IBM : Cyber-Criminals Are Targeting The COVID-19 Vaccine Cold Chain
IBM Security X-Force uncovered a global phishing campaign targeting organizations associated with a COVID-19 cold chain. The cold chain is a component of the vaccine supply chain that ensures the safe preservation of vaccines in temperature-controlled environments during their storage and transportation.
MDH Owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati Passes Away At 97
Gulati was born on March 27, 1923, in Pakistan’s Sialkot, where his father had set up a small shop. However, after partition in 1947, the family moved to Delhi in India. In 1953, Gulati rented a shop in Chandni Chowk, named it Mahashiyan Di Hatti...
Google Chrome To Show Weak Password Warnings In Safety Check
Chrome on desktop and Android has a Safety check feature built-in that alerts about compromised passwords, bad extensions, and harmful software when you run it from Settings.
Apple Fined $12M By Italy Over iPhone Water-Resistance Claims
Italy has fined Apple 10 million euros (about $12 million) over "aggressive and misleading" business practices surrounding the iPhone's water-resistance, according to the country's national competition authority.
Wyze Announces $20 Smartwatch With 9 Days Battery Life
The 44mm Wyze Watch has a 1.4-inch LCD display with a resolution of 320 x 320 and a 260mAh battery. The 47mm version has a 1.75-inch LCD display with a resolution of 320 x 385 and a 300mAh battery. Both have 16MB of storage.
Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement To Acquire Slack For $27.7 Billion
Salesforce is paying $27.7 billion for Slack, according to the press release. “Under the terms of the agreement, Slack shareholders will receive $26.79 in cash and 0.0776 shares of Salesforce common stock for each Slack share.
YouTube Is Offering Free Premium Memberships For 3 Months In US
Google is offering free trial to YouTube Premium for eligible members to celebrate the rest of Cyber Week. Until Sunday, December 6, YouTube will let you sign up for a Premium membership that won't start billing you until well into 2021.
WhatsApp’s Brings Improved Wallpapers, Custom Chat Background And Stickers Game
Facebook owned WhatsApp is finally upping its wallpapers and stickers game used by over 2 billion people. The instant messaging service said on Tuesday that it will now allow users to set custom wallpapers for different chats in a bid to make it easier for users to...
AWS Brings macOS Instances On EC2
Amazon Web Service (AWS) announces the Mac mini to its cloud. These new EC2 Mac instances, as AWS calls them, are now available in preview. The instances will use a combination of Mac mini hardware and the AWS Nitro abstraction layer, which will allow macOS...
Facebook Acquires Customer Service Startup Kustomer For $1B
The social media giant Facebook said on Monday it would buy customer service startup Kustomer, as the world’s largest social network adds tools to attract more sellers to its platforms. Kustomer allows businesses to aggregate customer conversations from multiple channels into a single-screen, and also...
Zoom Reports Results For Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2021
Zoom announced financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2020. The third quarter revenue surged a whopping 367% from a year ago as the company now has 433,700 customers with more than 10 employees. The company reported third quarter net income of $198.4 million, or...
How To Deactivate Or Delete Your Instagram Account
Instagram is a fun way to explore your creative side while taking photos and sharing them with your friends. It’s a great platform to share your work or build a personal brand. It’s also an amazing way to discover great content from around the world. However,...
Britain Bans New Huawei 5G Kit Installation From September 2021
British telecommunications firms must not install new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021, the government said on Monday, as part of a plan to purge the Chinese firm’s equipment from high speed mobile networks, via Reuters Britain has already ordered all Huawei equipment to be...
Amazon Workers At German Warehouse To Strike Again
A trade union on Sunday called on workers at a German Amazon warehouse to strike for the second time in a week to disrupt the processing of orders following the ‘Black Friday’ discount shopping sales on Nov. 27, Reuters reports. Some 500 workers took part...
Facebook’s Libra Currency Could Debut In January
Facebook-backed cryptocurrency controversial could launch as early as January, as report by the Financial Times. Libra is a permissioned blockchain-based payment system proposed by the American social media company Facebook, Inc. The plan also includes a private currency implemented as a cryptocurrency. According to TechCrunch, stablecoins are cryptocurrencies that don’t fluctuate in value against the real-world money they’re...
Suspected North Korean Hackers Targeted COVID Vaccine Maker AstraZeneca : Reuters
Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as the company races to deploy its vaccine for the COVID-19 virus. The hackers posed as recruiters on...
Networking Equipment Vendor Belden Disclose Data Breach
American networking equipment vendor Belden announced that it has taken decisive measures to investigate and address a data incident involving unauthorized access and copying of some current and former employee data, as well as limited company information regarding some business partners. Belden IT professionals recently detected...
Redmi Launched First Smartwatch In China
Redmi has launched its first-ever smartwatch in its home country China. The new smartwatch comes with a square dial with multiple fitness features and other smart features. The watch has a 1.4-inch rectangular display with curved glass, and it comes in black, white, and blue...
Amazon To Give $500M Holiday Bonuses To Front-Line Employees
Amazon announced it would spend more than $500 million on one-time bonuses for its front-line employees in the United States who are working the holiday season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m grateful to our teams who continue to play a vital role serving their communities, Amazon...
Twitch Finally Supports Any 2FA App
Twitch has announced that it’s launching support for any 2FA authentication apps. The streaming service even entices you with six exclusive emotes. 📢 It's time to armor up! We're launching support for generic authentication apps for 2FA! You can now use the app or password...
