FBI operation tricked thousands of computers infected by Qakbot into uninstalling the malware
A U.S. government operation has dismantled the infrastructure of the notorious Qakbot malware, which officials say caused “hundreds of millions” of dollars of damage worldwide. In an announcement on Tuesday, the FBI said that it had successfully “disrupted and dismantled” the Qakbot malware, and had identified more than 700,000 infected
Read moreUsing Google BigQuery OMNI to Query Data In-place From AWS S3
The most modern mechanism for shifting your data from one cloud to another for analytics and insights might be to not move it at allFrom AWS to GCP via the route of magic. No, not really. It’s BigQuery OMNI.The facts of data analyticsIf you’ve been following the trends around data and analytics
Read moreCoffee Briefing Aug 29. – Thinkific launches automated sales tax solution for creators; BTQ unveils ‘The Quantum State’ podcast; TMU and Xanadu collaborate on quantum computing research; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. Thinkific launches automated sales tax solution for creators Vancouver-based creator, seller and marketer of online learning products
Read moreExplore the complete Fintech Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
A few years ago, it was hard to imagine that finance would become one of the most innovative industries in tech. And yet, the world of fintech is an ever-evolving one with entrepreneurs trying to modernize financial services, simplify payments and embed financial products everywhere. That’s why we added a
Read moreCrypto Heists: Unveiling the Billion-Dollar Underworld Despite Sluggish Crime Rates
After stealing more than $3.5bn worth of cryptos in 2022, the worst year for crypto heists in the market`s history, crypto scammers and hackers have seen their inflows significantly drop in 2023. Still, the total amount of stolen money in crypto heists remains shocking. According to data presented by AltIndex.com,
Read moreCommon Pitfalls Caused by Delayed State Updates in SwiftUI
Photo by Khalid ELBAZ on UnsplashAs we all know, SwiftUI is a reactive framework, which means that the framework automatically updates the view when the data source changes. Similarly, when we want to adjust the view display, we should directly modify the state. However, some system controls in SwiftUI need to
Read moreTop Financial Services in SA Answer the Question: Is Data the New Currency?
Data quality management has been a consistent challenge across various industries. Understanding and leveraging this data can bring about significant economic changes, especially in today’s era where actions and behaviors, from clicks to movements, are hyper-personalized. Recently, Synthesis brought together top financial, insurance, and retail companies from South Africa for
Read moreArea codes
US telephone area codes are allocated somewhat randomly. There was a deliberate effort to keep geographical proximity from corresponding to numerical proximity, unlike zip codes. (More of zip code proximity here.) In particular, consecutive area codes should belong to different states. The thought was that this would reduce errors. It’s
Read moreThe IPO drought was worse than you thought
Even with a single-digit tally, the last three months of this year could be the most active quarter by the count of IPOs we do care about.
Read moreGrayscale was unreasonably denied its Bitcoin ETF, court rules
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge When the Securities and Exchange Commission denied Grayscale its petition for a Bitcoin ETF, that action was “arbitrary and capricious,” an appeals court ruled today. The SEC ruling has been vacated. Last year, Grayscale applied for the approval for the fund and was
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