Threat researchers spot ‘device code’ phishing attacks targeting Microsoft accounts

Suspected Russian nation-state threat groups have duped multiple victims into granting potentially persistent access to networks via authentication requests and valid tokens.

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Salt Typhoon remains active, hits more telecom networks via Cisco routers

The Chinese nation-state threat group intruded five additional telecom networks between December and January, including two unnamed providers in the U.S., Recorded Future researchers said.

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Russian state threat group shifts focus to US, UK targets

A subgroup of Seashell Blizzard exploited public vulnerabilities in internet-facing systems, Microsoft researchers said.

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Why you need to stop comparing Snap to Facebook

Snap faced the music in a new and very real way this week. The company’s first earnings report, after going public in March, disappointed investors and fell short of expectations on almost every metric.

The makers of Snapchat reported a $2.2 billion loss in the first quarter on almost $150 million in revenue and user growth slowed to its lowest rate in years. Shares took a nosedive and remain down by more than 20 percent at the week’s end.

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How Uber for Business helps the ridesharing company grow

Uber, like the smartphones and wireless networks that enable it, entered the enterprise market uninvited or at least unbeknownst to most levels of management. However, since late 2014 Uber has been developing more direct relationships through a specialized service for enterprises that assists companies with billing, reporting and management.

The 8-year-old company is now the most expensed line item for business travel — ahead of Starbucks — and ground transportation accounts for half of all business expense line items overall, says Travis Bogard, Uber’s global head of enterprise. “Companies started using Uber a lot because employees started using Uber a lot,” he tells CIO.com.

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