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Vo1d Botnet’s Peak Surpasses 1.59M Infected Android TVs, Spanning 226 Countries
Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, Argentina, and Thailand have become the targets of a campaign that has infected Android TV devices with a botnet malware dubbed Vo1d. The improved variant of Vo1d has been found to encompass 800,000 daily active IP addresses, with the botnet scaling a peak of 1,590,299 on January 19, 2025, spanning 226…
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Mozilla Updates Firefox Terms Again After Backlash Over Broad Data License Language
Firefox browser maker Mozilla on Friday updated its Terms of Use a second time within a week following criticism overbroad language that appeared to give the company the rights to all information uploaded by users. The revised Terms of Use now states – You give Mozilla the rights necessary to operate Firefox. This includes processing…
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Executive Insights: Elevate Oregon’s Donell Morgan on empowering youth, building community through mentorship (video)
Candace Beeke, publisher and president of the Portland Business Journal, recently sat down with Donell Morgan, the executive director of Elevate Oregon, who has dedicated over 21 years to youth development. Morgan shares his journey from a career in basketball to mentoring and advocating for educational equity, emphasizing the importance of giving back to the…
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Autodesk lays off 1,350, 9% of workforce
San Francisco software maker Autodesk, which has a sizable office in Portland’s Central Eastside, announced big layoffs this week.
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The Blazers post NBA’s top leading viewership numbers in the NBA
Kevin Kinghorn, the Blazers’ chief marketing officer, said recent viewership numbers show that the team’s recent switch in broadcast partners is working.
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Layoffs coming at Microchip plant in Gresham
Microchip Technology is stepping up its efforts to get inventories back in line with job gets at its Portland metro plant.
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Amid closings, new Oregon timber plant arising
Portland-based Timberlab’s CLT manufacturing facility in Millserburg, designed by LEVER Architecture, is under construction.
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Intel delays Ohio complex
“In no way does this diminish our long-term commitment to Ohio.”
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Amnesty Finds Cellebrite’s Zero-Day Used to Unlock Serbian Activist’s Android Phone
A 23-year-old Serbian youth activist had their Android phone targeted by a zero-day exploit developed by Cellebrite to unlock the device, according to a new report from Amnesty International. “The Android phone of one student protester was exploited and unlocked by a sophisticated zero-day exploit chain targeting Android USB drivers, developed by Cellebrite,” the international…
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Oregon lawmakers consider consumer protections for ambulance services
House Bill 3243, which is opposed by insurance plans, calls for locally set reimbursement rates.

