SEC filing: T-Mobile says a hacker stole the data of ~37M customers, including names, addresses, and phone numbers, but not passwords, SSNs, or credit cards
here's what to do if you're ever worried that your data was leaked Chris Velazco / Washington Post : Here's what to do if you think you're affected by T-Mobile's latest data breach Lorenzo Franceschi-...
Radiohead says they're releasing 18 hours' worth of unheard music to benefit climate change group, after hackers stole lead singer's files and attempted ransom
And Won Brian Barrett / Wired : Radiohead Dropped 18 Hours of Unreleased Music to Screw Pirates Shawn Knight / TechSpot : Radiohead releases 18 hours of demos, thwarting alleged extortion attempt Exti...
Google declines to provide the names of hair salon and restaurant used in controversial Google Duplex demo, or say whether the calls were edited
Over the years, I have experienced some great demos. Chris Davies / SlashGear : Google is suspiciously quiet about its incredible Duplex AI demo Shawn Knight / TechSpot : Did Google fake its Google Du...
Patreon CEO Jack Conte says the company will “press pause” on planned change to service fee for each pledge, set to start Dec. 18, after uproar from creators
Patreon Backing Off Its Awful Payment Policy Changes Julia Alexander / Polygon : Patreon attempts to bring back subscribers following exodus last week Stephanie Chan / VentureBeat : Patreon apologizes...
Exploits, called KRACK, in Wi-Fi security protocol WPA2 open traffic to eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and malicious injection; US CERT advisory issued
A new vulnerability in the WPA2 protocol … Chris Merriman / Inquirer : KRACK down: Vendors start to patch WPA2 flaw Kevin Beaumont / DoublePulsar : Regarding Krack Attacks—WPA2 flaw Mat Smith / Engadg...
HBO security contractor says hackers stole “thousands of internal documents” in addition to episodes and have leaked personal info of a senior HBO executive
KIND OF WORK: — Unspecified DSLreports : HBO Hacked, Shows, Executive Data Released Selena Larson / CNNMoney : HBO says full email system likely not compromised in data breach Sara Fischer / Axios :...
Google allows users to report offensive autocomplete suggestions and Featured Snippets, will show more authoritative content for obscure and infrequent queries
I was, frankly, amazed when I saw this tweet: Tech2 : Facebook and Google announce new plans to tackle the problem of fake news Gizmodo India : Google wants your help to tackle fake news Barry Schwart...
Facebook releases timeline of murder suspect's activity: first video uploaded 11:09AM PDT, first report received around 11:27AM, account disabled at 1:22PM
“I snapped, dog,” the man says into the camera. Shawn Knight / TechSpot : Facebook publishes timeline of murder suspect's activity James Farrell / SiliconANGLE : A murder video posted to Facebook was ...
Nintendo discontinues the NES Classic Edition, which launched to high demand in November 2016
it wants your soul Mark Wilson / BetaNews : Nintendo discontinues NES Classic Edition Shane McGlaun / Technabob : Dicktendo Discontinues NES Classic Edition Console Richard Lawler / Engadget : The Mor...
How a government targeted Ahmed Mansoor, an activist in the UAE, with three zero-day exploits meant to infect his iPhone with sophisticated commercial spyware
Saturday, August 27, 2016 Ewan Spence / Forbes : Apple Loop: iPhone 7 Launch On September 9th ‘Confirmed’, Dangerous iOS Flaws, New iPhone 7 Images Paul Szoldra / Business Insider : Inside ‘Pegasus,’ ...