FBI Offering $50,000 Reward In Michael James Pratt Case
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of a New Zealand man who allegedly coerced young women into filming sexually explicit videos.
Former Boeing 737 MAX Chief Technical Pilot Indicted For Fraud
A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas returned an indictment charging a former Chief Technical Pilot for The Boeing Company (Boeing) with deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) in connection with the FAA AEG’s evaluation of Boeing’s 737 MAX airplane, and scheming to defraud Boeing’s U.S.‑based airline customers to obtain tens of millions of dollars for Boeing.
Six Individuals In Hawaii Charged With Conspiring To Defraud The IRS And Other Fraud Offenses
Three individuals were arrested this week in the District of Hawaii on conspiracy to defraud the IRS and other fraud charges.
Apple Takes Down A Popular Quran App In China
ech giant Apple has removed Quran Majeed, a popular app for reading and listening to the Quran, from the App Store in China.
Google Introduces Continuous Scrolling To Search On Mobile
Tech giant Google has announced that it is rolling out continuous scrolling in Search on its mobile platform retiring the page-based user interface.
Clubhouse Announces New ‘Music Mode’ For iOS
Clubhouse has introduced ‘Music Mode’ as a new setting to help musicians sound their best while performing on the app.
Facebook Starts Rolling Out E2EE Backups To WhatsApp
WhatsApp has started rolling out end-to-end encrypted chat backups for iOS and Android users globally.
Facebook To Ban Content That Sexually Harasses Celebrities
Facebook has announced that it will be removing severe “sexualizing content” targeting public figures, including celebrities, politicians, and creators, as part of a new update to its harassment policies.
Multiple Vulnerabilities In Brizy Page Builder Plugin Allows Site Takeover
Both new vulnerabilities could take advantage of the access control vulnerability to allow complete site takeover, including a combination that allowed any logged-in user to modify any published post and add malicious JavaScript to it, as well as a separate flaw that allowed any logged-in user to upload potentially executable files and achieve remote code execution.
Facebook Purges 1,259 Malicious Accounts, Pages, And Groups In September
The social media giant Facebook has pulled down 1,259 accounts, Pages, and Groups from its main app as well as Instagram in September for manipulating public debate.
Critical Bug In The World’s Largest NFT Marketplace Could Have Allowed Crypto Wallets To Be Hijacked Or Stolen
Cyber-security researchers on Wednesday reported that the world’s largest NFT (non-fungible token) marketplace called OpenSea had compromised security which, if exploited, could have led hackers to hijack user accounts and steal entire crypto wallets of users, by sending malicious NFTs.
Samsung Starts Mass Production Of Most Advanced 14nm EUV DDR5 DRAM
Samsung Electronics announced that it has begun mass producing the industry’s smallest, 14-nanometer (nm), DRAM based on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology. Following the company’s shipment of the industry-first EUV DRAM in March of last year, Samsung has increased the number of EUV layers to five to deliver today’s finest, most advanced DRAM process for its DDR5 solutions.
Maryland Nuclear Engineer And Spouse Arrested On Espionage-Related Charges
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) have arrested Jonathan and Diana Toebbe for alleging violations of the Atomic Energy Act.
Tesla Begins Rolling Out ‘Full Self-Driving’ Software Update: Musk
Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday said Tesla has finally started rolling out its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta 10.2 software.
Pacific City Bank Discloses Ransomware Attack
Pacific City Bank has disclosed a ransomware incident that took place last month.
Award-Winning Director Joe Wright Partners With Samsung To Unveil A New Film Captured On Galaxy S21 Ultra
Samsung Electronics today announced a partnership with some of the world’s most renowned filmmakers to encourage everyone to let their creativity run free with Galaxy.
Instagram To Introduce ‘Take A Break’ Feature
American photo and video sharing social networking service Instagram will introduce new measures to nudge teenagers away from harmful content and encourage them to “take a break,” from the platform, Facebook vice president of global affairs Nick Clegg said on Sunday.
What Is Business Email Compromise (BEC) ?
Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a type of scam targeting companies that conduct wire transfers and have suppliers abroad. It is one of the most financially damaging online crimes. It exploits the fact that so many of us rely on email to conduct business—both personal and professional.
3 Men Charged with Laundering Proceeds Of A Business Email Compromise Scheme
A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging three individuals with money laundering and aggravated identity theft as part of a business email compromise (BEC) scheme.
High Severity Vulnerability Patched In Access Demo Importer Plugin
This flaw made it possible for authenticated attackers with just subscriber-level access to upload arbitrary files that could be used to achieve remote code execution. On sites with open registration, an anonymous user could easily register and exploit this vulnerability.
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