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[Thread] Twitter says a “coordinated social engineering attack” against employees with access to internal systems and tools allowed hackers to hijack accounts — Our investigation is still ongoing but here's what we know so far:
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Sources say a Twitter insider helped them hijack accounts; Twitter says it's probing whether the insider hijacked the accounts themselves or gave hackers access — After a wave of account takeovers, screenshots of an internal Twitter user administration tool are being shared in the hacking underground.
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| Reuters: |
Sources: the FBI is leading a federal inquiry into the Twitter hack — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading a federal inquiry into the Twitter hacking, two sources familiar with the situation said, after hackers seized control of accounts belonging to Joe Biden …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it will offer its game streaming service, currently called Project xCloud, for free to its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in September — xCloud will get a new name and some bigger ambitions — Microsoft is planning to launch its game streaming service …
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Tweets: @tomwarren, @xbox, @imranzomg, @tocelot, and @majornelson
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it is halting production of its Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition consoles, ahead of Series X launch — The Xbox One S will continue to be manufactured — Microsoft is officially halting production of its Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition consoles.
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Tweets: @tomwarren, @charlieintel, and @personaspeaks
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
EU's top court strikes down flagship EU-US data transfer mechanism Privacy Shield, in a ruling that could impact thousands of companies including Facebook — A highly anticipated ruling by Europe's top court has just landed — striking down a flagship EU-US data flows arrangement called Privacy Shield.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
US and UK say state-backed Russian hacking group APT 29 is responsible for ongoing cyberattacks against orgs involved in the development of coronavirus vaccines — Targets include universities, private companies and other organizations working on vaccine research and testing globally
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Tweets: @henryjfoy, @dominicraab, @tombossert, @tomgara, and @apolyakova
| Christine Fisher / Engadget: |
Facebook adds screen sharing to Messenger video calls on its iOS and Android apps — The next time you're video chatting with a friend on your Facebook Messenger mobile app, you'll be able to quickly share your screen. Today, Facebook added screen sharing to Messenger video calls on its iOS and Android mobile apps.
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| Aoife White / Bloomberg: |
EU launches an antitrust inquiry into how tech giants might be using data collected through voice assistants like Siri and Alexa to push out competition in IoT — - Vestager warns that voice assistants may offer less choice — Some 400 firms to be quizzed, EU to present results in 2021
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| Ryan McCarthy / ProPublica: |
Analysis shows voting misinformation flourishes on Facebook: about 50% of top 50 posts that have mentioned voting by mail since April 1 were false or misleading — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
T-Mobile announces ScamShield, a free service to block robocalls for all T-Mobile, Metro, and Sprint customers — T-Mobile announced Thursday it will offer ScamShield, a free scam-blocking service to all T-Mobile, Metro and Sprint customers. — Why it matters: Robocalls remain the scourge … | Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky tells employees that the company's IPO plans are back on track, despite the COVID-19 pandemic — After a financial hit from the pandemic, the San Francisco company said business was starting to return from its nose-dive. — SAN FRANCISCO — Airbnb has resumed …
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Google's Area 120 launches Shoploop, an interactive shopping app that's designed to introduce users to new products with short videos — Google's latest experiment is a video shopping platform designed to introduce consumers to new products in under 90 seconds.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook confirms it will launch Instagram Reels, its answer to TikTok, in the US, UK, Japan, Mexico, and ~50 other countries in the coming weeks — Instagram confirmed it's preparing to soon launch its TikTok competitor, known as Reels, in the U.S. The company expects to bring the new video feature …
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Netflix names Ted Sarandos co-CEO, appoints Chief Product Officer Greg Peters as COO — Netflix names Ted Sarandos co-CEO| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches a new livestreaming option for influencers on its Amazon Live service, a home shopping network-style video feed on Amazon's retail site — Amazon is giving live streamers a new way to earn commissions on purchases of products showcased in their streams.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter unveils a new, fully rebuilt developer API with features like conversation threading, poll results in tweets, and pinned tweets, launching next week — Twitter is still recovering from the fallout of yesterday's sizable attack on high-profile accounts, but it's continuing to move forward …
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| Nick Summers / Engadget: |
Instagram is rolling out a redesigned shopping hub with collections, a carousel of brands, and curated selections from Instagram's own @Shop account — It'll be available globally “in the coming weeks.” — 7m ago … You might have noticed that Instagram has an area called ‘Shop.’ It's accessible … | Reuters: |
AG Barr accuses Apple, Google, and Microsoft of collaboration with CCP, says iPhones wouldn't be sold in China if they were “impervious to penetration” by China — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr took aim at Hollywood companies, including Walt Disney Co … Sponsor Posts
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