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Metabase Q uncovers new strain of ATM malware in Latin America 03 March 2021
Source: Metabase Q Metabase Q Inc., the leader in securing Latin American organizations from cyber attacks, today announced that the company s security research division, Ocelot, has discovered a new variant of Ploutus, one of the most sophisticated ATM malware families worldwide. Discovered for the first time in 2013, Ploutus enables criminals to empty ATMs by taking advantage of ATM middleware vulnerabilities via an externally connected device. This new variant, dubbed Ploutus-I, builds upon capabilities of prior strains and is tailored to control ATMs from the Brazilian vendor Itautec. Instances of this variant have been seen in attacks across major banks in the region. Further detail is in the blog published
The UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the 5% reduced rate of VAT for the hospitality for six months and has frozen alcohol duties for a second consecutive year.
One of the great things about living in the U.S. is that our city and county governments are required to keep their citizens informed about their actions. One of the ways they do this is through public notices â the informational notices that have been deemed to be of importance to local constituents. They are required by law to be disseminated by an independent third party to a broad audience within the community.
An example of a public notice is a request to rezone a piece of property from residential to commercial. The ramifications of such government action are obvious, and itâs in the publicâs interest to be able to monitor and provide input into such activities. Public notices are currently required to be published in the newspaper.
Our fifth graders have been closely monitoring the landing of the Mars rover “Perseverance” over the past several weeks since it coincides with a chapter from our current reading material.