Topic: communication channels
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International Students Scammed With Fake Visa Threats
International students in the U.S. are increasingly targeted by scammers posing as officials, who exploit fears over visa status to deceive them through emails, texts, and calls. These scams primarily aim for financial gain by using threats or fake rewards, leading to compromised accounts, financ...
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ClickUp's New AI Assistant Takes on Slack and Notion
ClickUp 4.0 introduces a unified platform integrating calendar management, communication tools, document handling, and task tracking, alongside new AI assistant capabilities. The release features two AI agents: one that proactively answers questions using internal and external sources, and anothe...
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Augment AI Logistics Startup Raises $85M Series A from Deliverr Founder
Harish Abbott, co-founder of Deliverr, has launched Augment, an AI-driven logistics company that recently secured $85 million in Series A funding to modernize freight operations. Augment's AI assistant, Augie, automates routine tasks like tracking shipments and invoicing, reducing manual work and...
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UNC2891: Inside the ATM Fraud Money Mule Network
Cybersecurity group UNC2891 executed sophisticated ATM fraud attacks in Indonesia, using a money mule recruitment network and custom malware like STEELCORGI to target banks over multiple years. The criminals employed advanced tools including the CAKETAP rootkit to bypass security checks and multi...
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Microsoft Engineer's Mass Resignation Email After 13 Years Goes Viral
A longtime principal software engineer at Microsoft resigned over ethical concerns, citing the company's military contracts with Israel and accusing it of enabling human rights violations. Microsoft suspended some cloud services for an Israeli military unit after an investigation confirmed its pl...
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Dubai Customs Debuts AI Platform for Real-Time Customer Feedback
Dubai Customs has launched an AI-powered "Voice of Customer" platform to instantly collect and analyze client feedback, reducing manual tasks and improving customs processing efficiency. The platform uses predictive analytics to monitor customer attitudes in real-time and transforms feedback from...
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Google Meet Outage Disrupts Monday Meetings
A widespread Google Meet outage on Monday afternoon prevented thousands of users from joining virtual meetings, causing significant workflow disruptions. The issue, which started around 1:30 p.m. ET, led to slow UI loads, meeting join failures, and black screens on desktop, though mobile access o...
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Romanian Water Authority Hit by Major Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack disrupted administrative systems at Romania's national water authority, but crucial operational technology controlling physical water infrastructure like dams remained unaffected and functional. The attackers used the legitimate Windows BitLocker feature to encrypt files, leav...
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