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“RapidSOS and Google join forces to provide enhanced 911 communication via RCS”

Google said today it is partnering with RapidSOS, a platform for emergency first responders, to enable users to contact 911 through RCS (Rich Messaging Service). Initially, this feature will be available only to Google Messages users. According to AccesSOS, a non-profit working on emergency contact, only 54% of 911 call centers in the U.S. provide text-to-911 services. As this feature is based on RCS, which enables rich messaging and media support, users can send pictures and videos to emergency services for better context. Plus, Android’s emergency location services can provide information such as accurate location and device language to emergency responders to better help people in need and opt-in medical information.

Zara Khan
June 6, 2024

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Cyber Espionage: Russian Hackers Pilfer Federal Government Emails in High-Profile Microsoft Breach

U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA has confirmed that Russian government-backed hackers stole emails from several U.S. federal agencies as a result of an ongoing cyberattack at Microsoft. “Midnight Blizzard’s successful compromise of Microsoft corporate email accounts and the exfiltration of correspondence between agencies and Microsoft presents a grave and unacceptable risk to agencies,” said CISA. CISA made details of the emergency directive public on Thursday after giving affected federal agencies a week to reset passwords and secure affected systems. CISA did not name the affected federal agencies that had emails stolen, and a spokesperson for CISA did not immediately comment when reached by TechCrunch. The emergency directive comes as Microsoft faces increasing scrutiny of its security practices after a spate of intrusions by hackers of adversarial nations.