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A previously unseen ransomware family, named Spirals by its operators, was deployed in a double extortion attack against an IT services company in South Asia in June 2026, the Symantec Threat Hunter Team can reveal. The Rust-based payload is either a new ransomware threat or one purpose-built for this attack. The actor behind the attack…

Investors who buy Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) today are really betting on whether CEO Marc Benioff’s “agentic enterprise” vision sticks, not just whether the next quarter beats expectations.

Meet Michael Cook ’20. While at UMBC, Michael majored in information systems with a minor in statistics. Outside of the classroom, he was a member of UMBC’s improv troupe, Dog-Collar Comedy, eventually serving as the group’s president. Today, Michael is a senior business intelligence analyst for Johns Hopkins University. But recently, Michael put his improv…

Essentra plc (LSE:ESNT) has concluded a competitive audit tender and selected PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to continue as the group’s external auditor for the financial year ending 31 December 2027. The decision follows UK corporate governance requirements that listed companies undertake an audit tender at least every ten years. The reappointment remains subject to shareholder approval at…

The animal kingdom is ruled by open sexual relationships. Bats, beetles, and bonobos all have multiple partners over a season or a lifetime. Barnacles and barracudas don’t even get to pick their partners, simply spewing their eggs and sperm into milky clouds underwater. But it’s much rarer to be a nonmonogamous bird. An estimated 90…

The Latin American version of “Alibaba” — Mercado Libre (hereinafter referred to as $Latin American Commercial Services (MELI.US)) released its Q2 earnings on the morning of August 6. Overall, the growth of its business and revenue remains strong, with the nominal revenue growth rate close to 50%, significantly exceeding market expectations.