State-sponsored North Korean hackers have been targeting healthcare providers since at least May 2021, according to the US government. The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of the Treasury have issued a joint advisory warning healthcare organizations about the attackers’ MO. Apparently, they’ve been using a ransomware called Maui to… Continue reading North Korean hackers are using ransomware to attack healthcare providers, feds warn
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Crypto exchange Genesis discloses exposure to bankrupt Three Arrows CapitalGenesis is also pursuing all strategies to recover any potential loss
Digital asset exchange Genesis Trading said on Wednesday it had been exposed to Three Arrows Capital (3AC), but had mitigated its losses after the bankrupt crypto hedge fund failed to meet a margin call. Genesis Chief Executive Officer Michael Moro in a tweet said the firm’s parent company Digital Currency Group has assumed some of… Continue reading Crypto exchange Genesis discloses exposure to bankrupt Three Arrows CapitalGenesis is also pursuing all strategies to recover any potential loss
Japan’s pursuit of overseas acquisitions not impaired by yen’s drop
Japan’s pursuit of overseas acquisitions has not been impaired by the yen’s drop to 24-year lows, as suitors are intent on offseting grim domestic growth prospects and developing new revenue streams, investment bankers said. A 15% decline in the yen against the U.S. dollar this year will make purchases abroad more expensive for Japanese firms, yet bankers… Continue reading Japan’s pursuit of overseas acquisitions not impaired by yen’s drop
HSBC in talks to sell Russian lending business to Expobank
HSBC is in advanced talks to sell its Russian corporate lending business to Expobank, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as many major banks exit the country. Several of the world’s top financial services companies have moved to sell or dramatically reduce their business interests in Russia since it invaded Ukraine. Moscow’s invasion,… Continue reading HSBC in talks to sell Russian lending business to Expobank
Data Vantage: Mosaic Solutions, TWID and Planetarium Labs raise new funding and other updates
Mosaic Solutions, a Philippines-based provider of restaurant management solutions, received $5 million in fresh funding last week, according to regulatory filings. Kickstart Ventures’s ACTIVE Fund, Gentree Fund and Sierra Madre were among the investors in the latest round. The startup’s shares were priced at $1 apiece. Mosaic had last announced raising $1 million in additional… Continue reading Data Vantage: Mosaic Solutions, TWID and Planetarium Labs raise new funding and other updates
Elon Musk Reportedly Had Two More Secret Children This Year
With one of his employees. Neuralink Daycare An eyebrow-raising scoop from Insider found that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s brood of children is even larger than previously known, with two new twins having been born last November. For those keeping score, the infants are not Musk’s first secret offspring that have come to light.… Continue reading Elon Musk Reportedly Had Two More Secret Children This Year
Weird Storm Turns Sky Green
Extremely menacing vibes. Spooky Skies Nothing quite says “apocalypse” like Melon Powerade-colored heavens. Case in point, before a bout of severe weather yesterday, the sky in Sioux Falls, South Dakota turned a shade of green akin to that of the gamma radiation that turned Bruce Banner into the Hulk. The ominous occurrence took place as a… Continue reading Weird Storm Turns Sky Green
Cell Providers Are Apparently Gonna Put Ads on Your Phone’s Lock Screen
This looks annoying as hell. Lock Screen Ads Google’s Android smartphone platform could soon be getting flooded with ads — right on the lock screen. According to TechCrunch, a Google-backed subsidiary of Indian advertising company inMobi Group called Glance is in talks with US-based wireless carriers to launch several smartphone models, which could feature ads on… Continue reading Cell Providers Are Apparently Gonna Put Ads on Your Phone’s Lock Screen
AI Referee Will Track Players’ Individual Limbs at World Cup
“I know that someone called it ‘robot offside;’ it’s not.” PlAI Ball FIFA — the international overlord of soccer-slash-football — has revealed that it’ll be implementing a complex offsides-detecting AI system at the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The assistive technology takes into consideration a dizzying array of data points. A dozen strategically-placed, AI-connected cameras continuously… Continue reading AI Referee Will Track Players’ Individual Limbs at World Cup
Ex-Tesla Employee Says He Was Fired by Phone Call, While on Vacation
“If left unchecked, Tesla may succeed in cutting off the rights of thousands.” Getting Laid (Off) A Tesla employee says the company mishandled his firing when it let him go while he was on vacation — and he’s not the only one. As Insider reports, Reno, Nevada’s Roosevelt Jointer had been a Tesla maintenance supervisor from… Continue reading Ex-Tesla Employee Says He Was Fired by Phone Call, While on Vacation