One potent weapon in the fight against Covid-19 comes from somewhere you might not expect: the banknote printing industry. Bioguard is a treatment invented 15 years ago for combatting viruses, bacteria and microscopic fungi on banknotes. Tests conducted last year by the solution’s creator, security printer Oberthur Fiduciaire, clinically demonstrated its efficacy against coronavirus. But…
In a statement cybersecurity startup Axonius said, it has raised $100 million through a private funding round which was led by New York-based growth equity firm Stripes; the funding round valued the startup at $1.2 billion. The funding round, which came less than a year after Axonius’ last raise saw the startup’s total funding touch…
In a significant development, Microsoft said it has detected a malicious version of software from SolarWinds and is investigating the cyber security incident. It is too early to say whether hackers used Microsoft systems to exploit and attack customers.
On Tuesday, Logitech International reported a rise of 13.6% in fourth-quarter sales. The development comes at a time when more people are working from home due to the coronavirus crisis. Logitech has rpeorted a fourth-quarter sales of $709.2 million, up from $624.3 million a year ago. Non-GAAP operating income rose 23.3% to $79 million in…
On Saturday, Apple Inc stated, it has decided to shutdown all of its stores in mainland China upto February 9, over the outbreak of the coronavirus whose death toll has more than doubled to over 250 from a week ago. Apple did not immediately respond to further requests for comments.
Amnesty International’s report details how booby-trapped text messages were used to collect information stored locally on cellphones. A research by Amnesty International has uncovered that hackers armed with sophisticated spying software have been targeting Moroccan human rights activists midst a government crackdown on protests in recent years. The report released by the British non-profit human…
WhatsApp has a serious security vulnerability which allows a hacker to install a malicious program on your device and gain access to your personal data. Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) disclosed, that Facebook’s WhatsApp has informed it of a serious security vulnerability on its platform. “The DPC understands that the vulnerability may have enabled a…
The cyber attack caused disruption to production systems in the Saturday edition of a number of newspapers, all of whom shared a common production platform. According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, a cyber attack, that appeared to originate outside the U.S., caused significant printing and delivery disruptions at several U.S. newspapers including…
Despite the outbreak, which has caused shipment delays, TSMC has maintained its single digit growth forecast. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd, the world’s largest contract chipmaker stated as a result of computer virus outbreak in its systems, its third-quarter results have been affected. TSMC, a major supplier for Apple Inc, stated the virus infected a…
As per the results of an initial analysis by Cisco’s Talos unit, the motive for the cyberattacks has been established. The Ukrainian software company that hackers used to launch their global cyberattack warned that all nodes on its network have been compromised by hackers. As per investigators, the virus, dubbed as “NotPetya” by experts, not…
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