A WIRED investigation this week found that the app SweepWizard, which some US law enforcement agencies use to coordinate raids, was publicly exposing sensitive data about hundreds of police operations until WIRED disclosed the flaw. The exposed data included personally identifying information about hundreds of officers and thousands of suspects, …
Read More »Layla Moran writes to Evri about ‘appalling service’
AN Oxfordshire MP has written to a German courier company after her constituents complained about the ‘appalling service’. Liberal Democrat Layla Moran, who represents Abingdon and Oxford West, has written to Evri following numbers of complaints from people who have has issues with its services. The company has already apologised …
Read More »Cisco Warns of Critical Vulnerability in End-of-Life Routers
Cisco has warned customers of a critical authentication bypass vulnerability with public exploit code affecting multiple end-of-life (EoL) VPN routers. The security flaw (tracked CVE-2023-20025) has been found in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business (SMB) RV016, RV042, RV042G and RV082 routers provided by Hou Liuyang of Qihoo 360 Netlab. “[These …
Read More »Post Office observing Dr. Martin Luther King Day
Jan. 13—LIMA — The Post Office will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16 in observance of Martin Luther King day. According to a recent press release, there will be no mail delivery, caller service or in-person service. The postal service will be open the following day. Those who are in …
Read More »Friday's top tech news: unexpected price cuts at Tesla – The Verge
Plus more information on Royal Mail's ongoing cybersecurity incident, and a neat new Nvidia feature. By Verge Staff. Updated Jan 13, 2023, 8:27 PM PST … Source link
Read More »Progress on demolition of Royal Mail offices in Nottingham shows scale of the site
Progress on the demolition work at the old Royal Mail sorting office on the corner of Bath Street and Brook Street shows the sheer scale of the building. Photos show the side of the building is now almost completely removed revealing tiles and fixtures within. Read more: 7 of Nottingham’s …
Read More »Scooters in Paris are at a crossroads • TechCrunch
What is going to happen to the 15,000 colorful electric scooters that currently spill across the streets of Paris? On March 23rd, their fate could drastically change as the French capital weighs up whether or not to renew licenses for the three scooter companies currently operating in the city. And …
Read More »Kenya’s Xetova exploring market data gaps in Africa to boost trade insight access • TechCrunch
Africa is seen as the next trade frontier, following the coming into force of The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which created the single largest unrestricted trade region in the world. However, while trade liberalization is meant to spur intra-regional commerce, its take-off is dependent on key infrastructure investments …
Read More »GB: BBC, Royal Mail hit by suspected Russian cyberattack – Icona News
LONDON, 13 JAN – The computer incident that occurred in the Royal Mail systems, which blocked the sending of letters and parcels abroad by the British post, would have been a cyberattack linked to Russian criminals. The BBC reports that it is a ‘ransomware’ type operation, with a ransom …
Read More »The ‘cyber incident’ involving Royal Mail appears to be a ransomware attack
According to The Telegraph, the current “cyber incident” at the British postal service Royal Mail was caused by an attack that used ransomware tools from the LockBit hacker collective, which has ties to Russia. On Wednesday, Royal Mail announced the situation and stated that it could not dispatch items worldwide. …
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