US CERT advisory: severe flaw in popular WiFi security protocol WPA2 leaves WiFi traffic open to eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and malicious injection
An air of unease set into the security circles on Sunday as they prepared for the disclosure of high-severe vulnerabilities …
Huawei launches 5.9-inch Mate 10 and 6-inch Mate 10 Pro with thin bezels, Kirin 970 SoC, 4GB RAM, and 4,000mAh battery; US launch and pricing TBD
Huawei has announced the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, two new phones that occupy the highest end of its lineup.
Microsoft issued patch for Wi-Fi flaw; Android fix expected in “coming weeks”, first to Pixels; researchers: 41% of Android devices are vulnerable
Technology companies are starting to respond to a new Wi-Fi exploit affecting all modern Wi-Fi networks using WPA or WPA 2 encryption.
Flaw in widely used RSA code library undermines security of millions of high-security RSA crypto keys used in high-stakes scenarios
Factorization weakness lets attackers impersonate key holders and decrypt their data. — A crippling flaw in a widely used code library has fatally undermined …
IBM rolls out blockchain network for cross-border payments, currently supporting 12 “currency corridors” including Australia, New Zealand, UK, Pacific islands
The promise of digital currency is finally coming to maturity, IBM says, with its unique international payments network.
Apple to appeal a $440M final judgement in VirnetX patent infringement case, after US District Court for Eastern District of Texas denies all of Apple's motions
Apple lost a retrial a year ago in an ongoing patent dispute with VirnetX over secure communications protocols in FaceTime …
Supreme Court to decide if law enforcement officials can obtain emails and data stored overseas by tech firms in Microsoft vs US government email privacy case
Law enforcement seeks data held overseas by tech companies — U.S. says Google, Yahoo not complying with search warrants
Source: Facebook is looking to hire people with national security clearances, to help spot and prevent future election meddling
Social media giant wants help to spot future election meddling — Russian group bought ads to sow discord during 2016 campaign
Dockless bike-sharing startup LimeBike raises $50M Series B led by Coatue Management, claims 250K registered users with 10K bikes in 12 cities
Just a few months after launching with a $12 million seed round, dockless bike-sharing startup LimeBike announced today that it has secured a whopping $50 million to expand nationwide.
Sources: British intelligence has concluded that Iran was likely responsible for June attack on parliament e-mail systems
Ewen MacAskill / The Guardian :
eBay takes on The RealReal and other fashion resellers with launch of authentication program for luxury goods, debuting with 12 high-end brands including Gucci
eBay is going after high-end clientele in search of luxury goods with today's launch of eBay Authenticate …
Top Silicon Valley figures back new Long-Term Stock Exchange that rewards shares with more voting power the longer investors own them
Tech luminaries back new exchange that rewards shares with more voting power the longer investors own them — Silicon Valley's high-tech denizens complain … Tweets: @reformedbroker and @greg_ip . Tha...
Hong Kong-based on-demand delivery startup Lalamove raises $100M Series C led by ShunWei Capital to expand in Southeast Asia
Hannah Leung / Forbes :
The difficulty of the three steps required to hack power grids explains why actual disruptions are so rare
IN 2017, IT can sometimes seem like power grids are practically crawling with digital intruders. Over just the last four months, news has emerged that Russian hackers penetrated …
Coinbase has launched instant cryptocurrency purchases of up to $25K from US bank accounts, dropping the typical wait period of 3-5 days
Fitz Tepper / TechCrunch :
Survey of 6,100 US teens: 47% say Snapchat is their preferred social network, up from 39% this spring, 24% say Instagram, 9% Facebook, 7% Twitter
Rani Molla / Recode :
How North Korea's cyber warfare unit grew from a joke in 2009 into a major and active threat today, backed by 6,000+ hackers
New York Times :
In 2016, total VC commitments in China exceeded $50B, nearly matching the US for the first time; 75% of China's VC total in 2016 came from domestic sources
Tim Hardin / VentureBeat :
A look at Honor, the budget smartphone brand that helped propel Huawei to the #2 spot among world's smartphone vendors
Li Tao / South China Morning Post :
Despite the backlash from politicians and the press, most Americans view big tech favorably
Matt Rosoff / CNBC : Tweets: @jeffjohnroberts and @cnbc Tweets: Jeff Roberts / @jeffjohnroberts : Reality check: 88% of public views GOOG favorably, 72% for AMZN http://www.cnbc.com/... <- hurdle for...
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