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Researchers discover a strain of Linux malware, Shikitega, that uses polymorphic encoding and abuses legitimate cloud services to infect servers and IoT devices — With polymorphic encoding and a multistage infection chain, Shikitega is hard to detect. — Researchers this week unveiled …
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| Alexandra S. Levine / Forbes: |
At Code, CEOs and politicians voiced concerns about TikTok's power, rapid growth, and surveillance potential, as some called for the app to be banned altogether — At the Code Conference in LA, tech and media CEOs and politicians all expressed concerns about the Chinese-owned app — as a competitor, and as a national security risk.
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| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Report: ransomware gangs are using intermittent encryption, where files are partly encrypted, to evade detection tools looking for intense file I/O operations — A growing number of ransomware groups are adopting a new tactic that helps them encrypt their victims' systems faster while reducing …
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Sources: Sea, whose market cap has gone from $200B+ in October 2021 to ~$28B, shuts some Latin American operations and cuts hundreds of gaming jobs in Shanghai — Singapore-based Sea Ltd's (SE.N) e-commerce arm Shopee will exit Argentina and shut local operations in Chile …
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| Hirun Cryer / GamesRadar: |
Ubisoft says it is developing three mobile games exclusively for Netflix: Mighty Quest 2, Valiant Hearts 2, and a new Assassin's Creed title — There's also a new Valiant Hearts game in the works — Ubisoft just announced a partnership with Netflix for three games.| Manya Saini / Reuters: |
The US SEC plans to open the “Office of Crypto Assets” for corporate disclosure filings in the crypto industry, providing “greater and more specialized support” — The U.S. securities regulator will set up two new offices to deal with filings related to crypto assets …
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| Biz Carson / Protocol: |
An overview of the trends at YC's Demo Day for the 223 startups in the Summer 2022 batch: enterprise made up the bulk at 39%, followed by fintech and dev tools — Hello, and welcome to Pipeline. I'm Biz Carson, and I once slept on the street overnight in London to be in the front row …
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| Ben Munster / Decrypt: |
A look at the two-day Crypto Policy Symposium, the world's first conference for crypto skeptics, from policymakers and journalists to disillusioned programmers — The Crypto Policy Symposium in London was a historic gathering of crypto skeptics—and nobody tried to sell me anything.
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| Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Some CSOs say ex-Uber CSO Joe Sullivan did nothing wrong and his trial tests criminal penalties they may face over security lapses or challenges in gray areas — Joe Sullivan, a former federal prosecutor, is accused of helping to cover up a security breach, a charge he denies| Nathan Grayson / Washington Post: |
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announces that from now on, he will simultaneously stream on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter — The mainstays of Twitch's ‘Fortnite’ era recently made big moves. The receptions were quite different.
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| Eli Blumenthal / CNET: |
Mint Mobile, US Mobile, and Boost Mobile say eSIM as the only option for US iPhone 14 models “democratizes connectivity” by letting users easily switch carriers — Mint Mobile, Boost Mobile and US Mobile see room for growth as eSIM technology could make switching networks even easier.| Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg: |
Pinduoduo's net income more than tripled in Q2 2022 and its shares soared 43% over the past month, as the company emerges as a big winner amid China's lockdowns — As Chinese consumers curb their spending in a pandemic-stricken economy, one discount e-commerce firm is emerging as a clear stock-market winner.| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Roblox CEO says the company has 2M+ DAUs in Russia, as rivals EA, Nintendo, Take-Two, Epic, Ubisoft, Microsoft, and Sony slowed or ceased sales in the country — Roblox Corp.'s popularity in Russia is increasing even as almost every other publicly traded gaming company has retreated from the country after its invasion of Ukraine.| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
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