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Alleged LockBit developer extradited to the US
A Russian-Israeli man has been extradited to the US amid accusations of being a key LockBit ransomware developer. Rostislav Panev, 51, was arrested in Israel last year and has now appeared before magistrate judge André Espinosa. In a statement confirming Panev’s extradition, John Giordano, US attorney for the District of New Jersey, said the move sends a strong message to…
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Developer guilty of using kill switch to sabotage employer’s systems
A software developer has been found guilty of sabotaging his ex-employer’s systems by running custom malware and installing a “kill switch” after being demoted at the company. Davis Lu, 55, of Houston, was a software developer for an Ohio company, reportedly Eaton Corp, from November 2007 to October 2019. Eaton Corporation is a global power management company that provides electrical, hydraulic,…
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Two AI developer strategies: Hire engineers or let AI do the work
The stark difference in the way tech giants in China and the US are approaching AI for internal operations was illustrated late this week by separate announcements from Salesforce and Alibaba. During an earnings call on Thursday, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff indicated that, as a result of AI, the company would not be hiring human engineers this year. “I think…
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How to Install the iOS 18.4 Developer Beta
Last week, Apple launched their developer beta for iOS 18.4. The update brings fresh changes to iOS, including Priority Notifications, a new Genmoji button, and additional supported languages. While it may be some time before iOS 18.4 is launched to all iPhone users, those curious to try out the new features can do so by installing the beta. However, doing…
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Why the CrowdStrike outage was a wakeup call for developer teams
Software development leaders say their organization did not have a robust incident response plan in place to contend with disruption before the 2024 CrowdStrike outage. A report from IT services provider Adaptavist surveyed development leaders on how their organization reacted to the CrowdStrike outage in July 2024, which affected an estimated 8.5 million devices. The respondents came from organizations with…
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Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts on May 19th
Microsoft Build is once again being held in Seattle this year, just over the lake from Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington. The developer conference will start on May 19th and run through May 22nd at the Seattle Convention Center. I’m also expecting a lot of announcements for Copilot at Build, whether it’s the consumer version or the Microsoft 365 Copilot…
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Oracle Java pricing concerns could spark a developer exodus
A growing number of Oracle Java users are considering switching to another provider, new research shows, as cost concerns are driving developers towards open source options. A new survey of over 2,000 Java professionals commissioned by Azul found 88% of respondents were considering switching to another Java Virtual Machine (JVM) or Java Development Kit (JDK). This marks an increase on…
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Florida real estate developer breached by ransomware, SSNs compromised
Florida real estate developer Stock Development this week confirmed it suffered a data breach in 2023 and 2024 that compromised names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, contact info, and bank account info. Stock says it discovered the breach in March 2024, but that attackers first infiltrated its systems back in April 2023. “On March 2, 2024, we became aware…
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Marvel Snap is coming back to app stores soon, says developer
Mobile card game Marvel Snap is coming back to app stores, starting with Google Play. That’s according to Developer Second Dinner, which announced yesterday it was starting the process of restoring the game to Google’s Android app store at 6PM PT / 3PM ET that day. The developer said in another post it expects the game to return to both…
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Genshin Impact’s developer to pay $20 million fine to settle FTC charges
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday that Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere has agreed to a $20 million settlement and several restrictions on how it sells its loot boxes and manages children’s personal data. According to the FTC, the company “actively marketed” its loot boxes to children and misled players about their odds of winning prizes. Cognosphere allegedly also “deceived…
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