Africa’s week in pictures: 13-19 January 2023
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
Author: CySecBot
PayPal Breach Exposed PII of Nearly 35K Accounts
The credential-stuffing attack, likely fueled by password reuse, yielded personal identifiable information that can be used to verify the authenticity of previously stolen data.
Crypto lender Nexo agrees to pay $45M in penalties to settle US SEC and state charges for failing to register the offer and sale of its Earn Interest Product (The Block)
The Block:
Crypto lender Nexo agrees to pay $45M in penalties to settle US SEC and state charges for failing to register the offer and sale of its Earn Interest Product — – The SEC charged Nexo for failing to register the offer and …
Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan: Bollywood’s ‘king of hearts’ aims for epic comeback
Shah Rukh Khan returns in a James Bond-like spy-thriller Pathaan after a four-year hiatus.
The Lights Have Been On At a Massachusetts School For Over a Year Because No One Can Turn Them Off
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: For nearly a year and a half, a Massachusetts high school has been lit up around the clock because the district can’t turn off the roughly 7,000 lights in the sprawling building. The lighting system wa…
These 3 solutions could turn the tide on the climate crisis – CNN
These 3 solutions could turn the tide on the climate crisis CNN‘Super-tipping points’ could trigger cascade of climate action The GuardianWorld near ‘tipping point’ in deploying green tech in power generation South Chin…
What NATO Is Learning in Helping Ukraine to Fight
Bloomberg: Buy More Ammo: What NATO Is Learning in Helping Ukraine to Fight (Bloomberg) — NATO allies are likely to invest in air defense capabilities and deeper stocks of ammunition in the coming years in response to lessons it learned from Rus…
TLS Connection Cryptographic Protocol Vulnerabilities
TLS is the backbone of encryption and key to ensuring data integrity, but its misconfiguration can leave your system vulnerable. Read on to discover how to secure your TLS connection and arm your organization against malicious attacks.
Prince Harry’s memoir Spare sells 3.2 million copies in 1st week
The total sales announced for Spare are for print, audio and digital editions in the major English-language markets: The US, UK, Canada and Australia. The book has come out in 15 other languages, and editions in 10 additional languages are expected.
Updating 16th zone wired home
We have a 14 year old Honeywell Ademco Vista 20P system. Two of the 16 zones no longer work properly and Brinks installer couldn’t fix a few years back when updating cellular. Was looking at what options we have to utilize the existing sensors in a mor…