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Garmin has entered a second day of wide-ranging outages in a possible ransomware attack. The issue affected the firm’s website and call centres, including its ability to receive calls, e-mails and online chats.
Twitter said several of its employees were manipulated by hackers into providing credentials for internal systems, and 130 Twitter accounts were targeted including those of Joe Biden, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
Twitter disclosed late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyberattack this week, an incident in which profiles of many prominent people were compromised.
As Twitter grapples with the worst-ever security breach, it must now uncover whether its employees were victims of sophisticated phishing or if they deliberately allowed hackers to access high-profile accounts.
Twitter said hackers accessed its internal systems to hijack some of the platform’s top voices and used them to solicit digital currency.
Signal has become the most downloaded messaging app in Hong Kong after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the city that stirred fears of curbs on civil liberties.
If you’re concerned about the pervasive role in daily life of technology companies such as Google, then its planned $2.1-billion acquisition of Fitbit is a worry.
The National Council of Provinces has passed the Cybercrimes Bill. The draft legislation will now be sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for approval.
Zoom Video Communications said on Wednesday it has added over 100 features to its video conferencing as part of its 90-day plan to address security and privacy concerns.