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Another element of these campaigns also has a significant footprint in the US; researchers collected information about 2,900 money mule accounts run by people whose job it is to transfer stolen funds and found that 80% of these were also based in the US. That's mostly because businesses in the US have historically been the primary targets of BEC attacks and most of these attacks ask victims to send money to accounts in the same country, said Hassold. … [Read more...] about Phishing scams: The new hotspots for fraud gangs

Scott Stein/CNET Logitech's case might be the most versatile, and it's the most affordable. It's an evolution of Microsoft Surface-like cases Logitech has made before, with a keyboard base that snaps onto the bottom of the iPad, while a protective kickstand cover protects the tablet on top. It's a thick case, but a nicely designed one that offers the most protection. The adjustable kickstand is great for propping up and watching movies, and you can leave the keyboard part behind. … [Read more...] about How to pick the best iPad keyboard trackpad case

We chewed the tech fat and put the world to rights for a couple of hours. I happened to mention how the other day I was contacted by a parent looking for advice because their child had enthusiastically stuffed the charging port of the family's homeschooling iPad with what were believed to be baked beans. … [Read more...] about You are your iPhone’s worst enemy

A new Linux port allows Apple’s M1 Macs to run Ubuntu for the first time. Corellium, a security firm that offers a virtualized version of iOS for security testing, has successfully ported Ubuntu over to M1 Macs and released a tutorial for others to follow. The modified version of Ubuntu boots into the regular user interface and includes USB support. … [Read more...] about Linux has been ported to run on Apple’s M1 Macs

Amazon said in a blog post Thursday that 19,816 of its workers have tested positive or were presumed positive between March 1 and Sept. 19, a positivity rate of 1.44% when compared to the total number of US workers. Comparing to general population figures from Johns Hopkins University, Amazon said it would have expected 33,952 cases. … [Read more...] about Amazon says nearly 20,000 US employees have contracted COVID-19