Why do we follow digital maps into dodgy places? One early morning in March 2011, Albert Chretien and his wife, Rita, loaded their Chevrolet Astro van and drove away from their home in Penticton, British Columbia. Their destination was Las Vegas, where Albert planned to attend a trade show. They…
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The average ransomware attack costs a South African company over R6.4 million
Ever since the global pandemic hit a little over a year ago, remote working has led to a sharp increase in cybercrime as those working from home are seen as easier targets. Interestingly, ransomware attacks appear to be decreasing in frequency, but the costs that companies incur in recovering from an attack…
Virgin Active SA goes offline after cyber attack
Virgin Active SA says it has taken all systems offline after it was hit by “sophisticated cybercriminals”. Virgin Active informed its members on Friday night that the company had fallen victim to a cyber attack. The company says it became aware of a cyber attack on Thursday and its security…
WHY THE GLOBAL SHORTAGE IN COMPUTER CHIPS MATTERS TO YOU
Read on. Moore’s Law only holds when chip supply isn’t an issue. Just now, the microchips that make every electronic device work are in short supply. The COVID-19 pandemic and unexpectedly cold weather in Texas temporarily closed chip factories. As news of the shortage spread, “panic buying” cleaned out inventory. Several other factors drive a continuing shortage as well: ●…
The web sucks
In the beginning, there was the Web, and it was good, but then again, we didn’t know any better. There were static pages, and instead of a comment section, there was a guestbook. Then there was Web 2.0, and it really is better. Now, databases are used to store content,…
Scammers Selling Fake #COVID19 Vaccination Cards for Just $20
Fraudsters are setting up Shopify-backed online stores to sell fake COVID-19 vaccination cards to anti-vaxxers, according to DomainTools. Due to the decentralized nature of the US healthcare system, the cards, which carry the logo of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), were judged to be the simplest…
Google Play deletes over 150,000 Robinhood app reviews after frustrated users leave one-star ratings
Earlier today, Robinhood, the most popular trading app in the US, blocked its users from buying several trending stocks, such as GameStop and AMC, which have enjoyed a massive surge over the last few days, with much of the buying being driven by online communities. The block on buying appeared to have…
Alternative Internet
A collection of interesting networks and technology aiming at re-decentralizing the Internet. If you would like to help in categorising these projects, please submit a PR to this README.md file. Cloud Collaborative web editors General Hosting and media Messaging Networking Social Networks Uncategorised Apparently Dead – links don’t resolve Possibly Dead –…
Hackers leak stolen Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data online
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) today revealed that some of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data stolen from its servers in December was leaked online. EMA is a decentralized agency responsible for reviewing and approving COVID-19 vaccines, as well as for evaluating, monitoring, and supervising any new medicines introduced to the…
Microsoft Confirms Its Network Was Breached With Tainted SolarWinds Updates
Attack on thousands of other companies as “moment of reckoning” for governments and industry, company president says. Microsoft confirmed on Friday that its network was among the thousands infected with tainted software updates from SolarWinds, even as new data the company has released suggest the likely Russian actors behind the…