New Android Malware Drains Bank Accounts, Wipes Device Data

Edward Correia - August 05, 2024

IN THIS ISSUE: Android Malware Drains Bank Accounts; CrowdStrike Fallout: Who Can We Sue?; ServiceNow Targeted by Hackers; GitHub Unveils Sandbox for AI Models; World's First Robot-dentist Preps for a Crown; This Ain't Your Father's JavaScript

Dangerous new Android malware drains your bank accounts and completely wipes your device — how to stay safe | Tom's Guide

New Android Malware Drains Bank Accounts

It's a headline that garners universal attention. The attack uses SMS phishing, or "smishing," which usually appears as an urgent SMS message with a link. When clicked, malware gains access to the device and unleashes its dastardly deeds, then wipes the device.

CrowdStrike Fallout: Who Can We Sue?

In the aftermath of last month's global internet meltdown, many companies are licking their wounds and looking for someone to blame. One of the worst affected was Delta Airlines, with flight disruptions reportedly costing the company upwards of US$500 million.

ServiceNow misconfiguration went unexploited, but still cause for concern | SC Media

ServiceNow Targeted by Hackers

IT-service tools company ServiceNow has until Aug. 19 to patch three high-severity hacks to its products that, if combined, could allow bad actors to siphon off data of its customers. That's an order from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

GitHub Unveils a Sandbox for AI Models

With everyone and his brother releasing AI models these days, it's hard to know which one might do the job for an app. Addressing that issue is GitHub, which last week introduced GitHub Models, which it says gives developers an easy way to experiment with different models.

World's First Robo-Dentist Preps for a Crown

Addressing the shortage of dentists in the Great White North, Perceptive is a Canadian startup that has developed an AI-driven robotic dentist that has already successfully crown-prepped the tooth of a brave volunteer eight times faster than its human counterpart. Open wide.

This Ain't Your Father's JavaScript

It would be hard to overstate how much the tech industry has changed since 1995, the year JavaScript was introduced as a way to add motion web pages. At the time, the web was about as dynamic as a brick wall. Today it's not even called JavaScript anymore.