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Researchers have disclosed a new family of Android malware that abuses accessibility services in the device to hijack user credentials and record audio and video. The malware repeatedly reopens the Settings screen every eight seconds until the user turns on permissions for accessibility and device usage statistics, thus pressurizing the user into granting the extra privileges.

Two people have been arrested for stealing defense data from the Italian aerospace and electronics group Leonardo, the interior ministry said on Saturday. "At the end of a complex investigation by the Naples prosecutor into a serious computer attack against Leonardo. a former worker and a company director were arrested," a ministry statement said.

NIKE Group's data-driven approach and compliance platform help clients monitor new regulatory requirements and assist with compliance. The acquisition enhances Accenture's RegTech and compliance capabilities for clients in Italy and across Europe.

Amazon Web Services, an Amazon.com company, announced the opening of the AWS Europe Region. "AWS customers in Italy are among the most creative and innovative organizations that we support anywhere in the world, and we are always inspired by the work they do with our technology," said Peter DeSantis, Senior Vice President of Global Infrastructure and Customer Support, Amazon Web Services.

"A Dissenting View on Covid-19 Response Considering that the great majority of Covid-19 infections don't require special medical treatment, and that we have a good picture of the small percentage of the population that is most vulnerable, the optimal strategy is to a. provide strong protections for the people known to be most likely to get acutely ill". "Bell curves are the dominant trait of outbreaks. A virus doesn't grow linearly or exponentially forever. It accelerates, plateaus, and then declines. Whether via environmental factors or our own efforts, viruses accelerate and quickly decline. This fact of nature is represented in Farr's law. CDC's recommendation of"bend the curve" or "flatten the curve" reflects this natural reality A low probability of catching COVID-19 The World Health Organization according to their report if you come in contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 you have a 1-5% chance of catching it as well.

Incident Exposed Contact Information for 3 Million Italians, Bank ReportsUniCredit, an Italian banking and financial services company, sustained a data breach exposing information on 3 million...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Italy Wednesday of China's "predatory approach" to trade and investment, but Rome insisted its special powers over 5G supply deals would protect it. read more

Social Network Still Faces Reckoning With US Federal Trade CommissionItaly's data protection regulator has slapped a $1 million fine on Facebook for mismanaging user data and precipitating the...

Italy's data protection watchdog slammed Facebook Friday with a fine of one million euros ($1.1 million) for violating privacy laws over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. read more

Arrests Came After a Two-Year Investigation of 'Highly Organized' Crime GroupPolice have charged 20 Romanian and Italian nationals with running spear-phishing attacks that stole more than $1...