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Germany blocks BadBox malware loaded on 30,000 Android devices
Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has disrupted the BadBox malware operation pre-loaded in over 30,000 Android IoT devices sold in the country. The types of impacted devices include digital picture frames, media players and streamers, and potentially smartphones and tablets. BadBox is an Android malware that comes pre-installed in an internet-connected device’s firmware that is used to steal…
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Russia blocks Viber in latest attempt to censor communications
Russian telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked the Viber encrypted messaging app, used by hundreds of millions worldwide, for violating the country’s legislation. “Access to the Viber service is restricted due to the violation of the requirements of Russian legislation for organizers of information dissemination,” Russia’s internet regulator said in a press statement. “Compliance with the requirements is necessary to prevent…
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Bypass blocks and access Anthropic
Do you need to use Claude in China? The Chinese government blocks Anthropic’s AI models, including Claude 2.1, Claude 3, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Claude Opus. This guide explains how to use a VPN to unblock Claude in China. Using AI platforms like Claude, or Anthropic’s new Computer Use agent, is challenging in restricted countries like China. This frustrates Chinese…
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Microsoft blocks Windows 11 24H2 on two ASUS models due to crashes
Microsoft is warning of Windows crashing with the blue screen of death on some ASUS laptop models when trying to upgrade to the latest version of the operating system, Windows 11 version 24H2. Microsoft acknowledged the problem in a bulletin late last week, noting that it impacts ASUS X415KA and X515KA laptop models. The technology giant explained that it is working with the laptop…
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Microsoft Outlook bug blocks email logins, causes app crashes
Microsoft is investigating an Outlook bug causing desktop app crashes, high system resource usage, and preventing users from logging into their accounts. While the company said these ongoing issues only affect European customers, users worldwide have since reported experiencing the same sign-in and app instability problems. “We’re investigating an issue in which users in Europe may be experiencing crashing, not…
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Cloudflare blocks largest recorded DDoS attack peaking at 3.8Tbps
During a distributed denial-of-service campaign targeting organizations in the financial services, internet, and telecommunications sectors, volumetric attacks peaked at 3.8 terabits per second, the largest publicly recorded to date. The assault consisted of a “month-long” barrage of more than 100 hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks flooding the network infrastructure with garbage data. In a volumetric DDoS attack, the target is overwhelmed with…
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Meta blocks links to the hacked JD Vance dossier on Threads, Instagram, and Facebook
Meta is restricting links on Threads, Instagram, and Facebook that lead to Ken Klippenstein’s newsletter containing a JD Vance dossier that was allegedly nabbed in an Iranian hack of the Trump campaign. The company has apparently removed posts containing the link and is seemingly blocking links to PDFs of the dossier being hosted elsewhere. Meta spokesperson Dave Arnold emailed Meta’s…
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Disney blocks ESPN, ABC, and other channels for DirecTV subscribers
Disney-owned channels including ABC and ESPN were pulled from DirecTV’s lineup on Sunday after talks to reach a new distribution deal between the companies collapsed. The blackout started midway through ESPN’s broadcast of the US Open tennis tournament, and just ahead of the NFL season opener this coming weekend. DirecTV and Disney are both blaming each other for causing the…
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