Cyber Attack On Italy’s Foreign Ministry
These cyber intrusions are part of an ongoing trend of digital assaults aimed at critical infrastructure, raising concerns about the vulnerability of key systems in Italy. On Saturday, hackers targeted approximately ten official websites in Italy, including those of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two major airports, temporarily disabling them. The pro-Russian hacker group Noname057(16)
Roscosmos and Sputnix contract
Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos has concluded the first forward contract with the private space company Sputnix on buying Earth remote sensing satellite data. In the summer of this year, Roscosmos Head Yury Borisov said that the federal space agency was interested in concluding forward contracts with some private companies, including Sitronics Space (the former
Taiwan Semiconductor Growth
Taiwan Semiconductor is the world’s largest third-party chip manufacturer. It contracts out its chipmaking capacities to clients like Nvidia and Apple, meaning a significant chunk of the world’s most powerful devices contain chips originating from TSMC’s foundries.The 3nm node packs a lot of processing power, but Taiwan Semi is already working on a 2nm process,
President Trump call for pause on a law that could ban TikTok
Earlier this month, the court decided to hear the case and fast-tracked the schedule for briefing and oral arguments. However, the court punted on TikTok’s request to pause implementation of the ban, leaving just nine days after oral arguments for it to issue an opinion or indefinitely block the law. The law would require TikTok’s
Putin apologizes to Azerbaijani after plane crash in Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, was flying from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the city of Grozny in Russia’s North Caucasus region on Wednesday when it was diverted for reasons that aren’t yet fully clear. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a
Clop ransomware shows attack victims
The prolific ransomware threat actor Cl0p has added partial names of some of the companies that were successfully targeted through bugs in Cleo software. This is likely part of its pressure tactic, as it tries to extort money from its victims. Cleo allegedly released a patch in October which didn’t entirely fix the issue, leaving
The extradition of cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon
Kwon was charged in the U.S. with fraud by federal prosecutors in New York over a $40 billion crash of Terraform Labs’ cryptocurrency, which devastated retail investors around the world. Montenegro has approved the extradition of a South Korean mogul known as “the cryptocurrency king” to the United States. The move follows a months-long legal
Azerbaijan Airlines deadly plane crash
The airline had previously reported that there had been 62 passengers and five crew members aboard the flight. Reports indicate that there were only 29 survivors. Preliminary results of Azerbaijan’s probe into the fatal incident suggest the aircraft was struck by a Russian anti-aircraft missile, or shrapnel from such a missile, individuals briefed on the
NATO Baltic Sea patrols
Finnish authorities seized control of the ship, the Eagle S, on Thursday as they tried to establish whether it had damaged a power cable linking Finland and Estonia and several data cables. It was the latest in a string of incidents involving the disruption of key infrastructure in the region. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said
Samsung Expanded Galaxy Ring Sizes
Samsung is preparing to introduce larger versions of its popular smart ring, the Galaxy Ring, which has already captured attention for its sleek design and health tracking features. The company recently confirmed that two new size options are on the way, listed under the model numbers SM-Q514 and SM-Q515 on its official Support website.One of