Twitter provides an overview about what it knows about Wednesday's hack so far: how it happened, what the attackers accessed, its actions, and the next steps
As we've been informing via the @TwitterSupport account, on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, we detected a security incident at Twitter and took immediate action.
The Twitter attack may have been perpetrated by Joseph James Connor, a 21-year-old English SIM swapper linked to a group that hijacked @jack's account last year
Twitter was thrown into chaos on Wednesday after accounts for some of the world's most recognizable public figures …
A person involved in Twitter hack may have gained access to Twitter's internal dashboard using credentials pinned in one of the company's Slack channels
Several people involved in the events that took down Twitter this week spoke with The Times. What might have been a pursuit of Bitcoin spun out of control.
Twitter says around 130 accounts were affected in Wednesday's hack, and the attackers gained control of and sent tweets from a subset of those accounts
- “We believe approximately 130 accounts were targeted by the attackers in some way as part of the incident," Twitter said Thursday.
Twitter says hackers downloaded account info, which may include DMs, of up to 8 accounts via its “Your Twitter Data” tool, but none of the 8 were verified users
But it sounds like the attackers didn't get Biden's data cache — On Friday evening, Twitter issued …
Sources: the FTC is considering deposing top Facebook executives, including Zuckerberg and Sandberg, as part of its anti-trust probe
Facebook officials have prepared for potential depositions — The Federal Trade Commission is considering taking sworn testimony from Facebook Inc. Chief …
GitHub took a 21TB snapshot of all active public repositories on February 2 and deposited it in the Arctic Code Vault on July 8 using 186 reels of archival film
At GitHub Universe 2019, we introduced the GitHub Archive Program along with the GitHub Arctic Code Vault.
Some experts agree that TikTok may pose a threat to the US national security because of China, but blocking the app would be too drastic a measure
Concerns about the Chinese government shouldn't be dismissed, experts say. But banning TikTok would be a drastic measure.
A brief history of video chat, how it has evolved, and how the pandemic has forced big tech to develop new ways to make it feel more like real-life interactions
Photo of Picturephone 1965: Bettmann/Gettyimages — It looks like we're stuck with video chat. Is that such a bad thing?
Current and former employees provide an inside look at Airbnb amid layoffs, as its warm and fuzzy office culture met with the business realities of a pandemic
What happens when a kumbaya office culture meets the business realities of a pandemic? — SAN FRANCISCO — On May 5 … Tweets: @eringriffith , @karaswisher , @roseveleth , @nytimes , @chrisalbon , @ale...
How tech companies place favorable newspaper op-eds, purportedly from small business owners, think tanks, and academics, without disclosing their involvement
Why you should probably read opinion pieces supporting the tech giants with skepticism. — 7 hr
The FBI is using Sabre, the biggest of three firms that store a majority of the world's travel info, to spy on suspects' movements through sealed court orders
American border patrol already has significant surveillance powers and collects vast amounts of data on who is flying into and out of the country.
Personal assistant arrested in the NYC killing of Fahim Saleh, founder of prank call app PrankDial and motorcycle ride-sharing apps in Bangladesh and Nigeria
New York Times :
Lyft, which gave some drivers free PPE, launches a PPE store for drivers; it's unlikely it can give away PPE regularly without conceding drivers are employees
Sarah Emerson / OneZero :
Pegatron, the second-largest iPhone assembler, is setting up a local subsidiary in India, joining rivals Foxconn and Wistron
Bloomberg :
Netflix reports Q2 revenue of $6.15B, up 24.9% YoY, and expects 2.5M net subscriber additions for Q3 vs analyst estimates of 5.27M
Lauren Feiner / CNBC :
Coursera, the online learning startup founded by Andrew Ng, raises $130M Series F led by NEA, at a valuation of around $2.5B
Kate Clark / The Information :
Apple updates its Style Guide with more inclusive language, such as replacing blacklist/whitelist with deny list/allow list and master branch with main branch
Stephen Shankland / CNET :
Companies like Deloitte and IBM have made millions building state unemployment websites that didn't work, yet keep getting contracts to fix them
Colin Lecher / The Markup :
Canalys: about 17.3M smartphone units were shipped in India in Q2 2020, down from 33M in Q2 2019 and 33.5M in Q1 2020, amid COVID-19 lockdown
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
US District Judge says WhatsApp's malware case against NSO Group can move forward, rejecting NSO's claim that it qualified for foreign official immunity
Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg :
Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project would force social media companies to compensate users, but the plan underestimates difficulty of valuing data
Will Rinehart / Wired : Tweets: @willrinehart , @jrhuddles , @adalovelaceinst , @backchnnl , @jason_kint , and @bill_tribble Tweets: Will Rinehart / @willrinehart : This morning I have an op-ed in @W...
Global Alliance for Responsible Media, an industry body of ad companies including Google and Facebook, agrees to evaluate mutual definition of hate speech
Sara Fischer / Axios :
A look at the struggle between Change.org's image as a tool for social change and its for-profit open platform that can be used to promote hate speech
“They want to 'inspire people to be the change they want to see in the world.' But, what type of change do they stand for?"
MoneyBox, a UK-based savings and investment app, raises £30M Series C, bringing its total raised to £51M, and announces a crowdfunding campaign
News and resources on fintech …
Sensor Tower: US App Store's downloads have surpassed China's for the first time since 2014, seeing a 27.4% YoY growth compared to 2.1% YoY in China
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Amazon settles with Brian Hall, the former AWS VP it had sued for allegedly violating the non-compete clause after taking a VP job with Google Cloud
Todd Bishop / GeekWire :
FCC unanimously approves rules that let carriers block calls from “bad-actor” phone companies that profit from robocalls
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica :
BlueVoyant, which provides managed security, professional services, and threat intelligence to SMBs, raises $68M Series C, bringing its total raised to $275.5M
Mars W. Mosqueda Jr / DealStreetAsia :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.