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Eight defendants

Huawei affair: MEPs face withdrawal of immunity

22. May, 2025 - 07:27

Five MEPs are at risk of losing their immunity due to suspected corruption in connection with the Chinese company Huawei.

Loss of sales

US export rules cost Nvidia 15 billion dollars

20. May, 2025 - 07:36

The chip company Nvidia estimates the lost business due to the US government’s tightened export restrictions at 15 billion dollars.

For human-centric security

Proofpoint buys Hornetsecurity for over one billion dollars

15. May, 2025 - 12:45

The US IT security provider Proofpoint has announced the acquisition of the German company Hornetsecurity. As revealed on Thursday, the corporation aims to strengthen its offerings in Microsoft 365 security solutions.

Two-factor protection bypassed

Cyber attack on Ukraine’s arms suppliers

15. May, 2025 - 06:46

The notorious Russian hacker group Fancy Bear has targeted defense companies that supply weapons to Ukraine. This is the result of a recent study by the German security company Eset from Jena.

Investment in data centers

Microsoft cuts thousands of jobs

14. May, 2025 - 07:19

The software giant Microsoft is cutting several thousand jobs. The cuts will affect less than three percent of the workforce, as the company announced.

Equality at risk

SAP reacts to US laws – women’s quota dropped

12. May, 2025 - 10:37

In view of US President Donald Trump’s policies, the software giant SAP does not want to specifically promote the proportion of women in the Group any further.

Notorious ransomware gang

LockBit hacker group was hacked

08. May, 2025 - 14:08

The ransomware group LockBit, known for numerous extortion attacks, has itself become the victim of a hack. Unknown attackers have overwritten the affiliate platforms in the dark web with a clear message: “Don’t do crime. CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague.”

By 2030

Seagate plans 100-terabyte hard disks

08. May, 2025 - 08:49

Storage specialist Seagate is on the further development of its hard disk technology. According to Ban-Seng Teh, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of the company, the manufacturer is aiming to launch a hard disk with a capacity of 100 terabytes by 2030.

Spyware Pegasus

NSO: Almost 168 million dollars fine for WhatsApp surveillance

07. May, 2025 - 11:03

Five years ago, it became known that hundreds of WhatsApp users had been spied on. The developer of the surveillance software has now been fined heavily.