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Epoch Times
4 days ago
- Epoch Times
Appeals Court Tosses Lawsuit Against Social Media Companies Over 2022 Buffalo Shooting
A New York appellate court on July 25 dismissed a lawsuit filed against Meta, Google, and several other social media and Internet-based companies, in connection with the 2022 mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. The mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo on May 14, 2022, left 10 people dead and three injured. Police arrested Payton Gendron, an 18-year-old white man, who, in November 2022, pleaded guilty to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges. Gendron apologized for the attack.
The Star
23-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
Microsoft flaw 'opens the door' for hackers. It will be hard to close
Waves of cyberattacks are hitting a commonly used Microsoft product, compromising dozens of organisations around the world. The hackers exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint, an Internet-based app primarily used by government agencies and private companies for internal documents and records. The company alerted customers to the problem on July 19, and on July 20 issued guidance on how to fix it. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a branch of the US Department of Homeland Security, said on July 20 that it's still assessing the scope of the attacks. "CISA was made aware of the exploitation by a trusted partner and we reached out to Microsoft immediately to take action," Chris Butera, CISA acting executive assistant director for cybersecurity, said in a statement. "Microsoft is responding quickly, and we are working with the company to help notify potentially impacted entities about recommended mitigations." Cybersecurity company Eye Security scanned more than 8,000 SharePoint servers worldwide and found that dozens of organisations were compromised during attacks from Friday through Monday. Eye Security said it discovered the attacks. Microsoft and cybersecurity experts said customers who use SharePoint through a cloud-based server aren't at risk. It's organisations that use their own, on-premises servers for SharePoint are vulnerable. That likely includes government agencies, schools, hospitals and large companies. Eye Security and Microsoft urged customers to follow Microsoft's guidance for mitigating exposure from hackers floating into a network and stealing data. In other intrusions, hackers have stolen identifying information of customers as well as intellectual property and internal communications. "The risk is not theoretical," Eye Security said in a blog post. The vulnerability in the system is referred to as a "zero-day" exploit, which means it's a flaw that the company wasn't aware of. Therefore, the company's security team had zero days to prepare a patch or fix. CISA said malicious hackers are able to manipulate code within an organisation's SharePoint network if they gain access. Microsoft labelled the severity of the flaw as critical, the most serious designation in its security guide. Unit 42, a team of cyber threat researchers with Palo Alto Networks, said it was a severe and urgent threat. Michael Sikorski, chief technical officer for Unit 42, said in a statement that attackers are bypassing passwords and other security measures in SharePoint to gain access to sensitive data and establish footholds. They're able to create backdoors into networks that survive reboots and updates. "If you have SharePoint (on-premises) exposed to the Internet, you should assume that you have been compromised at this point," he said. "Patching alone is insufficient to fully evict the threat." SharePoint is deeply connected with Microsoft's suite of products, including services like Outlook and Teams, which makes the attacks especially concerning, according to Sikorski. "A compromise doesn't stay contained – it opens the door to the entire network," he said. In a threat brief on Monday, Palo Alto Networks recommended customers to follow Microsoft's guidance. The attacks come four months after researchers at cybersecurity company Trend Micro reported another zero-day exploit at Microsoft. In that case, state-sponsored attackers from North Korea, Iran, Russia and China were able to manipulate a flaw in shortcut links on Windows to steal data and cryptocurrency. – The Seattle Times/Tribune News Service
India Today
21-07-2025
- Business
- India Today
Betting app case: ED summons Google, Meta again for July 28 after no-show
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday issued fresh summons to tech giants Google and Meta in connection with the promotion of "illegal" online betting and gambling apps, directing them to appear on July 28 after their representatives failed to show up with the required companies have been accused of promoting betting apps and giving prominence to advertisements and websites related to online the representatives of the two companies sought deferment of the July 21 summons, saying they need time to collect relevant information and documents before they present themselves for questioning and recording of their statements, reported news agency the tech giants appear for questioning, their statements will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The federal agency is probing multiple platforms hosting illegal betting and gambling links, including instances of advertisements placed for them on various Internet-based social media outlets and app tech giants are understood to have been called by the ED to understand how such illegal platforms can place advertisements on their social media and communication actors, celebrities and sports persons are also under the scanner of the agency in these cases, and they are also expected to depose before the ED has said illegal online betting and gambling platforms were cheating innocent people of their hard-earned money, and also laundering and evading taxes worth crores of rupees.- EndsInputs from PTI advertisement
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Business Standard
21-07-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Meta, Google skip ED summons in betting probe, called again on Jul 28
Executives of tech giants Meta and Google did not depose before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as scheduled on Monday and have now been given fresh summons for July 28 in a money laundering case linked to promotion of "illegal" online betting and gambling platforms, official sources said. It is understood that the representatives of the two companies sought deferment of the July 21 summons, saying they need time to collect relevant information and documents before they present themselves for questioning and recording of their statements at the federal probe agency. Sources said the executives have been given a one-week extension and asked to depose on July 28. Once they depose, their statements will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said. There was no immediate response from the two companies. The federal agency is probing multiple platforms hosting illegal betting and gambling links, including instances of advertisements placed for them on various Internet-based social media outlets and app stores. The tech giants are understood to have been called by the ED to understand how such illegal platforms can place advertisements on their social media and communication links. Some actors, celebrities and sports persons are also under the scanner of the agency in these cases, and they are also expected to depose before the ED. The ED has said illegal online betting and gambling platforms were cheating innocent people of their hard-earned money, and also laundering and evading taxes worth crores of rupees. It is investigating more than a dozen big cases linked to illegal gambling and betting platforms across the country, including the Mahadev Online Book (MOB) ap,p whose main promoters hail from Chhattisgarh.
Time of India
21-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Meta, Google officials fail to depose before ED; called again on Jul 28
Enforcement Directorate (ED) has re-summoned Meta and Google executives. They are to appear on July 28 in a money laundering case. The case involves promotion of illegal online betting platforms. Executives initially sought more time to gather information. ED is investigating multiple platforms and advertisements on social media. Actors and sportspersons are also under investigation. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Executives of tech giants Meta and Google did not depose before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as scheduled on Monday and have now been given fresh summons for July 28 in a money laundering case linked to promotion of "illegal" online betting and gambling platforms, official sources is understood that the representatives of the two companies sought deferment of the July 21 summons, saying they need time to collect relevant information and documents before they present themselves for questioning and recording of their statements at the federal probe said the executives have been given a one-week extension and asked to depose on July they depose, their statements will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources was no immediate response from the two federal agency is probing multiple platforms hosting illegal betting and gambling links, including instances of advertisements placed for them on various Internet-based social media outlets and app tech giants are understood to have been called by the ED to understand how such illegal platforms can place advertisements on their social media and communication actors, celebrities and sports persons are also under the scanner of the agency in these cases, and they are also expected to depose before the ED has said illegal online betting and gambling platforms were cheating innocent people of their hard-earned money, and also laundering and evading taxes worth crores of is investigating more than a dozen big cases linked to illegal gambling and betting platforms across the country, including the Mahadev Online Book (MOB) ap,p whose main promoters hail from Chhattisgarh.
