Ransomware attack halts production at IoT maker Sierra Wireless

A multinational manufacturer of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has halted production after falling victim to a ransomware attack.Canadian IoT maker Sierra Wireless says it suffered a ransomware…

Fewer troops, but more tech: Military downsizes as it shifts to AI, drones and cyber

Automation is increasingly making its way into the modern-day battlefield, and the armed forces are being re-shaped accordingly. The UK government has unveiled new plans to re-organize defense…

Cybercriminals exchange tips on avoiding arrest, jail in underground forums

Lurking on underground forums has revealed insight into the methodology behind cyberattacker targets -- as well as what criminals say to do if, or when, they are caught.  Released…

IT admin with axe to grind sent to prison for wiping Microsoft user accounts

A former IT contractor with a grudge has been sentenced after mass-deleting the majority of a company's Microsoft accounts.  Deepanshu Kher was sentenced to two years in prison…

Jack Dorsey’s first tweet sells for $2.9m via NFT

Jack Dorsey's first tweet in 2006Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey has sold his first ever tweet for $2.9 million.The Twitter boss handed over the proceeds from the 15 year-old tweet to…

Saurabh Chandra, Ex-Amazon and Flipkart veteran joins BCG India as Managing Director, IT News, ET CIO

Saurabh ChandraAccording to sources, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) India appoints Saurabh Chandra as Managing Director. Boston Consulting Group is an American management consulting firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1963,…

CSIRO: Australia is missing out on AU$3.1b industry in lithium-ion battery recycling

Getty Images/iStockphoto A new report prepared for Future Battery Industries Cooperative…

Google names Intel veteran Uri Frank in push for more highly integrated cloud chips

Frank will development of silicon for infrastructure, specifically, integrating more functions onto a single chip, so-called systems-on-a-chip, or SoCs. Google's Google Cloud unit this afternoon…

Is ad-free Gravvity a ‘healthier’ social media app?

The COVID-19 pandemic, while increasing our use of social media, has also changed the way we look at our social feeds. Now, a new app aims to put the user back in control of their ad-free feed,…

Project Gigabit: First areas to get huge broadband speed upgrade revealed

The government unveiled the first list of areas where the deployment of gigabit broadband will be subsidized by public funds.   Getty Images/iStockphoto …