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IT firm Kaseya hires FireEye to help deal with ransomware outbreak By Reuters

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ransomware-hit IT firm Kaseya said on Sunday it hired cybersecurity company FireEye Inc to help deal with the fallout of a major breach that has affected hundreds of businesses worldwide. In a message https://www.kaseya.com/potential-attack-on-kaseya-vsa posted to its website, Miami-based Kaseya said its employees "have been actively engaged with FireEye and other security assessment firms" to investigate the attack, which struck on Friday and quickly spread across the globe. FireEye confirmed to Reuters it was working with Kaseya. The full impact of the intrusion at Kaseya is still coming into focus,...

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Home workers questioning jobs, supply-chain havoc weigh on French recovery By Reuters

By Sarah White and Leigh Thomas AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - A shortage of qualified workers, doubts raised by working from home and supply-chain havoc are proving problematic for some companies as they try to ride France's recovery from the pandemic but struggle to fill vacancies, business leaders said. Less than a year before France's next presidential election, Emmanuel Macron's chances of re-election will partly hinge on the strength of a rebound beginning to benefit some of France's big industries, from luxury goods makers to energy exporters. At an annual economic conference in southern France,...

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Pro-Trump social media app hacked on launch day as half million sign up By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A social media site launched on Sunday by Jason Miller, a senior adviser to former U.S. President Donald Trump, was briefly hacked, and more than 500,000 people have registered to use the site, Miller said. GETTR, a Twitter-style platform with posts and trending topics, has advertised itself on the Google and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) app stores as "a non-bias social network for people all over the world." "The problem was detected and sealed in a matter of minutes, and all the intruder was able to accomplish was to change a few user names," Miller said...

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Israel backs OECD’s country-by-country corporate tax reporting By Reuters

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's government said on Sunday it would require large multinational companies to report their operations on a country-by-country basis, joining a push by the OECD to eliminate income tax avoidance. The information reported by multinational groups with revenues of at least 750 million euros ($890 million) will be shared with other countries as part of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) project, said Israel's Finance Ministry after cabinet ministers approved the measure. Israel will receive similar data from abroad. "This will allow the tax authorities in Israel and around the world...

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Israel negotiating Pfizer surplus with other countries, official says By Reuters

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is in talks with other countries about a deal to unload its surplus of Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccines, doses of which are due to expire by the end of the month, a health ministry official said on Sunday. Hezi Levi, the ministry's director-general, did not provide details about the number of doses Israel was looking to hand over in an apparent swap arrangement. In an interview with Radio 103 FM, he confirmed that such a deal had been discussed with Britain last week but said an agreement had not materialised and was "a...

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Soccer-Palace appoint Vieira as Hodgson’s successor on three-year deal By Reuters

(Reuters) -Crystal Palace have appointed former Nice boss Patrick Vieira as their new manager on a three-year deal to replace Roy Hodgson, the Premier League club said on Sunday. Hodgson left boyhood club Palace at the end of last season after four seasons in charge, guiding them to a 14th-placed finish in his final season. Vieira, who captained Arsenal to three league titles and four FA Cups as a player, was sacked by French Ligue 1 side Nice in December after a stint that lasted 2-1/2 years. The 45-year-old also led Arsenal's 'Invincibles' side who went...

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China cyberspace agency says Didi illegally collects user data By Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's cyberspace administration said on Sunday that it has ordered smartphone app stores to remove ride-hailing frim Didi Global Inc's app after it found Didi illegally collected personal user data. Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced on Friday it had launched an investigation into Didi to protect national security and the public interest, just two days after the company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. ...

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Hong Kong drinks company Vitasoy faces China netizen calls for boycott By Reuters

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Beverage maker Vitasoy has become the latest target of Chinese netizens' calls for a boycott after an employee circulated a memo online offering condolences to the family of a worker who had stabbed a Hong Kong police officer. In a statement on the Chinese social media platform Weibo on Saturday, Vitasoy said a staff member had circulated a memo that it described as "extremely inappropriate" without authorisation, and the company reserved the right to take legal action. The memo offered condolences to the family of a 50-year-old Vitasoy worker who had...

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Major ransomware attack against U.S. tech provider forces Swedish store closures By Reuters

By Johan Ahlander and Joseph Menn STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - One of the largest ransomware attacks in history spread worldwide on Saturday, forcing the Swedish Coop grocery store chain to close all 800 of its stores because it could not operate its cash registers. The shutdown of the major food retailer followed Friday's unusually sophisticated attack on U.S. tech provider Kaseya. The ransomware gang known as REvil is suspected of hijacking Kaseya's desktop management tool VSA and pushing a malicious update that infect tech management providers serving thousands of business. Huntress Labs, one of the first to...

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Biden orders probe of latest ransomware attack By Reuters

By Trevor Hunnicutt CENTRAL LAKE, Mich. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Saturday he has directed U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate who was behind a sophisticated ransomware attack that hit hundreds of American businesses and led to suspicions of Russian gang involvement. Security firm Huntress said on Friday it believed the Russia-linked REvil ransomware gang was to blame for the latest ransomware outbreak. Last month, the FBI blamed the same group for paralyzing meat packer JBS. Biden, on a visit to Michigan to promote his vaccination program, was asked about the hack while shopping for...

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