Multiple banks attacked by Carbanak-linked group. Twitter Card Style: summary Since January 2016, discreet campaigns involving malware called Trojan.Odinaff have targeted a number of financial organizations worldwide. These attacks appear to be extremely focused on organizations operating in the banking, securities, trading, and payroll sectors. Click to Tweet: Banks & other financial targets hit by
Read MoreChina’s box office potential became evident earlier this year, and Hollywood has noticed. Source: CNet
Read MoreSamsung temporarily paused production of the problematic device, but now appears to have permanently stopped making the Galaxy Note 7. Source: CNet
Read MoreU.S. accusations that WikiLeaks is helping Russian hackers influence the upcoming election hasn’t stopped the controversial website from dumping emails allegedly stolen from a Hillary Clinton aide. On Monday, WikiLeaks released an additional batch of 2,000 emails stolen from Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, which could fuel negative press coverage of her candidacy. [ Watch
Read MoreOne of Windows 10’s biggest internal changes is support for management and security APIs à la enterprise mobile management (EMM). It uses APIs similar to those in iOS, Android, and MacOS. But Windows 10’s EMM policies are limited compared to what traditional Windows management tools can do. Thus, a lot of what IT does to
Read MoreHoneypots provide the best way I know of to detect attackers or unauthorized snoopers inside or outside your organization. For decades I’ve wondered why honeypots weren’t taking off, but they finally seem to be reaching critical mass. I help a growing number of companies implement their first serious honeypots — and the number of vendors
Read MoreTechnically Incorrect: If you take some of the footage from the second presidential debate, edit it and put a different soundtrack to it, you get art. Of a sort. Source: CNet
Read MoreUsing salt water and sunlight, Sundrop Farms is able to produce 15 million kilograms (33 million pounds) of tomatoes a year from the Australian desert. Source: CNet
Read MoreHedge fund accuses troubled blood-testing company of lying to attract its nearly $100 million investment, according to a letter seen by the Wall Street Journal. Source: CNet
Read MoreAutonomous vacuums are the most widely used robots in the country — its government wants to change that. Source: CNet
Read MoreThousands of people must have walked past its display at the University of Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe cloud computing company hasn’t bowed out yet, according to the New York Times, despite investors’ apparent disapproval. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe undecided voter with the bright red sweater and disposable camera might have won over more debate viewers than the candidates. Source: CNet
Read MoreVerizon says it’s examining the impact of the 2014 hack on the company it’s spending $4.8 billion to buy. Source: CNet
Read MoreA big battery and twist throttle sets this e-bike apart from conventional bicycles. Here’s a look. Source: CNet
Read MoreSamsung stops all sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7. Now, both it and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission ask owners to shut off every single handset. Source: CNet
Read MoreCompany makes request after wireless carriers suspend sales of the device amid probe into fires and explosions. Consumers are warned to turn off their phones. Source: CNet
Read MoreJack Dorsey attempts to fire up his employees after there’s no apparent potential buyer for the social network. Source: CNet
Read MoreSee the stars a little differently with an exotic view of space and Earth as photographed from the International Space Station. Source: CNet
Read MoreAn Aussie venomous red-bellied black snake gets a little too curious about those last few drops of beer in an empty can. Source: CNet
Read MoreApple and the American Red Cross have made an easy way to support hurricane recovery efforts. Source: CNet
Read MoreHome Deals: Where to find half-price slow cookers or save $50 on a high-end multi-cooker and save $79 on a Dyson vacuum cleaner. Source: CNet
Read MoreYou can no longer buy a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone from any of the four major US carriers. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe default Windows sketching app appears to be getting a 3D upgrade — and it could be an indication of the wider Microsoft news we’ll see on October 26. Source: CNet
Read MoreSlack wanted to replace work email, and now Facebook wants to replace Slack. Let the battle of the office chat rooms begin. Source: CNet
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