We take a look back at last week’s TechRepublic publications and take a look at five of the biggest stories.
Welcome to another edition of “Tech News You Might Have Missed”. Here’s a series where we recap TechRepublic’s biggest stories from the past week, in case a big story gets overlooked. Each week, the five most important or impactful news stories of the week are summarized in this recurring series.
NFT marketplace OpenSea data breach could expose customers to phishing attacks
In this story, Lance Whitney discusses why OpenSea customers should be wary of potential cyberattacks and what impact this breach will have on the broader NFT market.
What you should know: Insider error resulted in some email addresses being shared with threat actors, leading to exploitation.
YouTube PennyWise Malware Targets Cryptocurrency Wallets and Browsers
Cedric Pernet goes into detail about this new type of stealing malware and how to best protect users and their devices from this threat.
What you should know: The malware only steals RTF, DOC, DOCX, TXT and JSON files smaller than 20kb. Unfortunately, this can lead to crypto wallets being overrun by competitors.
Amazon CTO Shares Secrets To Writing Great Code
Writing code that can stand the test of time is hard work, but Matt Asay digs deep into Werner Vogels’ comment on the future of software development.
What you should know: Curiosity to better understand the needs and requirements of the business can lead developers to coding for the long haul.
How Cybercriminals Target Amazon’s Celebration Day Shoppers
With Amazon Prime Day coming up next week, it’s imperative for customers to find ways to secure sensitive information like credit card details. Lance Whitney discusses scams users should be aware of.
What you should know: Phishing attempts are rampant when customers make a purchase on Official Day, so users should follow the seven tips given by Lance in the article.
In this section, Franklin Okeke covers what an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is, what it does, and what programs are popular among the developer community.
What you should know: IDEs provide a lot of support to software developers and can save valuable time coding through the use of programs.
