Medical center’s impressive glass roof spans lush green oasis

Commissioned to design a cutting-edge medical center in São Paulo, Brazil, high-profile firm Safdie Architects has arranged the facility around a large atrium that’s filled with greenery. The building’s overall form is defined by generous glazing, and … Continue reading Medical center’s impressive glass roof spans lush green oasis

Hundreds of Websites and Piracy Apps Seized in US-Brazil’s Operation 404.4

By Deeba Ahmed
In the fourth wave of Operation 404, the Brazilian law enforcement agencies blocked/shut down around 226 websites and…
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10 Arrested for Involvement in Online Sexual Exploitation in Europe

By Deeba Ahmed
The arrests were made in Spain, Portugal, and France in a coordinated effort by Brazilian Federal Police and…
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Latin America governments are prime targets for ransomware due to lack of resources, analysis argues

The recent high-profile attacks on Costa Rica and Peru are examples of the dynamic, researchers say.

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Promising peptide slows the spread and growth of melanoma in mice

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, thanks to its ability to rapidly spread to other organs. Brazilian researchers have now developed a peptide that seems to slow the growth and spread of melanoma, improving the survival rates of test mice.C… Continue reading Promising peptide slows the spread and growth of melanoma in mice

Microsoft and Okta Confirm Data Breach Claims by LAPSUS$

By Deeba Ahmed
Both companies have confirmed the breach after Lapsus$ hackers leaked screenshots of Okta’s internal system and source code…
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Samsung confirms data breach as Lapsus$ hackers leak its source code

By Waqas
In total, Lapsus$ hackers have leaked 189 GB worth of sensitive data, while Samsung has confirmed the incident;…
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Portuguese media empire struck in the latest cyberattack on news outlets

The websites of the top newspaper and TV station in Portugal remained down Tuesday after a cyberattack that began over the weekend, following in a string of recent attacks on media organizations. Impresa Group said its Expresso newspaper and SIC TV stations were the victim of a computer attack. A ransomware group suspected as the culprit, known as Lapsus$, initially defaced the websites with a ransom demand. The outfit also sent tweets from Expresso’s Twitter account to declare itself the president of Portugal, and sent text messages to the news organizations’ customers hyping its success in an apparent bid to pressure its victims into paying. “For safety reasons, we ask that you do not access or forward any of the various communications that are being sent on behalf of the Impresa group brands,” the company said in a Facebook post on Monday. “We continue to take necessary actions and measures […]

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Court hands Microsoft control of websites linked to spying by Chinese hackers

Microsoft obtained a court order to seize websites from a Chinese government-linked espionage group that was using the sites to attack government agencies, think tanks and human rights organizations in 29 countries, the company said Monday. The legal move is aimed at a hacking outfit that Microsoft calls Nickel, which is also known as APT15, Ke3chang or Vixen Panda. It’s been around since at least 2010, and frequently spies on foreign affairs of interest to China. “Obtaining control of the malicious websites and redirecting traffic from those sites to Microsoft’s secure servers will help us protect existing and future victims while learning more about Nickel’s activities,” wrote Tom Burt, Microsoft’s corporate vice president for customer security and trust. “Our disruption will not prevent Nickel from continuing other hacking activities, but we do believe we have removed a key piece of the infrastructure the group has been relying on for this […]

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