Tech Stocks and Ransomware Dynamics

The US lets Xiaomi out of the blacklist. GitHub ads security key support and wants to move on from the password era. eBay wants in on the NFT action. WhatsApp is gonna turn the screws until you agree to their terms. And speaking of, Brian Krebs outlines how that group suspected to be behind the pipeline hack has sophisticated ways of getting you to pay up.

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Links:

• US agrees to drop Xiaomi from blacklist after lawsuit (Bloomberg)
• Amazon updates the Echo Show 8 and 5 with better cameras (The Verge)
• GitHub shifts away from passwords with security key support for SSH Git operations (ZDNet)
• EBay officially opens its platform to NFT sales (The Block)
• WhatsApp will gradually stop you calling or messaging contacts if you don't agree to its new privacy policy (Insider)
• E-scooter company Bird will go public via SPAC (Axios)
• SoftBank joins corporate heavyweights with $37 bln Vision Fund profit (Reuters)
• A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware Gang (Krebs on Security)

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