The German government has announced that it is appointing the European Central Bank’s head of IT systems to lead Germany’s national cybersecurity agency.
First five-year fixed mortgage under 4% since mini-budget launched by HSBC
Britons will be able to fix monthly home loan costs at level below Bank of England base rateFive-year fixed-rate mortgages priced at below 4% are back on sale for the first time since just after the disastrous autumn mini-budget.HSBC has repriced its r…
Turkey’s President Erdogan declares 3-month state of emergency for quake-hit regions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 of the country’s provinces Tuesday.
Biden seeks to overcome leadership concerns in 2nd State of Union address
President Joe Biden’s speech before a politically divided Congress comes Tuesday night as the nation struggles to make sense of confounding cross-currents at home and abroad.
Linux Variant of Cl0p Ransomware Emerges
A Cl0p ransomware variant targeting Linux systems emerged recently, but a flaw in the encryption algorithm has already allowed for the creation of a free decryptor.
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EU chiefs under fire for corruption scandal after ‘blaming third countries’ for own mess
The EU is being urged to properly address the so-called Qatargate scandal or face losing credibility in the eyes of European voters ahead of the 2024 European elections.
Malware Delivered through Google Search
Criminals using Google search ads to deliver malware isn’t new, but Ars Technica declared that the problem has become much worse recently.
The surge is coming from numerous malware families, including AuroraStealer, IcedID, Meta Stealer, RedLine Stealer, Vidar, Formbook, and XLoader. In the past, these families typically relied on phishing and malicious spam that attached Microsoft Word documents with booby-trapped macros. Over the past month, Google Ads has become the go-to place for criminals to spread their malicious wares that are disguised as legitimate downloads by impersonating brands such as Adobe Reader, Gimp, Microsoft Teams, OBS, Slack, Tor, and Thunderbird…
Fed’s Neel Kashkari says central bank has not made enough progress, keeping his rate outlook
Kashkari told CNBC on Tuesday that he sees the Fed’s benchmark interest rate likely heading to about 5.4%.
Aerospace giant Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 jobs
Boeing plans to make staffing cuts in the aerospace company’s finance and human resources departments in 2023, with a loss of around 2,000 jobs, the company said.