If you ever wanted your very own infostealer, you can now compile one in just a few minutes, for free, courtesy of unknown threat actors. Researchers from Cyble found an anonymous poster has shared the source code for a new strain of malware on a hacking forum. Even though it’s still fresh, the source code…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Today, a growing number of businesses collect public web data through what is commonly known as “web scraping”, in order to gather actionable insights, in real time, deep down into the markets they serve for their customers. Simply put, web scraping is the action of collecting web data from various website sources, whether it be…
Cybersecurity researchers from Qihoo360 and Kaspersky have warned some older motherboards could be infected with uniquely sneaky malware. Motherboard malware, persistent threats usually known as UEFI rootkits, are particularly difficult to remove, as even wiping the hard drive doesn’t eliminate the threat. This instance, which Qihoo360 dubbed Spy Shadow Trojan, and Kaspersky named CosmicStrand, was…
If you’re experiencing problems with Slack not working for you this morning, you’re not alone. The online collaboration tool has been down for many users across the world, affecting people as they tried to log in for work. The issue began around 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm GMT, mainly affecting users in the UK and Europe, who…
Jim Rogers. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Jim Rogers is bracing for an epic stock-market crash and a painful recession. George Soros’ former partner sees the US dollar, energy, and agriculture as solid short-term bets. Rogers ruled out buying bitcoin, arguing governments won’t allow crypto to usurp fiat currencies. Jim Rogers warned a historic stock-market crash is on…
President Joe Biden. Susan Walsh/AP Photo The White House recently laid out why two quarters of negative growth doesn’t always signal a recession. Yet a growing number of voices has accused the administration of changing the definition of a downturn. The economy is currently adding too many jobs to officially be in a slump. There’s…
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., March 3, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters Odds of an economic recession in the US are on the rise as recent PMI data shows a drop in business activity, according to JPMorgan.But investors shouldn’t fret because the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his interview with the Russia-1 TV channel in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Friday, June 3, 2022. Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo/Associated Press A new study looked into the severe hit being absorbed by Russian GDP amid wartime sanctions from the…
Our second annual Banking Digital Trust survey polled digital banking users of the 10 largest US banks on which factors across six key dimensions—Security, Privacy, Reputation, Reliability, Ease of Use, and Feature Breadth—most influence their level of trust in their banks’ digital channels. We then asked respondents to rate their banks across each dimension to…
Then-White House legislative affairs director Marc Short (left) and then-Vice President Mike Pence arrive for a signing ceremony for the Veterans Affairs Mission Act in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 6, 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Marc Short says there would’ve been a “massacre” if rioters had gotten closer…