Summary Google has filed a lawsuit against 25 unidentified individuals in China, accusing them of breaking into over ten million devices globally to create a botnet known as BadBox 2.0.…
I nearly died after flying thousands of miles to install a power cord for the NSA This tale from On Call recounts a harrowing tech gig involving an early 1980s…
Summary Google has reported a targeted malware campaign specifically aimed at SonicWall appliances, particularly the outdated Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series. This malware, identified as OVERSTEP, allows hackers to…
Russian lawmakers have enacted a law that allows authorities to penalise individuals for searching or accessing online content labelled as ‘extremist’. These extremist materials comprise a list maintained by the…
Summary The News/Media Alliance successfully took down the website 12ft.io, which helped users bypass paywalls on news sites. The organisation deemed the site’s technology as illegal, claiming it undermined revenues…
Summary Meta Platforms and its shareholders have reached a settlement ending a trial concerning alleged privacy violations that could have cost the company $8 billion. Mark Zuckerberg and several other…
Summary The Ukrainian hacker group BO Team has reported that they collaborated with the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance and potentially Ukraine’s military to dismantle Gaskar Group, a significant player in Russian…
Summary This week’s On Call features a harrowing tale from a techie known as “Kent”. In the 1980s, Kent was tasked with troubleshooting a logic analyser for the NSA. After…
Summary Google has initiated legal action against 25 individuals based in China, accusing them of operating the BadBox 2.0 botnet. This botnet has reportedly compromised over 10 million devices globally,…
News Publishers Take Paywall-Blocker 12ft.io Offline The News/Media Alliance has successfully taken down 12ft.io, a popular site that enabled users to bypass paywalls. The removal was facilitated by 12ft.io’s web…
