News, Gizmodo, PhoneArena, BGR, The Hacker News, Tech Times, and Slashdot
Tweets: @slightlylate, @elkmovie, @tehlike, @m0br3v, @pcampisi14, and @howtomen
| 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: @nandokasteleijn, @nytopinion, @nytopinion, @markmilian, @nytopinion, @jeffreypfeffer, @ron_fournier, @nytopinion, @noamscheiber, 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.| Omar Faridi / Crowdfund Insider: |
Rapyd, a “fintech-as-a-service” provider, to acquire Iceland-based Valitor, which develops in-store and online payments technologies, for $100M — Rapyd, a multinational Fintech as a Service (FaaS) provider, has entered into a definitive agreement with Arion Banki (Arion Bank) …
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PR Newswire. More:
Finance Magnates, IBS Intelligence Market News, PYMNTS.com, and Globes Online
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