Day: September 19, 2020

The Morning After: What the app store ‘ban’ means for TikTok and WeChat

The Morning After: What the app store ‘ban’ means for TikTok and WeChat

Barring some kind of reprieve, listings for TikTok and WeChat will disappear from US app stores tomorrow. What happens after that? It’s tough to say, but Karissa Bell has broken down everything we know so far.Peacock As far as surprising tech news on Friday, we didn’t see a flood of PS5 or RTX 3080 pre-orders…

Ransomware may have led to the death of a German hospital patient

Ransomware may have led to the death of a German hospital patient

Whatever the intentions, this may have been an avoidable breach. The intruders exploited a known security flaw in Citrix’s VPN software, and Germany’s cybersecurity authority said it warned of the vulnerability in January. It’s nothing new for institutions to fall short on security, but this misstep appears to have been deadly.If the investigation establishes a…