South American Cyberspies Impersonate Colombian Government in Recent Campaign

The South American cyberespionage group Blind Eagle has been observed impersonating a Colombian government tax agency in recent attacks.
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Warren gets $1.4 million to help local cloud infrastructure providers compete against Amazon and other giants

Started as a side project by its founders, Warren is now helping regional cloud infrastructure service providers compete against Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Google and other tech giants. Based in Tallinn, Estonia, Warren’s self-service distributed cloud platform is gaining traction in Southeast Asia, one of the world’s fastest-growing cloud service markets, and Europe. It recently closed […] Continue reading Warren gets $1.4 million to help local cloud infrastructure providers compete against Amazon and other giants

The South American Power Outage that Plunged 48 Million into Blackout

A massive power outage in South America last month left most of Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay in the dark and may also have impacted small portions of Chile and Brazil. It’s estimated that 48 million people were affected and as of this writing there has still been no official explanation …read more

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Sowbug Cyberespionage Group Hits South America, South Asia

Security researchers have identified a cyberespionage group that has been stealing data from policy and diplomatic organizations in South America and South Asia since at least 2015. “While cyberespionage attacks are often seen against targets in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, it is much less common to see South American countries targeted,” researchers from Symantec..

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World Create Day: A Meetup Across The Americas

This Saturday, April 23, we’re hosting a worldwide Hackaday meetup called World Create Day, and we want you to be a part of it. The 2016 Hackaday Prize is all about solving technology problems, and if you’re looking for an excuse to meet up with a few fellow tinkerers, this is it.

Right now, we have dozens of Hackaday meetup hosts planning their own get together. It’s six continents of awesome, and that’s only because winter is starting to set in on Antarctica. Today we’re taking a closer look at what’s lined up in North and South America. We have …read more

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Hacking Team Is Back In Business, But Struggling To Survive

Despite publicly bragging about a comeback, the surveillance tech company has been struggling to recover after last year’s massive hack. Continue reading Hacking Team Is Back In Business, But Struggling To Survive