The company was attacked using Ryuk ransomware! At the time, someone from inside the company that it was Ryuk that the hackers used to breach the company’s servers. This was further corroborated by a Reuters report, which further added that the hackers asked the company for $5 million in Bitcoin within 48 hours. Premex thought they could solve the issue within that time frame. However, they couldn’t, and they had to pay an extra amount for this delay....

This support will include 80 out-of-the-box recommendations for hardening the GCP security, a swift onboarding experience, and a warning system for any bugs in the connected GCP instances. In addition, Microsoft Defender for Cloud now supports all three major cloud platforms. Microsoft Defender For Google Cloud Support Announcing this today, Microsoft said it will support “Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with its native CSPM and CWP capabilities, without any dependencies on Google 1st party tools....

Dark Theme to Microsoft Office Apps Dark Theme is an essential feature in every app today. As many users started demanding this for their vision’s sake, developers add it by default or pass it in a future update. Microsoft is doing the same, as it’s now rolling dark mode to its Android suite of Office apps. ℹ️ Here are some screenshots of what Microsoft Word will look like, but it will also look the same for PowerPoint and Excel....

MobiKwik Data Leak Incident MobiKwik is one of the well-known names in the Indian payments sector, which has been a part of the financial technology revolution that rose after demonetization in 2016. While it’s lagging behind the top players like GPay, Phonepe, and Paytm, it’s having a significant user base to serve. Now, the company is being alleged by a security researcher named Rajasekhar Rajaharia, who on Twitter claims that about 11 crores of Indian card data were leaked from MobiKwik’s server!...

Regarding YouTube, all the unlisted videos uploaded by users after 2017 will be impacted by these changes. In contrast, in Google Drive, all the publicly shared file links will require special access to continue viewing. Google’s New Security Update Exposing accessible URLs of various content could sometimes lead to dangerous activities, thus should be limited to those who actually required it. Or, the user should only make them public if it’s harmless and positively serves the community....

Scoolio is a german app for students, used mainly for educational updates, record keeping, and networking. After informing the flaw to Scoolio’s developer, a fix was released this week to patch the bug. Scoolio Leaked Student Data Scoolio is a student community app for german students, used for tutoring, building management skills, homework planning, networking with peers, and even finding job opportunities and internships. The platform is backed by over three state-owned investment groups, namely Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen, SIB Innovations – und Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and Kreissparkasse Bautzen....

In this article today, we have mentioned the best alternatives to pCloud. These cloud systems are perfectly suitable for any business. They are more likely to provide you with many productive tools, dedicated workspace and help you grow your business seamlessly. Also Read- How to Send Large Files as Email Attachments List of Best pCloud Alternatives in 2022 Also, security means a lot to users. Hence, we have only mentioned the ones with a higher security system and great collaborations....

The latest one comes from 9to5Google, who spotted code in the latest Google Photos app – referring a watch face integration to a connected smartwatch. While it’s not specifically mentioned to Pixel Watch, we assume it should be the one receiving this support first, considering the timeline. Google Photos Integration With Pixel Watch We’re just a couple of weeks away from the official hardware event of Google, where the company will announce the new Pixel 7 series, a new smartwatch named Pixel Watch, Nest hardware, and others....

We see the privacy-focused platform adding a dedicated comment section for specific messages in a chat, while also introducing a chatbot to inform users about new feature releases. Both these are being tested in the beta channel, with general users getting them gradually. Dedicated Replies Section and a Chatbot Signal is all known for its privacy and security features, but it’s also a competitive instant messenger that’s adding features that entice the community....

The platform added two new buttons – “Music” and “Podcasts & Shows” to its Feeds section, which on tapping, will suggest new releases or episodes from your favorite genres or podcasts. Also, it suggests the new ones based on your taste. This will be coming Spotify iOS client later. Spotify’s Revamped Home Section Spotify being called a giant in the music industry is so justified, as the platform offers lossless streaming of a wide range of albums....

The dumped keys are verified to be true, and an expert is already working to make a free decryptor for unlocking files. The SynAck group is not so active but has been in existence for 4 years. SynAck Ransomware Decryption Keys It’s usual for ransomware groups to cease activities for various reasons after having some fine time. These could be for personal interests or increasing pressure from authorities. Finally, they halt all the activities and walk away for good....

The Pirate Bay, an infamous site for most and the highly targeted site for Governments. Users flock around Pirate Bay to get links and downloads of copyrighted content for free. This makes it be involved in illegal business and is subjected to many allegations periodically. This led many authorities to take the site down often, yet, the Pirate site was raining from its ashes anyway. It’s been subjected to downtime every now and then and has hundreds of mirror (proxies) sites that are interlinked to each other....

We’re always like this! It seems harsh, but it’s true. We Indians are religious, emotional, and sometimes stupid. Though we have a lot of important things like job, family, economy, etc to care about, we’re much interested in poking into others lives. And a recent incident fueling this desi habit is the fight between YouTubers and TikTokers. It all started with a YouTuber named Elvish Yadav, who posted a video criticizing TikTokers of their dramatic behaviors....

Someone And Somehow A hacker, who’s expected to be outside from Thailand has compromised the surveillance cameras of Lang Suan Prison at Chumphon, a Southern province of Thailand. Somehow, the alleged ones have hacked the general activity surveillance cameras of prison’s office, prisoners cafeteria and other areas and streamed the content live through a YouTube channel! It’s still unknown how the attacker got control over the channel and on cameras, but he streamed hours of activities on Big Brother’s Gaze....

As per the press release, the Southern District of Florida has successfully seized this cryptocurrency from a dark web seller, who made this money by selling illicit goods. The seizure is the result of operation TORnado, conducted in the summer of 2017. Largest Seize in US History As good as the dark web marketplaces are flourishing in processing illicit goods and transactions, law enforcement is flourishing with new tools and help to thwart them....

Microsoft’s Edge Copying Data From Google’s Chrome? A user from Reddit reported as “I was immediately annoyed at how invasive this is. I’m a software developer so I’m sensitive to these sorts of UI tricks.” Well, every power user is sensitive to such invasions. Previously, Google’s Chrome is balmed several reasons, including consuming much of RAM and more disk space. Further, it’s even offended for numerous data-related issues too. And now, Microsoft’s Edge is....

Trump’s Order on WeChat Can Affect Apple Much As Bloomberg gathered from various users and analysts, opinions tell that Apple could struggle with the sale in China if the WeChat ban is effective. Last week, Donal Trump has signed an executive order to stop US companies from transacting with Tencent and ByteDance, which makes two of the world’s popular apps, WeChat and TikTok respectively. While the order is going to be effective from mid-September, opinions pour out unfavorable to Apple, as analysts and Chinese users reveal they’d rather forgo their iPhones for WeChat!...

WhatsApp users running on v2.22.19 can see the new Communities tab set in place of Camera roll, letting them make upto 10 subgroups with upto 512 participants. Anyone existing in a Community can join the listed subgroups as per their wish and also leave accordingly. Communities in WhatsApp In April this year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that WhatsApp would soon have a new group feature called Communities. Under this, a group admin can create multiple subgroups for various topics, thereby keeping the talk clear and limited to whoever is needed....

WhatsApp Excludes From Social Share WhatsApp is one of the important apps in everyone’s lives today. Many are interested in not just chatting, but also sharing their recent updates in the Status section. These could be a text or some photos to let others know what they’re up to lately. This could be done by swiping the WhatsApp chats to right, to see all their latest photos taken from the camera or downloaded from other apps....

Recently Whatsapp has faced a lot of criticism on privacy. So now they are bringing some new features to Whatsapp. Now Whatsapp is testing Encrypted backups for Android devices. Soon this will be available for Beta Testers too. Encrypted Cloud Backups on Android According to WABetaInfo, the new Whatsapp update will have Encrypted Cloud backups. This will keep all users data like chat history and media securely backed up. As per the reports, if a user forgets their passcode or loses the recovery code, then they’ll be blocked permanently as Whatsapp also can’t get in....