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The researchers said those behind the attacks include two Russian nationals, Igor Olegovich Turashev and Maksim Viktorovich Yakubets, indicted in the United States in December for their involvement in an entity known as Evil Corp which is accused of hacking US and British banks.

Russian hackers increasingly targeting US corporations with ransomware

Cybersecurity firm Symantec says it has identified at least 31 targets in the United States, including eight Fortune 500...

27 Jun 2020 2:42 PM GMT

Freddy Birdy, a bar and restaurant designer, is also an artist and adman.

Some professionals have more Instagram followers than movie stars,...

These 'influencers', who offer more than just pretty pictures, are the rage on the social media platform

27 Jun 2020 1:37 PM GMT

A videograp of Mary Jo Laupp. She told the New York Times that one of her first projects would be to help build a group of pro-Biden content creators on TikTok.

TikTok Grandma' whose call to action led to poor show at Trump rally...

Mary Jo Laupp's TikTok video was viewed over two million times and boosted by American fans of South Korean pop music,...

27 Jun 2020 12:47 PM GMT

In this file photo taken on June 2, 2020 A looted and boarded up Microsoft store is seen after a night of protest over the death of an African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in Manhattan in New York City. Microsofts physical stores, which sold Surface tablets, laptops and XBox gaming gear, never gained the momentum of rival Apple. Its retail team members will serve customers from Microsoft corporate facilities and remotely provide sales, training, and support, the company said. (Photo | AFP)

Microsoft products will now be sold solely online, all 80 retail...

It will keep four locations as Microsoft Experience Centers in London, New York, Sydney and the company's Redmond,...

27 Jun 2020 12:06 PM GMT

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had previously refused to take action against Trump posts suggesting that mail-in ballots will lead to voter fraud, saying that people deserved to hear unfiltered statements from political leaders. Twitter, by contrast, slapped a get the facts label on them. (Photo | BookCatalog)

Facebook bends to pressure, says will flag even Trump's post, if it...

Unilever became the latest and one of the biggest advertisers to join several other brands that have stopped placing ads...

27 Jun 2020 11:06 AM GMT

A technology analyst said Zoox has one of the better autonomous driving offerings but is currently suffering from its inability to forecast market readiness and demand for its product. (Photo | Zoox)

Amazon enters ride-hailing space with purchase of self-driving taxi...

Amazon and Zoox will compete with robotaxi offerings from Waymo, Cruise, Uber and Mobileye.

26 Jun 2020 3:10 PM GMT

With a profusion of cameras and identity-matching, it raises the question how far is big data from Big Brother? (Photo | Flickr - Yeong-Nam)

Israel depends on its tech startups to stave off coronavirus second...

They hope to use the best technological tools to monitor the state of health of the population" but it raises...

26 Jun 2020 2:33 PM GMT

Facebooks research has found that the timeliness of an article is an important piece of context that helps people decide what to read, trust and share and that some news organizations have complained that sharing of older stories purported to be current news can misconstrue the state of current events. (Photo | AP)

Coronavirus posts on Facebook will come with a notification on its...

Our goal is to make it easier for people to identify content that's timely, reliable and most valuable to them, a...

26 Jun 2020 1:55 PM GMT

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White briefs reporters at the Pentagon, May 3, 2018. DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith

Not just the US election, even critical infrastructure faces rising...

Virtual war games are being conducted to sharpen the US Cyber Command's ability to counter online threats.

26 Jun 2020 1:18 PM GMT

Verizon joins Ben & Jerrys icecream, sporting goods makers Patagonia, North Face and REI, as well as the freelance staffing agency Upwork in stopping placement of ads on Facebook. (Photo | Flickr - Mike Mozart)

Verizon latest to ditch advertising on Facebook for allowing hate...

Recently a Verizon ad appeared next to a video from the conspiracy group QAnon drawing on hateful and anti-Semitic...

26 Jun 2020 12:17 PM GMT

Don't allow Beijing to expand surveillance state, US will help buy...

There's lots of financing tools...countries like us are willing to help provide, because we recognize this danger, US...

25 Jun 2020 2:22 PM GMT

IIT-Bombays announcement comes at a time the HRD Ministry is holding discussions on revising the academic calendar in view of the spike in COVID-19 cases.

IIT Bombay campus will be empty as new academic year begins, all...

As a large section of students are from economically weak families, the director appealed for donations to help bridge...

25 Jun 2020 1:52 PM GMT