Also according to Microsoft, Nobelium is the “Russian guy” and is also the person behind the attack targeting SolarWinds customers in 2020. The organization behind the SolarWinds cyberattack discovered last year is currently targeting government agencies, research institutions, think tanks and NGOs. The comments come weeks after a May 7 ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline that shut down the largest US fuel pipeline network for several days, disrupt the national supply, On May 27, Microsoft announced that: “This wave of attacks targeted approximately 3,000 email accounts at more than 150 different organizations.” Microsoft said that US organizations are the most vulnerable to attacks, targeted victims come from at least 24 different countries. According to Microsoft, at least a quarter of the organizations targeted are engaged in international development, humanitarian and human rights issues. This week, Nobelium launched attacks by breaking into a marketing email account of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), thereby launching phishing attacks to multiple organizations. other. In statements issued Friday, the US Department of Homeland Security and USAID both said they have received and are in the process of investigating the above attack. The attack on information technology company SolarWinds, identified in December, accessed the information of thousands of companies and government offices using its products. Microsoft President Brad Smith described the attack as “the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen”. The attacks announced Thursday appear to be a continuation of multiple attempts to target government agencies involved in foreign policy, as part of an intelligence-gathering effort, Microsoft said. Intelligence. The company is currently in the process of notifying all of its target customers and has “no reason to believe” that these attacks are related to any exploits or vulnerabilities in the system. Microsoft products or services. Le Duyen (According to Reuters)

The area of ​​​​the villa is more than 6,100 square meters, almost the size of a football field, located on the shores of Lake Washington. According to The New York Times, the villa includes a spa room, an 18-meter swimming pool, a gym that is paved with stones from the Pacific Northwest mountains, a trout stream and other fish species. The mansion is commonly known as Xanadu 2.0. In particular, Xanadu is the name of a large, lavish property belonging to the tycoon in the movie Citizen Kane. The suffix 2.0 refers to the technology initiatives of Bill Gates. Details of Mr. Gates’ mansion remain confidential. Photo: Wikipedia According to TechCrunch, details about the mansion are kept secret by the Gates family. A tour of the area was auctioned for $35,000 in 2009. A Microsoft Corporation intern is allowed to write about the visit to the mansion on the company blog. According to him, it was built with “orange wood” and sand imported from Hawaii. “Walking down Bill’s driveway was like going to Jurassic Park. The view was overwhelming,” the person described. The villa, designed by architects James Cutler and Peter Bohlin, is divided into terraced areas into “a hill” 50 meters long. Melinda Gates, Bill Gates’ ex-wife, once said that the mansion caused her “crisis” and was “a nightmare for a bride”. It has “all kinds of software and high-tech screens to make it feel like living in a video game”. Mr. Gates built his dream home before marrying Ms. Melinda in 1994. But construction was halted when she visited. Gates once mentioned the idea of ​​a smart home, where guests would be given a badge to be able to communicate with sensors around the mansion. As they walk through the rooms, the lights will dim or light up, music will play, the temperature will automatically adjust to their preferences, and the walls will become displays of digitized artwork. It is not clear if these ideas were included in Xanadu 2.0. According to Forbes, Gates and Melinda are worth an estimated $124 billion. They announced their separation in a joint statement posted on their personal social networking site on May 3. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (2 are co-chairs), said that the organizational structure will not change. Meanwhile, the fate of the Xanadu 2.0 villa is still open.