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South Korea has once again postponed its decision on whether to approve Google’s request to transfer accurate map data about the country’s geography to an international server. In February, Google requested a confirmed approval from South Korea’s National Geographic Information Institute to deploy a 1:5,000 scale map to domestic apps and transfer the data to overseas servers, a spokesman for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Korea. The government was supposed to finalize the decision within 60 days by mid-May, but the deadline was still under discussion and so it moved to August 11, a spokesman said. This…
Goho, a London-based creative agency specializing in PR, events and marketing, has been named TechRound’s Sustainability60 in 2025. Ranked No. 41, the award celebrates Gojo’s commitment to sustainability and social impact in the communications industry. TechRound’s Sustainability60 recognizes 60 entrepreneurs and businesses leading the way in building a greener, more responsible future. Founded in 2019 by Stacey-Rebekka Karlsson, Goho transformed the situation of events and communications and carried out environmental management at the heart of its mission. The agency, who just turned six last month, is committed to deepening its impact, promoting innovation, and continuing to model in embedding sustainable…
The conference and event sector has proven to be important economic factors for the UK economy. Recent data from a survey of UK events shows that conferences and conferences have donated £16.3 billion. In comparison, it is £9.75 billion from Sports & Entertainment, highlighting its important role in the country’s economic growth. Amex GBT, a software and service company for travel, expenses, meetings and events, has launched its first “Business Travel Pulse.” The first pulse focuses on London, revealing the top sectors that travel to cities this year, as well as the UK government’s main growth-promoting sector. The first quarter…
Ransomware has evolved into a deceptive, highly tuned, dangerous and sophisticated threat that can be created by crippled organizations of all sizes. Cybercriminals are even using legitimate IT tools to infiltrate their networks and launch ransomware attacks. In a calm example, Microsoft recently revealed how threat actors misuse the rapid assisted remote assistance tool to deploy destructive black bust ransomware stocks. And what’s wrong? Innovations like Ransomware-as-a-Service (RAAS) have lowered the standards for entry, ensuring ransomware attacks are more frequent and widespread than ever before. By 2031, new ransomware attacks were expected every two seconds, reaching $275 billion per year,…
Martyn’s law is officially the 2025-year-old facility terrorism protection law, a UK law that requires specific locations and events to implement measures against terrorist threats. It was named in honor of Martyn Hett, one of the 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena attack in May 2017. In April 2025, Martin’s law received a royal ascent marking a pivotal and welcome moment of time for the UK’s mouse industry. As a result, larger facilities and events with over 800 people will be needed to reduce vulnerability to terrorist acts such as CCTV, bag search policies and vehicle checks. Julia Green,…
This research explores how surrogate materials and testing can advance our understanding and predictability of UO₂ fuel under extreme conditions. As the global community strives to decarbonise its energy systems, nuclear power remains a reliable cornerstone – its future increasingly dependent on our ability to understand and enhance fuel performance under extreme conditions. These include the end-of-life stage of nuclear fuels and transient events such as loss-of-coolant accidents (LOCA) – a scenario exemplified by the Three Mile Island accident. At the forefront of this effort is Dr Tianyi Chen and his research group at Oregon State University, whose latest work…
New findings from ESET show that Russia-related threat actors are attributed to cyberspy operations targeting webmail servers such as RoundCube, Horde, Mdaemon, and Zimbra. The activity, which began in 2023, is known as Codename Round Press by the Slovak Cybersecurity Company. This is due to moderate confidence in a Russian state-sponsored hacking group tracked as APT28. It is also known as Blue Delta, Fancy Bear, Fighting Ursa, Forest Blizzard, Froze Lake, Iron Twilight, ITG05, Pawn Storm, Cednyte, Sofacy, and TA422. “The ultimate goal of this operation is to steal sensitive data from specific email accounts,” ESET researcher Matthieu Faou said…
Tallinn, Estonia, May 15, 2025, Chain Wire Crypto-LED Sportsbook Sportsbet.io has launched a major giveaway offering users the opportunity to win 1 million Stablecoin, USDT as the UEFA Champions League enters its decisive final stage. Open to all validated users of the platform, this initiative requires an admission fee of 1 USDT. Participants must correctly answer a set of football-centric questions. Those who submit all correct answers are eligible to request a USD 1 million award. The launch will coincide with the end of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League season, one of the most viewed sporting events in the world.…
May 15, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalware/Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package named “OS-INFO-Checker-ES6.” It disguises it as an operating system information utility that secretly drops the next stage payload onto the compromised system. “The campaign employs clever Unicode-based steganography to hide the first malicious code and uses Google Calendar Event Short Links as the dynamic dropper for the final payload,” Veracode said in a report shared with Hacker News. “OS-INFO-Checker-ES6” was first published in the NPM registry on March 19, 2025 by a user named “Kim9123”. It has been downloaded 2,001 times at the time of writing. The same…
Birmingham secured two prestigious medical conferences to be held in 2026, strengthening its position as a major hub for healthcare innovation and research. The British Surgery Association (BSSH) and Labeduk26 are the flagship events of the Institute Association, both of which will be held in the East Side Room after a successful partnership bid with Birmingham and the West Midlands Convention Bureau, part of the West Midlands Growth Company. Together, the event is expected to attract more than 600 representatives from across the UK and beyond, making a significant contribution to the local economy through hotel stays, meals, transportation and…