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Russia-based hackers have hit Apple in a $50 million ransomware attack via a Taiwan-based company that manufactures MacBooks and other products for the Cupertino-based iPhone maker, the media reported. According to The Record, the operators of the REvil ransomware are demanding that Apple pay a ransom demand to avoid having confidential information leaked on the Dark Web. The cybercriminals timed the attack to coincide with Apples "Spring Loaded" event. Files leaked on the Dark Web show "sch...

NSE VIX rose 2.67% to 23.03 The Nifty April 2021 futures were at 14,405.30, at a discount of 0.85 points compared with Niftys spot closing of 14,406.15. Turnover on the National Stock Exchanges futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 88.49 lakh crore compared with Rs 41.71 lakh crore in the previous session. In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index added 109.75 points or 0.77% to 14,406.15. The NSEs India VIX, a gauge of markets expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 2.67% to 23.03. Ad...

Microsoft is reportedly working on a new app store for Windows 10 that will introduce a modern and fluid user interface, as well as bring changes to the policies that govern what kind of apps can be submitted to the store by developers. The new store will feature a new user interface (UI) and big policy changes for app developers. "According to sources familiar with the matter, this new Store will pave the way to a revitalised storefront thats more open to both end-users and developers," repo...

Politics, arts, culture, climate change, and the future of the EU will fuse in a major online festival - EYE on the Edge - based in Galway, and taking place this weekend, which has been created by and for young people.

(Reuters) - Facebook Incs Instagram is rolling out a feature to prevent users from viewing possibly abusive messages by filtering offensive words, phrases and emojis on the photo-sharing app. The company said on Wednesday that along with the filter option for abusive direct messages, it will also make it harder for people blocked by users to circumvent and contact them through new accounts. Instagram has been pushing on its efforts to tackle hate speech and online abuse on its platform, which...

Read more about Facebook unveils upcoming audio products to take on Clubhouse: Details here on Business Standard. Zuckerberg said the worlds largest social media network planned in the coming months to launch features including short-form audio clips called Soundbites

Ramco Systems announced the availability of its Global Payroll solution on Oracle Cloud Marketplace, a centralized repository of enterprise applications offered by Oracle and Oracle partners. As a part of the collaboration, Ramco will seamlessly integrate its one payroll platform across 50+ countries with Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM), thereby enabling HR & payroll transformation for large enterprises. Powered by Capital Market - Live News (This story has not been edited b...

A court here on Friday remanded police officer Riyaz Kazi, an associate of suspended cop Sachin Waze, in judicial custody till April 23 in connection with the case of an explosives-laden SUV found near industrialist Mukesh Ambanis residence and the subsequent death Thane-based businessman Mansukh Hiran. Kazi, an assistant police inspector, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 11. He was produced before a holiday court here at the end of his NIA remand on Friday. ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a mega operation to copy and remove malicious web shells from hundreds of vulnerable computers in the US that were running on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server software used to provide enterprise-level email service. A court in Houston has authorised an FBI operation to "copy and remove" backdoors from hundreds of Microsoft Exchange email servers that have been compromised by nation-state hackers, including from China. "Toda...

Read more about China Stocks end softer on tightening worries on Business Standard. At closing bell, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.48%, or 16.48 points, to 3,396.47. The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on Chinas second exchange, fell 0.06%, or 1.32 points, to 2,187.57. The blue-chip CSI300 index