Back when Silicon Valley Bank was still pitching a package of financial moves to its customers, it noted in a presentation to its own investors that “elevated client cash burn” was “pressuring [its] balance of fund flows.” The previously central bank to Silicon Valley told the stock market that while it had anticipated a “modest,…
Apr 17, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan A new strain of malware developed by threat actors likely affiliated with the FIN7 cybercrime group has been put to use by the members of the now-defunct Conti ransomware gang, indicating collaboration between the two crews. The malware, dubbed Domino, is primarily designed to facilitate follow-on exploitation on compromised systems, including…
Mac security software adds another layer of protection onto what Apple provides already with features that can help to protect your identity, passwords and financial details. These are the thing that criminals are after, and they’ll often use cunning ways to extract them rather than spending time trying to break past Apple’s defences in macOS.…
Google is expected to reveal the Google Pixel 7a at Google I/O 2023 on May 10, but so far it’s been a little unclear as to when the budget Pixel might arrive in stores. Fortunately, a new leak has good news that suggests the launch may not be all that far away. Long time leaker…
In March, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.1%, signaling that inflation is finally cooling, per data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Still, the year-over-year inflation rate was up 5% in March, meaning there’s still time before the cost of living fully restores to the Fed’s ideal rate of inflation of 2%. However,…
A better way to play for a probabilistic pullback in MSFT with cheap puts. Microsoft (MSFT) is one of two U.S companies sporting a market cap over $2 trillion. MSFT stock has rallied over 30% in the past few months after making a recent low near $220 on January 6. The recent red-hot rally is…
Since OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT last year, it has been almost impossible to go a day without a company or developer releasing an AI-powered tool. Now, with the release of new models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Anthroipic’s Claude, more app makers are trying their hands at tools that are more accessible and useful to people. Some…
Apr 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Cyber Attack Threat actors associated with the Vice Society ransomware gang have been observed using a bespoke PowerShell-based tool to fly under the radar and automate the process of exfiltrating data from compromised networks. “Threat actors (TAs) using built-in data exfiltration methods like [living off the land binaries and scripts]…
Mac 911 has received a sadly unsurprising number of emails over the last four years from people whose loved ones have passed away and who are left with computers, mobile devices, and cloud accounts that contain memories, legal documents, and much more. Here’s what you need to know to prepare ahead of your own (or…
There are some great budget TVs out there. We recently reviewed the Roku Plus Series 4K QLED TV and despite being just $499 it aced nearly all of our tests. Plus it comes loaded with features from Roku’s incredible smart TV interface and support for HDR10, HDR10+, HLG and Dolby Vision HDR. And if you…
