Shoring Up Our Supply Chains

Is the supply chain becoming more resilient since the early days of the pandemic? What is the missing link? Do we need more workers? More technology? Better processes? Or something else altogether to fix the broken pieces of our supply chain? Here at Connected World, we have looked at the inner workings of the supply…

Hackers are tricking Discord users into installing malware — don’t fall for this

Hackers are now using the popular chat app Discord to find potential victims and infect their computers with a dangerous, info-stealing malware. According to a new blog post from the cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, hackers are now abusing Discord’s content delivery network (CDN) to host and spread the Lumma Stealer malware. At the same time,…

Bandcamp’s new owner lays off half the company

Bandcamp has officially changed hands from its old new owner, Epic, to its new new owner, Songtradr, and lost half its employees in the process. Songtradr confirmed that “50% of employees received offers” to continue on under the new ownership — and naturally the other 50% didn’t. The venerable digital music marketplace was acquired by…