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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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Lucky225, Reuters, The Next Web, Fast Company, Cointelegraph, Digital Trends, Al Jazeera, The Daily Dot, AppleInsider, Input, Mashable, Engadget, and Reclaim The Net
Tweets: @twittersupport, @erikgroset, @mikeisaac, @donie, @dcbyron, @envirosec, @ronwyden, @katebevan, @karlbode, @starfire2258, @taviso, and @derekdoestech
| 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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Wall Street Journal, BBC, The Block, Engadget, Senator Josh Hawley, Trustnodes, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @pinboard, @b52malmet, @dnvolz, and @magmill95
| 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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| 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
| 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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Netflix, TechCrunch, MarketWatch, Vox, Tubefilter, The Wrap, ZDNet, 9to5Mac, Quartz, The Guardian, Silicon Valley Business …, Bloomberg, BBC, Silicon Valley Business …, Barron's Online, GameSpot, Forbes, Variety, GameSpot, Associated Press, Reuters, Axios, PYMNTS.com, TheStreet, Hollywood Reporter, TechCrunch, Reuters, and Deadline
Tweets: @stevekovach, @mylesudland, @stevekovach, @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| 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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Press Start, Tom's Guide, GamesIndustry.biz, Pocket-lint, VentureBeat, TweakTown News, Destructoid, Input, TechSpot, TechHive, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @tomwarren, @charlieintel, and @personaspeaks
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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Wccftech, Gizmodo, Game Rant, XDA Developers, Ars Technica, and GameSpot
Tweets: @tomwarren, @xbox, @realklobb, @zhugeex, @g27status, @nextgenplayer, @imranzomg, @colteastwood, @vicious696, @pmaka1991, @tocelot, @microboxofx, @majornelson, and @kr3at0r
| 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 …
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Department of Homeland …, ZDNet, Nextgov, The Hill, SiliconANGLE, Federal Computer Week, and BleepingComputer. Tweets: @dnvolz
| 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 — Microsoft and Twitter also are replacing technical language that has racial overtones, an effort triggered by a new push in the US for racial injustice.
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Apple Developer and AppleInsider
Tweets: @twostraws, @pixel, @elektrojunge, @netnewswire, @b3ll, @s_m_i, @reneritchie, and @stshank. Thanks:@stshank
| 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 …
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U.S. Department of Justice, Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Forbes, Fox News, Washington Post, PCMag, AppleInsider, and New York Times
Tweets: @rlheinrichs, @esaagar, @alexlindsay, @kamvtv, @cbs_herridge, @campuscodi, @pitts_man, @markets, @johncornyn, @loweringthebar, and @somospostpc
| 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, @martinsfp, @elaczi, and @somospostpc
| 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 …
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T-Mobile, CNET, TmoNews, FierceWireless, Android Police, Ubergizmo, Gizmodo, and Android Authority. Tweets: @inafried
| 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: @jsrailton, @skirchy, @shanvav, @karolcummins, @scottmstedman, @billmarczak, and @jsrailton
| 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 … | Wall Street Journal: |
US and UK say state-backed Russian hacking group APT29 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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GOV.UK, BBC, BBC, Financial Times, New York Times, Axios, Firstpost Tech, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), UK Parliament, National Security …, Bloomberg, TechSpot, Slate, Input, and Nextgov
Tweets: @dominicraab, @henryjfoy, @apolyakova, @joetidy, @peterhotez, @olganyc1211, @ericgeller, @mcfaul, @tomgara, @tombossert, @dnvolz, and @rebeccaballhaus
| Aoife White / Bloomberg: |
EU antitrust regulators launch sectorial inquiry into IoT, including interoperability of devices and how smart assistants like Siri or Alexa use collected data — - 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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The Verge, CNET, and Reuters
Tweets: @privacymatters, @realdanstoller, @brianroemmele, and @aoifewhite101
| Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
Public records show the US Internal Revenue Service signed a deal, on July 15th, with Coinbase to use its blockchain tracing software for one year, for $124,950 — Public records show that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has inked a deal with crypto exchange company Coinbase to use its Coinbase Analytics blockchain tracing software.| 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 — On April 3, Terrence K. Williams, a politically conservative actor and comedian who's been praised by President Donald Trump …
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Gizmodo. Tweets: @yaeleisenstat, @sifill_ldf, @golovashkina, @randfish, @samanthajpower, @mayatcontreras, and @dseetharaman
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