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New Microsoft 365 Basic offers additional services at a reduced price
Microsoft Corp. is introducing a new subscription tier to Microsoft 365 that offers access to services above the free tier but at a reduced price. The new Microsoft 365 Basic will be available starting Jan. 30 for $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year and replaces a previous 100-gigabyte OneDrive storage subscription with additional features. ...
The Guardian confirms December cyberattack involved ransomware
Guardian News & Media Ltd., the publisher of the U.K. newspaper The Guardian, today confirmed that a cyberattack that disrupted its internal services in December was a ransomware attack. In an email sent to staff today, the attack was described as a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack involving unauthorized third-party access to parts of our network.” The attack ...
‘Dark Pink’ hacking group targets government and military in Southeast Asia
Cybersecurity services company Group-IB Global Pvt. Ltd. today published a report on a new advanced persistent threat campaign targeting countries in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe for apparent espionage purposes. Dubbed “Dark Pink,” the APT is believed to be a new threat actor. Dark Pink has been found to be targeting military bodies, government ministries and agencies, ...
Information services startup Capella Space raises $60M to expand imaging capacity
Information services startup Capella Space Corp. today revealed it has raised $60 million in new funding to expand its imaging capacity and develop new data products for customers demanding frequent, timely and high-quality synthetic-aperture radar imagery. The new funding came via growth equity financing from the U.S. Innovative Technology Fund. Including the new round, Capella Space has raised ...
Here’s what to expect at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event Feb. 1
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will hold a “Galaxy Unpacked” event on Feb. 1 where its flagship S range of phones will be unveiled. Samsung holds the event in January or February every year and, along with its flagship phone range, often announces some surprises as well. The new Galaxy S23 series is described in the ...
Thousands reportedly laid off at Cloud Software Group, the parent company of Citrix
Cloud Software Group Inc., the parent company of Citrix Systems, NetScaler and Tibco Software, has reportedly laid off thousands of employees in the latest case of tech companies laying off staff. CRN broke the news and although there has been no official confirmation of the layoffs from Citrix or Cloud Software Group yet, Citrix employees ...
Intel 4th Gen Xeon series offers a leap in data center performance and efficiency
Intel Corp. today unveiled its 4th Gen Intel Xeon scalable processors, the Intel Xeon CPU Max Series and the Intel Data Center GPU Max Series, that promise a leap in data center performance and efficiency. The processors offer enhanced security and new capabilities for artificial intelligence, the cloud, the network and edge, and the world’s ...
FCC rule would require telcos to notify consumers and agencies of data breaches immediately
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new rule for data breach reporting that would require telecommunications providers to notify consumers and agencies of any data breach immediately. Under the proposed rule change issued Friday, the existing seven business day rule to inform customers of a breach would be abolished. The new rule will require ...
Conversational AI startup NLX raises $4.6M to fuel expansion and product development
Conversation artificial intelligence startup NLX Inc. said today it has raised $4.6 million in additional funding to continue fueling its marketplace expansion and improve its product. IAG Capital Partners led the round, with previous investors JetBlue Ventures and Flying Fish Ventures also participating. Including the new funding, the company has raised $9.6 million to date. Founded in 2018, NLX ...
Identity thieves exploit security flaw to steal credit reports from Experian
Credit reporting company Experian plc is in the news for the wrong reasons again, with a report claiming that identity thieves exploited a security weakness on its website to obtain credit reports. KrebsOnSecurity reported today that identity thieves are successfully exploiting the Experian website to obtain credit reports by using a person’s name, address, birthday and ...