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Tech Firms Dismantle Botnet That Turned 1.3M TV Boxes Into Proxies

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Google said today it worked with industry partners to dismantle a botnet made up of more than 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes that ship with malicious software which secretly rents the user's Internet connection out to strangers and conducts advertising fraud. Experts involved in the takedown say the action is likely to sever the botnet's access to more than 10 million additional compromised systems, including other Internet of Things (IoT) products such as Android-based healthcare devices and karaoke machines.

Ceres' water ice can mask massive surface salt deposits

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The dwarf planet Ceres is arguably one of the most overlooked and underappreciated planetary objects in the solar system. This could be because while Ceres has the same dwarf planet designation as Pluto, Ceres is largely considered an "asteroid" since it resides in the main asteroid belt. However, along with being the largest object in the main asteroid belt, Ceres accounts for between 25% and 30% of the belt's total mass.

DBS CEO on How Southeast Asia's Biggest Bank Deploys AI

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DBS Group CEO Tan Su Shan talks about the bank’s aggressive adoption of AI, how the Binance hack shows the need for tightening cyber hygiene, as well as the growth in wealth flows in both Singapore and Hong Kong. She speaks exclusively to Bloomberg's The China Show on the sidelines of an HKMA investment summit. (Source: Bloomberg)