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Some Americans continue to use Kaspersky antivirus despite the US government’s ban
In late September, Kaspersky forcibly uninstalled and replaced a brand new antivirus program called UltraAV on the computers of roughly a million Americans, lots of whom were surprised and dismayed that that they had not been asked to consent to the change. The move was the final result of the US government’s ban on all sales of Kaspersky software in the country and – at the very least in theory – spelled the end of Kaspersky in America.
But not everyone in the US has given up on Russian antivirus. TechCrunch has learned that some Americans have found ways to circumvent the ban and continue to use Kaspersky’s antivirus program.
Several people living in the US claimed in Reddit posts that they were claiming to be Kaspersky customers. When TechCrunch asked them about their motivations, their reasons ranged from skepticism about why they were banned or had already paid for the product, to simply preferring the product over competitors.
“It is widely referred to as the best (antivirus) in the world and has an extended history. There isn’t any actual evidence that that is ‘spyware’ and I am unable to just blindly consider in something that has no evidence of it,” a US-based Reddit user going by the username Blippyz told TechCrunch in a direct message.
Another Reddit user named YouKnowWho_13, who still uses antivirus software from New York-based Kaspersky, said they weren’t concerned about allegations that Kaspersky abused access to some Americans’ computers to send sensitive data back to the Russian government.
“Hey, I’m just a cashier…” they told TechCrunch, suggesting they weren’t an interesting goal for cyber spies. adding that the ban on the sale of Kaspersky products was “a little too harsh” and unnecessary. “(I) have been used to this for 10 years. Force of habit haha. It’s a nice product.”
The way these users circumvent the sales ban is two-fold. First, they purchased a license or key before the ban was implemented, which suggests they didn’t violate the sales ban or sanctions by sending money to the Moscow-based cybersecurity company. Secondly, they’re using a VPN or have manually added a non-US server to the update server list, which suggests that in Kaspersky’s eyes they will not be actually US users.
Kaspersky didn’t respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment.
Avi Fleischer, a longtime Kaspersky user who lives in Brooklyn, New York, told TechCrunch that he still uses the software on his home computer. Fleischer explained that after the ban got here into force “Kaspersky Security Network” – service “designed to receive and process complex global cyber threat data” — became unavailable, but was still able to obtain virus definition updates by pointing the update server to a server outside the United States.
“Now it can automatically update virus definitions,” Fleischer said, adding that he doesn’t use a VPN.
YouKnowWho_13 said he purchased a global license key on eBay. Like others, they said they added an update server positioned outside the United States to the Kaspersky app to continue receiving security updates.
Once the license key expires, YouKnowWho_13 said it might switch to competing antivirus software ESET or Bitdefender.
Another Reddit user, Das1996, told TechCrunch that he uses a VPN to download updates and has a license key that expires in about three or 4 months. Once this happens, they are saying, they may determine what to do next. But “if the VPN option works well, I will continue to use it,” Das1996 said.
Domingothegamer, Reddit user who searched for assistance on the website after they couldn’t update their Kaspersky software, he said he still had a three-year license with two years left, for 10 devices. For them, leaving Kaspersky “seems like a big loss just because of the ban.”
They said they didn’t even need to use a VPN and that apart from adding latest servers to get updates, “it’s just a regular service.”
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US medical device giant Artivion says hackers stole files during a cybersecurity incident
Artivion, a medical device company that produces implantable tissue for heart and vascular transplants, says its services have been “disrupted” resulting from a cybersecurity incident.
In 8-K filing In an interview with the SEC on Monday, Georgia-based Artivion, formerly CryoLife, said it became aware of a “cybersecurity incident” that involved the “compromise and encryption” of information on November 21. This suggests that the corporate was attacked by ransomware, but Artivion has not yet confirmed the character of the incident and didn’t immediately reply to TechCrunch’s questions. No major ransomware group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Artivion said it took some systems offline in response to the cyberattack, which the corporate said caused “disruptions to certain ordering and shipping processes.”
Artivion, which reported third-quarter revenue of $95.8 million, said it didn’t expect the incident to have a material impact on the corporate’s funds.
Manufacturer of single-board computers Raspberry Pi is updating its cute little computer keyboard device with higher specs. Named Raspberry Pi500This successor to the Raspberry Pi 400 is just as powerful as the present Raspberry Pi flagship, the Raspberry Pi 5. It is on the market for purchase now from Raspberry Pi resellers.
The Raspberry Pi 500 is the simplest method to start with the Raspberry Pi because it’s not as intimidating because the Raspberry Pi 5. When you take a look at the Raspberry Pi 500, you do not see any chipsets or PCBs (printed circuit boards). The Raspberry Pi is totally hidden in the familiar housing, the keyboard.
The idea with the Raspberry Pi 500 is you could connect a mouse and a display and you are able to go. If, for instance, you’ve got a relative who uses a very outdated computer with an outdated version of Windows, the Raspberry Pi 500 can easily replace the old PC tower for many computing tasks.
More importantly, this device brings us back to the roots of the Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi computers were originally intended for educational applications. Over time, technology enthusiasts and industrial customers began using single-board computers all over the place. (For example, when you’ve ever been to London Heathrow Airport, all of the departures and arrivals boards are there powered by Raspberry Pi.)
Raspberry Pi 500 draws inspiration from the roots of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a non-profit organization. It’s the right first computer for college. In some ways, it’s a lot better than a Chromebook or iPad because it’s low cost and highly customizable, which inspires creative pondering.
The Raspberry Pi 500 comes with a 32GB SD card that comes pre-installed with Raspberry Pi OS, a Debian-based Linux distribution. It costs $90, which is a slight ($20) price increase over the Raspberry Pi 400.
Only UK and US keyboard variants will probably be available at launch. But versions with French, German, Italian, Japanese, Nordic and Spanish keyboard layouts will probably be available soon. And when you’re in search of a bundle that features all the things you would like, Raspberry Pi also offers a $120 desktop kit that features the Raspberry Pi 500, a mouse, a 27W USB-C power adapter, and a micro-HDMI to HDMI cable.
In other news, Raspberry Pi has announced one other recent thing: the Raspberry Pi monitor. It is a 15.6-inch 1080p monitor that’s priced at $100. Since there are quite a few 1080p portable monitors available on the market, this launch is not as noteworthy because the Pi 500. However, for die-hard Pi fans, there’s now also a Raspberry Pi-branded monitor option available.
According to Apple, Apple desires to make its Vision Pro mixed reality device more attractive for gamers and game developers latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
The Vision Pro was presented more as a productivity and media consumption device than a tool geared toward gamers, due partly to its reliance on visual and hand controls moderately than a separate controller.
However, Apple may need gamers if it desires to expand the Vision Pro’s audience, especially since Gurman reports that lower than half one million units have been sold to this point. As such, the corporate has reportedly been in talks with Sony about adding support for PlayStation VR2 handheld controllers, and has also talked to developers about whether they may support the controllers of their games.
Offering more precise control, Apple may also make other forms of software available in Vision Pro, reminiscent of Final Cut Pro or Adobe Photoshop.
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