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Ransomware attack, according to Rackspace, is what triggered the outage.

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Ransomware attack, according to Rackspace, is what triggered the outage.

Today, Texas-based Rackspace, a supplier of cloud computing services, disclosed that a Hosted Exchange outage that has been called a “isolated incident” is actually the result of a ransomware attack.

In an addendum to the initial incident report, the business stated, “As you know, on Friday, December 2nd, 2022, we became aware of suspicious activity and promptly took aggressive measures to isolate the Hosted Exchange environment to contain the situation.”

Since then, “We’ve found that this unusual activity was caused by a ransomware outbreak.”

The investigation, which is being conducted by a cyber defence company and Rackspace’s internal security team, is still in its early stages, according to Rackspace, and it is unclear “what, if any, data was compromised.”

If the cloud service provider discovers proof that the attackers had access to their sensitive data, it promises to alert the clients.

In a press release, the company noted, “Based on the investigation to far, Rackspace Technology believes that this problem was isolated to its Hosted Exchange business.”

Other services and products offered by Rackspace Technology are fully functional, and the company’s Email product line and platform have not been impacted.

In today’s press release and an 8-K SEC filing, the company also stated that it anticipates a loss of income as a result of the ransomware attack’s effects on its $30 million Hosted Exchange business.

Despite the fact that Rackspace Technology is still investigating the incident, the company stated that it “has caused and may continue to cause an interruption in its Hosted Exchange business and may result in a loss of revenue for the Hosted Exchange business, which generates approximately $30 million in revenue annually in the Apps & Cross Platform segment.”

Additionally, Rackspace Technology may incur additional expenses as a result of its reaction to the event.

All services in Rackspace’s Hosted Exchange environment, including MAPI/RPC, POP, IMAP, SMTP, and ActiveSync, as well as the Outlook Web Access (OWA) user interface that allows access to online email management, are still affected by the outage.

The corporation first reported the outage on its status page on Friday night at 02:49 AM EST, which is four days after today’s notification.

Twenty-four hours later, Rackspace disclosed the real cause of the outage, citing a security incident that was “contained to a piece of our Hosted Exchange platform” and required them to shut down and disconnect the Hosted Exchange environment.

Due to the incomplete information, some of the customer’s suspicions that the downtime might be the result of malware or ransomware attacks were validated today by the company.

Until the outage is fixed, Rackspace has been offering impacted customers free Microsoft Exchange Plan 1 licences and comprehensive instructions on how to migrate their email to Microsoft 365 (details on activating the free licences and moving users’ mailboxes to Microsoft 365 are available in Rackspace’s incident report). This service has been available starting on Friday evening.

Additionally, the business offers customers a stopgap remedy while they transition to Microsoft 365: a forwarding choice that will automatically divert every email sent to a Hosted Exchange user to an outside email account.

“We are unable to give a timeframe for the restoration of the Hosted Exchange environment at this time. Where possible, we are aiming to offer customers inbox archives to eventually import into Microsoft 365 “The update from today includes Rackspace.

 

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Banarasi Silk Sarees: Traditional as well as Charming

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Banarasi Silk Sarees: Traditional as well as Charming

The most important event in a woman’s life is her wedding, and she wants to dress and appear her best for this special day. The bride must dress in large, bulky sarees or lehengas for the mehndi ceremony reception, one of many traditions that precede and follow Indian wedding ceremonies. We all have busy lives, though, and it’s possible that we won’t have enough time to visit various stores and make the actual purchase of sarees. It makes perfect sense in this situation to purchase wedding sarees online.

One of any Indian woman’s most prized possessions is a Banarasi Saree. These sarees have received praise not just in India but also outside. Every girl would want to own and utilise something as soft, smooth, and uniquely Indian as Banaras. These stunning sarees are being woven by hundreds of weavers in the historic city of Varanasi.

The ancient craft of creating banarasi has truly been passed down from one generation to the next and is still thriving today. These sarees are considered to have become more popular during the Mughal era. In order to produce the distinctive pattern that now distinguishes Banarasi sarees, Persian and Indian designs were combined.

People from royal houses were the only ones who wore Banarasi Silk Saree Buy Online in the past. These were once worth several lakhs of rupees because they were constructed with genuine silver and gold strings. A saree could sometimes take a weaver a whole year to complete. But now that simple threads are being used, even the common man can buy it.

Many newlyweds wear a Banarasi silk saree on their special day because it meets the requirements of a wedding saree. The sarees are a favourite among upcoming brides because of their brilliant diversity and exceptional designs. The saree can be found in a wide range of colours, including orange, red, imperial blue, purple, blue, green, and others.

The patterns and designs of the Banarasi sarees have undergone a great deal of trial and error. Sarees with extraordinary designs that reflect elegance and grace are the end result. These sarees are a treat to wear because of their lovely and elaborate embroidery.

A Banarasi saree never quits trying to make a woman look good. It makes a fashion statement right away. This is one saree that has endured for many generations and has remained unaffected by changes in the fashion industry. Banarasi silk sarees are now sold all over the world. It is now simpler than ever to buy sarees from the comfort of your home thanks to the extensive selection available online. Buy one from one of the many stores and take pleasure in its rich splendour. To make sure you are receiving a good value for your money, check its validity before purchasing.

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Release of Google Chrome 88: Farewell to Flash Player and FTP assistance

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Release of Google Chrome 88: Farewell to Flash Player and FTP assistance

Today, January 19, 2021, Google released Chrome 88 to the Stable desktop channel, which contains security updates and the much awaited removal of Adobe Flash Player.

Chrome 89 is the newest Beta version, Chrome 88 has been moved to the Stable channel, and Chrome 90 will be the Canary version.

Users using desktop versions of Windows, Mac, and Linux can upgrade to Chrome 88 by selecting Settings -> Help -> About Google Chrome. When a new update becomes available, the browser will then check for it automatically and install it.

Removal of Flash Player from Chrome
On January 12th, 2021, Adobe Flash Player will no longer be supported, hence Google has totally removed Flash from the browser.

Organizations will no longer be able to use Enterprise policy to re-enable Flash Player in Google Chrome as a result of this change.

Since 2017, Google has been alerting consumers to the impending demise of Adobe Flash Player and recommending businesses to stop utilising it in their environments.

With this modification, Flash Player is no longer supported by the main platform for running Flash content.

FTP support was dropped
Due to its limited usage and lack of support for proxy or encrypted (FTPS) connections, Google decided to remove FTP support (ftp:/) from Chrome.

Because only “.1-.2%” of Chrome users actually utilise the FTP protocol, Google has been attempting to get rid of it since 2014.

With the introduction of a new “chrome:/flags/#enable-ftp” flag that determines whether or not FTP support is enabled, Google started deprecating FTP support with the release of Chrome 80.

In order to ensure that there would be no issues with accessing content on FTP sites during the epidemic, Google restored FTP support once more on April 9th, reversing the previous decision to disable it by default in Chrome 81.

“We will “undeprecate” FTP on the Chrome stable channel in light of the present problem. FTP, for instance, will resume operation “Asanka Herath, a Google software engineer, commented on a Chromium issue topic.

The browser no longer offers any FTP support as of the release of Chrome 88.

enhanced controls for the dark mode
Although Google Chrome has long supported operating system dark mode settings, not all of its controls have been converted to a dark mode style. Scroll bars and form controls are some of these controls.

With Chrome 88, the browser now uses a dark mode theme to display scroll bars and form controls.

increased protection against tabbing assaults
In order to prevent “tabnabbing” assaults, Chrome 88 will automatically apply the “noopener” context to links that open in new tabs when a user clicks on them. This attack technique is referred to as “tab-napping” by Google.

A security flaw called “tabbing” enables a freshly opened page to use javascript to send the user to a different URL from the one they were originally on. Any URL the threat actor chooses, such as phishing pages or pages that automatically download malicious files, might be used as the redirected URL.

HTML links can have a rel=”noopener” property added by web designers to stop a new tab from changing the referring page using JavaScript.

With the introduction of Google Chrome today, any links that open in a new tab will instantly have the rel=”nooopener” attribute applied to them.

New Tab search demonstration
The long-awaited capability of being able to search through all of your open tabs finally arrives in Chrome 88. When activated, a small down arrow will appear in a circle, and clicking it will launch a search dialogue.

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SPANISH DELIVERY APP GLOVO RAISES $121M FROM SWISS REAL ESTATE FIRM STONEWEG TO BUILD OUT DELIVERY-ONLY CONVENIENCE STORES FOR SUB-30 MINUTE DELIVERY TIMES (MACARENA MUNOZ MONTIJANO/BLOOMBERG)

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SPANISH DELIVERY APP

Macarena Munoz Montijano / Bloomberg:

Spanish delivery app Glovo raises $121M from Swiss real estate firm Stoneweg to build out delivery-only convenience stores for sub-30 minute delivery times  —  – Stoneweg will build, refurbish property to help Glovo expand  — Glovo’s orders for convenience items have surged 300%

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