Tue May 4 2021: Open source ransomware, cloud streaming, and broadband growth

Three things to know today

• Open source ransomware to come

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/babuk-ransomware-readies-shut-down-post-plans-to-open-source-malware/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/n3tw0rm-ransomware-emerges-in-wave-of-cyberattacks-in-israel/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-windows-pingback-malware-uses-icmp-for-covert-communication/

• Cloud streaming roundup – SaaS to come?

https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/30/cloud-gaming-service-shadow-taken-over-by-ovhcloud-founder/

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/4/22418882/walmart-cloud-gaming-service-epic-games-trial-emails

https://9to5google.com/2021/04/27/mighty-browser/

AND

• You won’t believe how much bandwidth we use now

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-3a9740e3-bc59-4b2a-a610-f36ae0dc66ee.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

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