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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
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 …
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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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| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Following the Twitter attack, Google appears to have dropped Twitter carousel boxes from displaying in Search results — Twitter had a serious and concerning security event Wednesday. Google has since removed tweets from its search results. — Google has removed the prominent Twitter carousel …
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| TechCrunch: |
Hackers pushing a crypto scam hijacked Twitter accounts for Bitcoin, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Ripple, Binance, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Apple, more — A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were simultaneously hacked on Wednesday by attackers who used the accounts … | @twittersupport: |
[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:
| Tae Kim / Bloomberg: |
The hack on Twitter provides more ammunition for critics who question Twitter's engineering prowess, poor management practices, and anemic financial performance — The breach revealed Twitter's engineering prowess and management practices as subpar. Hedge fund Elliott Management can't be happy about its investment.
Tweets: @bobonmarkets, @bopinion, and @kantrowitz
| 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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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
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; stock down 9%+ after hours — - Analysts counted Netflix among the safer bets during stay-at-home orders in the U.S. and the company showed substantial subscriber growth last quarter.
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Tweets: @stevekovach, @mylesudland, @stevekovach, @reutersbiz, @jamestitcomb, @mylesudland, and @jank0
| CNBC: |
Netflix names Ted Sarandos co-CEO, appoints Chief Product Officer Greg Peters as COO — Netflix names Ted Sarandos co-CEO
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Tweets: @cnn, @financialxpress, @zck, and @pkafka
| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
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 — Apple has joined an industry trend toward more inclusive language in its technical domain, replacing terms with racial overtones like a …
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Tweets: @twostraws, @pixel, @elektrojunge, @netnewswire, @b3ll, @s_m_i, @reneritchie, and @stshank. Thanks:@stshank
| Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop: |
DHS' CISA issues its third ever emergency order, giving agencies 24 hours to patch or mitigate the “wormable” Windows DNS Server vulnerability — The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity division on Thursday ordered federal civilian agencies to apply a security fix … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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 — The U.S. App Store's downloads have surpassed China's downloads for the first time since 2014, in a new milestone.
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| 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 … | Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg: |
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 — WhatsApp and its parent Facebook Inc. can press ahead with a lawsuit accusing Israeli spyware maker NSO Group of creating accounts …
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TechCrunch and United States District Court
Tweets: @skirchy, @karolcummins, @shanvav, @scottmstedman, @billmarczak, @dangillmor, @jsrailton, and @scottmstedman
| 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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Twitter, 9to5Mac, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @xamarinhq, @rlux, @somospostpc, @martinsfp, and @elaczi
| Megan Graham / CNBC: |
Hulu is launching Ad Manager, a self-service tool targeted at SMBs with an ad budget of $500 or more, to make it easy to buy ads on its service — - Hulu is launching a “self-service” tool to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses to buy ads on its service.
Tweets: @megancgraham, @kidkapital, and @joshelman
| The Intercept: |
In a leaked bulletin from May, DHS indicated concern that the widespread use of masks could interfere with police facial recognition systems — While doctors and politicians still struggle to convince Americans to take the barest of precautions against Covid-19 by wearing a mask … | Michael Kwet / The Intercept: |
An overview of Microsoft's various services for law enforcement, including the Domain Awareness System, a mass surveillance platform it first built for the NYPD — Nationwide protests against racist policing have brought new scrutiny onto big tech companies like Facebook …
Tweets: @culturejedi and @theintercept
| 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 … | Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
IBM's X-Force security team says it has obtained five hours of screen recordings from Iran-linked hacking group ITG18 that were uploaded to an exposed server — IBM's X-Force security team obtained five hours of APT35 hacking operations, showing exactly how the group steals data from email accounts—and who it's targeting.
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