BATLOADER Malware Uses Google Ads to Deliver Vidar Stealer and Ursnif Payloads

Mar 11, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat Intelligence The malware downloader known as BATLOADER has been observed abusing Google Ads to deliver secondary payloads like Vidar Stealer and Ursnif. According to cybersecurity company eSentire, malicious ads are used to spoof a wide range of legitimate apps and services such as Adobe, OpenAPI’s ChatGPT, Spotify, Tableau, and Zoom.…

Full fibre rollout set to give Newcastle £440 productivity boost

A report commissioned by CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has identified that Newcastle stands to be a huge beneficiary from the rollout of future-proof full fibre infrastructure which is now well underway across the city. The study by the consultancy Hatch, (Economic Impact of Full Fibre Infrastructure from CityFibre’s Network), estimates that,…

I did 90 Cossack squats every day for a week — here’s what happened to my legs and hips

The Cossack squat — a deeper variation of the side lunge or lateral lunge — is a quad-burning lower-body bodyweight exercise. It strengthens your quads, outer glutes (gluteus medius), hamstrings, adductors (inner thighs), core, and lower back muscles.  The exercise also forms part of mobility training and CrossFit routines to help improve lower body flexibility…