SolarWinds: under 18,000 customers were compromised between March and June via an update to its Orion software, leading to DHS, Treasury, Commerce Dept. hacks
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. IT company SolarWinds said on Monday that up to 18,000 of its customers had downloaded …
Source: Treasury's hackers used a flaw in a SolarWinds product; SolarWinds, which touts 300K+ customers, says the flaw was the result of a “supply chain attack”
and it has the Kremlin's fingerprints all over it. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Thomas Brewster / @iblametom : New - A review of contract records shows DOD, FBI, DHS, Veterans Affairs and many other ...
Sources: state-backed Russian hacking group APT29, or Cozy Bear, is behind the hacks of US Treasury, NTIA, and FireEye
Treasury, Commerce, FireEye—were breached through an IT Management System called Solar Winds https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Dustin Volz / @dnvolz : Sen. Angus King says hack is especially bad as ...
Pornhub says it has removed all videos from unverified accounts from its platform; the number of hosted videos dropped from 13.5M to 7.2M
More Than 10 Million Videos — From Its Site Charlie Osborne / ZDNet : Pornhub suspends over 10 million videos to eradicate illegal content Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.1451: the trouble...
Pornhub appears to be only accepting cryptocurrency for its premium service after Visa and Mastercard cut off payments to the website last week
It appears that Pornhub, the world's largest adult website, is only accepting crypto for its premium service.
Sources: state-sponsored hackers accessed US DHS internal communications as part of the campaign that penetrated US Treasury and Commerce departments
now five — hacked in major Russian cyberespionage campaign David Uberti / Wall Street Journal : Hack of Federal Agencies Shows Cyber Dangers to Supply Chains Tweets: Dustin Volz / @dnvolz : Can confir...
EU proposes two bills governing tech giants, focused on illegal content and anticompetitive behavior, to empower regulators to levy large fines or break them up
Proposed bills would be the bloc's most ambitious internet laws since GDPR — European officials want new powers …
Volexity researchers say they noticed SolarWinds hackers bypass MFA protections at a think tank previously but were subsequently undetected for several years
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Apple releases iOS 14.3 with ProRAW for iPhone 12 Pro, Fitness+, support for AirPods Max and launching App Clips by scanning Apple's App Clip Codes, and more
Apple will release iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3 to all users today. The update includes new features such as Apple ProRAW for iPhone 12 Pro users …
UK publishes its online safety legislation plans: tech companies will face fines of up to £18M or 10% of annual revenue if they fail to moderate illegal content
Long-awaited legislation will set out new duty-of-care requirements for online platforms
Sources: Apple plans to produce up to 96M iPhones for H1 2021, a nearly 30% YoY increase, and is also working on a new Apple TV for next year
Robust orders come as smartphone industry faces severe parts shortages — TAIPEI — Apple plans to produce up to 96 million iPhones for the first half of 2021 …
Pinterest to pay $22.5M to settle a gender discrimination suit brought by ex-COO Françoise Brougher, who said she was fired after speaking up about mistreatment
The suit had been brought by Françoise Brougher, Pinterest's former chief operating officer, who said she was fired after speaking up about mistreatment.
Ireland fines Twitter €450K for failing to promptly declare and document a data breach, in Europe's first GDPR decision of its kind
Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has issued Twitter with a fine of €450,000 (~$547k) for failing to promptly declare and properly document …
FTC orders Amazon, ByteDance, Discord, Facebook and WhatsApp, Reddit, Snap, Twitter, and YouTube to share info on how they collect and use their users' data
- The Federal Trade Commission is requiring nine tech companies to share information about how they collect and use data from their users, the agency announced Monday.
Critics and competitors argue that Google's massive web index, far surpassing its rivals in size, should be the focus of antitrust scrutiny
As regulators seek ways to curb the company's power, there is more focus on the vast index — hundreds of billion of web pages — behind its search engine. Tweets: @nkulw , @techwontsaveus , @dmccabe , ...
Apple releases iOS 14.3 and macOS Big Sur 11.1 and launches its app privacy labels across all of its App Stores
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Facebook says people linked to France's military used fake accounts to meddle in African politics, tangling with similar efforts by Russia's IRA in some nations
It's the first time Facebook has identified people affiliated with a Western government for sanction
TikTok expands Community Guidelines to strengthen its existing policies in areas like harassment, self-harm, and violence, and unveils new well-being features
TikTok this morning announced a new set of Community Guidelines that aim to strengthen its existing policies in areas like harassment …
Review of Apple's Fitness+ subscription service: a relatively good deal compared to rivals, with plenty of workouts, but requiring a Watch might put people off
a new fitness service built around Apple Watch, made to meet you wherever you are. 3, 2, 1... Let's go!⌚💪 https://www.apple.com/... Kara Swisher / @karaswisher : Still on #teamallylove @onepeloton: ...
Zenoti, which makes spa and salon management SaaS, has raised $160M Series D at a $1B+ valuation led by Advent International
Zenoti, a 10-year-old startup that develops services for the spa and salon industry, is the latest entrant to the coveted unicorn list.
Google says Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs, and other Google services suffered a worldwide outage for about an hour for a majority of users on Monday
We're back up and running! You should be able to access YouTube again and enjoy videos as normal https://twitter.com/... Jane Manchun Wong / @wongmjane : Looks like most Google services are down globa...
Public, a social-focused free stock trading service, raises $65M Series C led by Accel
Less than a year after it raised a $15 million Series B, Public, a social-focused free stock trading service, has raised a $65 million Series C. — The startup is not the only company to raise succes...
Taxdoo, which has built an automated service for financial compliance for cross-border e-commerce companies, raises $21M Series A led by Accel
Taxdoo, a startup that has built what it calls an “automated platform for financial compliance” aimed at cross-border e-commerce companies, has raised $21 million in new funding.
Parsec, which has built streaming tech for remote work and cloud gaming, raises $25M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz
Parsec, a startup that's built streaming technology for both work and play, is announcing that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding.
Amazon's Zoox unveils an autonomous electric robotaxi that can hold four passengers and run for a claimed 16 hours on a single charge, with a launch date TBC
Bezos-owned Zoox reveals self-driving taxi with no steering wheel Melissa Marasco / GlobeNewswire : Zoox Reveals First Look at Autonomous, Purpose-Built Robotaxi Tweets: @zoox : This is Zoox: the futu...
Signal updates its iOS and Android apps with support for encrypted group video calls with up to five participants
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California regulators fine Uber $59M for failing to give info on sexual assault cases, will cancel license if Uber fails to pay and provide info within 30 days
and now they're handing down a $59 million fine for its refusal, @CSaid reports: https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Workplace productivity and project management service ClickUp raises $100M at a $1B valuation led by Georgian and says Nike, Uber, and Airbnb are clients
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Amazon launches Live Translation for Alexa, which can interpret between several dialects in real time, between English and French, Spanish, Hindi, German, more
Uhnder, a startup that has created a chip for digital imaging radar useful for autonomous transportation, raises $45M in a Series C led by Sensata Technologies
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Vise, which automates tasks for independent investment advisors while creating custom portfolios for clients, raises $45M Series B led by Sequoia Capital
Valuations of recent IPOs, relative to the companies' revenue, are at their highest levels since the dot-com era, sparking concerns among investors
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @eliotwb , @rationalwalk , @markjeffrey , @daveambrose , @eliotwb , @jessefelder , and @eddyelfenbein Tweets: Eliot Brown / @eliotwb : -Airbnb is worth the combination o...
California AG asks a court to force Amazon to comply with subpoenas over a state investigation into its handling of the coronavirus pandemic
Two students behind Sleeping Giants Brazil, who fought misinformation in Brazil, confronted online threats and a lawsuit against Twitter aimed at unmasking them
David Biller / Associated Press : Tweets: @dlbiller , @slpng_giants , and @ap Tweets: David Biller / @dlbiller : Brazil was flooded with misinformation about the coronavirus this year, and two studen...
Facebook launches Collab, a TikTok-inspired music making app, on iOS in the US, after announcing a beta version in May
AIStorm, which develops low-powered AI edge computing chips, raises $16M Series B, bringing its total raised to ~$30M
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Twitter says it has signed a multiyear deal to use AWS to power Twitter timelines, shifting away from its own infrastructure
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Following their Prop 22 victory, Uber and Lyft unveil new benefits for CA drivers on their platforms, like guaranteed minimum earnings and health care stipends
Kim Lyons / The Verge :
Indico, which provides enterprise AI tools for process automation, raises $22M Series B, bringing its total raised to $36M
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
German Bionic raises $20M Series A co-led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and MIG AG for its exoskeleton tech targeted at industrial applications
COVID-19 health pass apps could help reopen businesses by showing if users are vaccinated but could also unfairly exclude people from travel and offices
Facebook is now showing notifications to directly tell users when they have liked, commented, or shared a piece of COVID-19 misinformation
Ruth Reader / Fast Company : Tweets: @mattnavarra Tweets: Matt Navarra / @mattnavarra : NEW! Facebook will notify you if you have engaged with content identified as misinformation Facebook will then ...
Sources: Facebook fears cracking down on Hindu extremist groups in India because of the likelihood that it could lead to violence toward its staff
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