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Killnet threatens imminent SWIFT, world banking attacks

The pro-Russian hacktivist collective known as Killnet claims to be working in concert with a resurgent form of the notorious ReVIL ransomware gang. The goal? To mount an attack on the Western financial system. The group is warning that attacks are imminent, as in the next day or so; but it’s unclear whether the threats […]

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Telia is building 5G cell towers for the battlefield

Tank behind her, a young woman dressed in combat fatigues sports an incongruous-looking pink smartphone on a muddy road somewhere in Ukraine. Named Dasha, she is a practitioner of BYOD (bring your own device), a phenomenon normally observed in the office rather than on the battlefield. At one time, her Ukrainian military superiors would probably […]

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Self-driving taxi kills dog in San Francisco

A report filed with the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles detailing the circumstances surrounding the collision suggested that it could not be avoided. But the negative headlines the story has generated will do little to silence mounting criticism of the continued expansion of autonomous vehicle (AV) operations in the city. The report states: “On May 21, 2023 […]

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Renee Gordon named as FirstNet Authority board vice chair

The FirstNet Authority today announced that 911 veteran Renee Gordon is the new vice chair for the FirstNet Authority board, effective immediately. Gordon, who was joined the FirstNet Authority board last November, is the director of the emergency communications center in Alexandria, Va., and previously served as the 911 director in Baltimore, Md. “I am […]

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German Huawei ban to cost €2.5B and take years, no thanks to EU

Huawei’s European empire is slowly crumbling. Ejected from smaller markets such as Sweden and left to gradually rot in bigger ones like the UK, the controversial Chinese equipment maker now faces the prospect of a comprehensive EU-wide clampdown on the use of its products. Thierry Breton, a former telco boss who now works as the […]

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Mercedes’ ‘hands-off, eyes-off’ tech OK’d in California

California has become the second American state to allow Mercedes’ Level 3 “hands-off, eyes off’ autonomous tech Drive Pilot. The Golden State’s decision follows approval from Nevada earlier this year, which marked the first time such advanced self-driving tech had been made available on production cars that the general public can lease or buy in the United […]

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Why critical infrastructure remains a ransomware target

There continues to be a lot of pressure on security leaders to do more with less, but today’s sophisticated and frequent cyberattacks only exacerbate the situation. And the bad news is these cyber incidents, particularly ransomware attacks, are not going away any time soon. In fact, they are becoming more prevalent in areas like critical […]

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One month after ransomware attack, Dallas reports 90% of its network has been restored

More than a month after a crippling ransomware attack on May 3, administrators from Dallas, Texas say they’ve restored more than 90% of the city’s network. “Our staff has worked tirelessly to restore and rebuild systems and return all systems to full functionality as quickly and securely as possible,” reads a statement issued last week from the […]

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Nextivity supports satellite-direct-to-phone operations on FirstNet spectrum, looks to upgrade HPUE next year

Nextivity has told the FCC that it supports the notion of using high-power-user-equipment (HPUE) in conjunction with supplemental coverage from space (SCS) on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to the FirstNet Authority, and CEO Michiel Lotter said the company hopes to unveil “next-generation” HPUE in 2024. Nextivity submitted its comments to the FCC as […]

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Big telcos cut another 85K jobs in 2022 as generative AI loomed

Generative AI’s founding fathers have gone all J. Robert Oppenheimer. The man widely credited with developing the atom bomb worked furiously on the science and then panicked that he had given mankind the tools of its own destruction. Having unleashed destructive forces of a different nature, today’s software masters are suddenly calling for a moratorium […]

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Killnet threatens imminent SWIFT, world banking attacks

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Telia is building 5G cell towers for the battlefield

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Self-driving taxi kills dog in San Francisco

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Renee Gordon named as FirstNet Authority board vice chair

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German Huawei ban to cost €2.5B and take years, no thanks to EU

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Mercedes’ ‘hands-off, eyes-off’ tech OK’d in California

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Why critical infrastructure remains a ransomware target

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One month after ransomware attack, Dallas reports 90% of its network has been restored

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Nextivity supports satellite-direct-to-phone operations on FirstNet spectrum, looks to upgrade HPUE next year

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Big telcos cut another 85K jobs in 2022 as generative AI loomed

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Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

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