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The usage of banking services through a mobile app has quickly been embraced by consumers. Currently, researches indicate that mobile banking apps are often not as secure as expected.
US prosecutors claim six people bribed corrupt Amazon insiders to rig the the web giant's Marketplace in their favor and leak terabytes of data including some search algorithms. In an indictment [PDF] filed late last week, the Dept of Justice asserted that the six defendants paid over US$100,000 to "Complicit Amazon employees and contractors." The DoJ claims at least ten Amazonians took the crooked coin and "Baselessly and fraudulently conferred tens of millions of dollars of competitive benefits on hundreds of 3P seller accounts that the defendants purported to represent".
US prosecutors claim six people bribed corrupt Amazon insiders to rig the the web giant's Marketplace in their favor and leak terabytes of data including some search algorithms. In an indictment [PDF] filed late last week, the Dept of Justice asserted that the six defendants paid over US$100,000 to "Complicit Amazon employees and contractors." The DoJ claims at least ten Amazonians took the crooked coin and "Baselessly and fraudulently conferred tens of millions of dollars of competitive benefits on hundreds of 3P seller accounts that the defendants purported to represent".
President Donald Trump said Saturday he's given his "Blessing" to a proposed deal that would see the popular video-sharing app TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart and form a U.S. company. "We are pleased that the proposal by TikTok, Oracle, and Walmart will resolve the security concerns of the U.S. administration and settle questions around TikTok's future in the U.S.," TikTok said in a statement.
Win-KeX provides a Kali Desktop Experience for Windows Subsystem for Linux, and version 2.0 comes with useful features. Win-KeX 2.0 features Win-KeX SL - no more borders.
Dataguise integrates with Microsoft Information Protection to help orgs minimize sensitive data risk
Dataguise announced a new product integration with Microsoft Information Protection, a cloud-based solution that enables organizations to classify and protect documents, emails, and other sensitive data by applying labels. For organizations using the power and efficiency of Microsoft Azure, Dataguise can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of data protection processes through integrated, automated sensitive data discovery.
Cloudflare partners with Internet Archive to make sites available when their origin servers are down
By partnering with the Internet Archive, Cloudflare is strengthening its Always Online solution that makes sites available when their origin servers are down and keeps the Internet functioning for users globally. To do this, the Internet Archive uses the same crawling infrastructure that has allowed its Wayback Machine to archive over 465 billion web pages to date.
NTT DATA Services announced the addition of two new data partners, Dataiku and Snowflake, the cloud data platform, to its robust partner ecosystem. In 2019, NTT DATA shared AI guidelines as part of its AI Center of Excellence program and launched Nucleus, an intelligent enterprise platform with AI and automation engines that helps clients create smarter digital solutions.
Ericsson has agreed to acquire Cradlepoint, the US-based provider of Wireless Edge WAN 4G and 5G Enterprise solutions. Cradlepoint complements Ericsson's existing 5G Enterprise portfolio which includes Dedicated Networks and a global IoT platform.
The U.S. government on Thursday imposed sweeping sanctions against an Iranian threat actor backed by the country's Ministry of Intelligence and Security for carrying out malware campaigns targeting Iranian dissidents, journalists, and international companies in the telecom and travel sectors. According to the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the sanctions target Rana Intelligence Computing Company, which the agencies said operated as a front for the threat group APT39, Iranian cyber espionage hacking collective active since 2014 known for its attacks on companies in the U.S. and the Middle East with an aim to pilfer personal information and advance Iran's national security objectives.