Microsoft Office to Block XLL Add-ins From Internet
Microsoft plans to improve the protection of Office users by blocking XLL add-ins from the internet.
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New York-based VC firm Thrive sells a 3.3% stake for ~$175M to Disney CEO Robert Iger and others, valuing Thrive at $5.3B, a rare move to expand its reach (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal)
Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
New York-based VC firm Thrive sells a 3.3% stake for ~$175M to Disney CEO Robert Iger and others, valuing Thrive at $5.3B, a rare move to expand its reach — Group of five investors is paying about $…
Russia and China are united by an anti-American agenda. Are we in a new Cold War? – Vox.com
Russia and China are united by an anti-American agenda. Are we in a new Cold War? Vox.comIs Cold War Between the United States and China Inevitable? Foreign PolicyView Full Coverage on Google News
A second Twitter whistleblower told the FTC and Congress last year that engineers can access “GodMode” and tweet from any account, supporting Mudge’s complaint (Joseph Menn/Washington Post)
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
A second Twitter whistleblower told the FTC and Congress last year that engineers can access “GodMode” and tweet from any account, supporting Mudge’s complaint — Too many people can still a…
Ex-FBI agent faces sanctions charges linked to Russian oligarch
Legal experts say move by prosecutors points to ‘US-first’ plan to target Russia sanctions breakers
Vice Society Ransomware Group Targets Manufacturing Companies
The arrival vector likely involves the exploitation of a public-facing website or abuse of compromised RDP credentials. The weaponized tool used is Cobalt Strike, which allows Vice Society to remotely access and control the infected endpoint.
Al Seer pledges fleet growth after adding bargain MR and selling two ships
Expanding Abu Dhabi owner confirms ambition to take advantage of volatile shipping and commodity markets
Bulk Surveillance of Money Transfers
Just another obscure warrantless surveillance program.
US law enforcement can access details of money transfers without a warrant through an obscure surveillance program the Arizona attorney general’s office created in 2014. A database stored at a nonprofit, the Transaction Record Analysis Center (TRAC), provides full names and amounts for larger transfers (above $500) sent between the US, Mexico and 22 other regions through services like Western Union, MoneyGram and Viamericas. The program covers data for numerous Caribbean and Latin American countries in addition to Canada, China, France, Malaysia, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine and the US Virgin Islands. Some domestic transfers also enter the data set…
Rumours of Parthenon Marbles’ return ‘overhyped’, experts say
Greece and the British Museum are in talks about the possible repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles in London to Athens.
World War II-era map sparks treasure hunt in Dutch village – The Associated Press – en Español
World War II-era map sparks treasure hunt in Dutch village The Associated Press – en EspañolView Full Coverage on Google News