Tribune Publishing Hit With Malware
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| Tribune Publishing Hit With Malware | |
| Number | 712 |
| Broadcast Date | DECEMBER 31, 2018 |
| Episode Length | 3:50 |
| Hosts | Rich Stroffolino |
Tribune Publishing disrupted by malware, Bangladesh shuts down mobile internet for the weekend, and Amazon plans to expand Whole Foods locations.
Headlines
- Tribune Publishing was hit by a malware attack that disrupted printing of several newspapers over the weekend. Staff at the LA Times and San Diego Union-Tribune become aware of problems late Thursday night, when files couldn't be sent for printing and editors were getting locked out from accessing ads. As a result, the two publications were significantly delayed, with up to 90% of Union-Tribune subscribers not receiving a morning paper. Publication of other papers were also effected including The South Florida Sun Sentinel and the west coast editions of The Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Tribune stated that all markets were effected by the malware, but that no customer data was compromised. The LA Times reports that inside sources say the attack appears to be a form of the Ryuk ransomware.
- On December 29th, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission ordered all mobile operators to shut down 3G and 4G mobile internet across the country until after the country's parliamentary elections on the 30th. According to the Commission, the shutdown was ordered to prevent the mass spreading of rumors and propaganda before the vote. In a statement, Bangladesh's anti-crime police unit RAB said they had arrested eight men for spreading election rumors on social media ahead of the vote.
- The Wall Street Journal reports that according to sources, Amazon plans to expand and build new Whole Foods stores to increase the range of its Prime Now delivery. The Journal identified parts of Idaho, southern Utah and Wyoming, as potential new expansion locations for Whole Foods. Amazon also reportedly plans to bring online grocery pickup to nearly all of its 475 Whole Foods locations.
- The European Commission announced that it will offer 14 bug bounties for free software the EU depends on, starting in January 2019. Bounties will be paid based on the severity of the bug found, with pools of money for each software project ranging from 25,000 euros for Digital Signature Services to 90,000 for the SSH client PuTTY. Other projects identified by the European Commission include FileZilla, Notepad++, VLC Media Player, and Drupal.
- China approved 80 new video games for sale in the country, lifting a freeze on game license approvals that had been in place since March 2018. The freeze was due to a regulatory overhaul after receiving complaints games were violent, and causing myopia in young users. Notably, the list of approved games did not include any titles from Tencent, aka Fortnite.
- A new study from Privacy International found that 20 out of 34 popular Android apps were transmitting data to Facebook without user permission, including Kayak, MyFitnessPal, Skyscanner and TripAdvisor. Data sent generally included a unique Google advertising ID, what app was being installed, and when the SDK was initialized. While Facebook now offers a SDK that allows analytics to delay sending until a user consents to sharing data, the study notes that this was only made available a full month after GDPR privacy regulations went into effect in Europe, and that many devs are simply using older versions.
- Researchers at MIT published a paper outlining a system for 3D printing glass, suitable for decoration or building. Called G3DP2, the system "combines digitally integrated three-zone thermal control system with four-axis motion control system, introducing industrial-scale production capabilities with enhanced production rate and reliability while ensuring product accuracy and repeatability, all previously unattainable for glass.” The end result is a clear glass object, which is designed to cool down and crystalize without structural problems.
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| Preceded by: "Week in Review for the Week of 12/24/18" |
Tribune Publishing Hit With Malware |
Followed by: "FCC Plans For Government Shutdown" |