19th & 22nd

New Android malware targets Netflix, Instagram, and Twitter users https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-android-malware-targets-netflix-instagram-and-twitter-users/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer Sinclair Broadcast Group says ransomware incident not 'fully resolved' weeks after breach https://www.cyberscoop.com/sinclair-broadcast-group-ransomware-ongoing-disruption-macaw/ SOURCE:  AJ Vicens, CYBERSCOOP 

  Don’t be fooled by these insidious Instagram DM phishing scams https://bgr.com/2021/03/29/instagram-scams-copyright-dm-fake-links-security/ SOURCE:  Jacob Siegal, BGR  PayPal launches crypto checkout service https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/paypal-launches-crypto-checkout-service.html SOURCE:  Reuters  (via CNBC)

  Apple releases emergency update for iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-releases-emergency-update-for-iphones-ipads-and-apple-watch/ SOURCE:  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet  Zuckerberg confirms Instagram for kids plans at Congressional hearing on misinformation https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/03/25/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-congress-hearing-exploring-instagram-kids/7001956002/ SOURCE:  Terry Collins, USA TODAY

  Computer giant Acer hit by $50 million ransomware attack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/computer-giant-acer-hit-by-50-million-ransomware-attack/ SOURCE:  Lawrence Abrams, Bleeping Computer  Thousands of users are reporting issues with Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook apps https://www.businessinsider.com/instagram-whatsapp-facebook-outage-thousands-report-app-issues-2021-3?utm_source=notification&utm_medium=referral SOURCE:  Allana Akhtar, Business Insider

  Instagram stops adults from DMing teens who don't follow them https://www.engadget.com/instagram-restricts-adult-dms-to-teens-140416475.html SOURCE:  Jon Fingas, Engadget  Microsoft releases a one-click patch for its critical Exchange flaw https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-releases-a-one-click-patch-for-its-critical-exchange-vulnerability-090242055.html SOURCE:  Steve Dent, Engadget 

  Trump wants back on Facebook and Instagram, appeals suspension to Facebook Oversight Board https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/02/23/trump-appeal-facebook-instagram-ban-facebook-oversight-board/4564506001/ SOURCE:  Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY LinkedIn is down for many, and we are not sure why https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/linkedin-is-down-for-many-and-we-are-not-sure-why/#google_vignette SOURCE:  Ax Sharma, Bleeping Computer 

  Bitcoin surges 7% to a record high amid new adoption from Mastercard and BNY Mellon https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/bitcoin-price-surges-to-record-high-cryptocurrency-mastercard-2021-2-1030073794 SOURCE:  Isabelle Lee, Business Insider Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been banned from Instagram https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/10/tech/robert-kennedy-jr-instagram-ban/index.html SOURCE:  Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business

  Delta CEO blasts Biden proposal to require Covid tests for domestic travelers https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/09/business/delta-ceo-testing-requirement/index.html SOURCE:  Chris Isidore, CNN Business Shopify's online checkout service Shop Pay to integrate with Facebook, Instagram https://www.zdnet.com/article/shopifys-online-checkout-service-shop-pay-to-integrate-with-facebook-instagram/ SOURCE:  Natalie Gagliordi for Between the Lines   (via Zdnet)

 More tech and medical news... Twitter is rolling out competitors to Instagram, Snapchat and Clubhouse https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/17/twitter-fleets-stories-released-to-all-will-compete-with-snapchat-instagram.html SOURCE:  Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC Volunteers still needed to test variety of COVID-19 vaccines https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/volunteers-needed-test-variety-covid-19-vaccines-74254324?cid=clicksource_4380645_1_heads_hero_live_headlines_hed SOURCE:  Lauran Neergaard -  Medical Writer, ABC News