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Netflix fires a leader of the trans employee resource group who was organizing a walkout, for allegedly leaking metrics related to the Dave Chappelle special — The company suspects they leaked metrics about the Dave Chappelle special to the press — Netflix has fired a leader …
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Apple took down a Koran app in China citing “content that requires additional documentation from Chinese authorities”; another developer removed their Bible app — Apple has taken down one of the world's most popular Koran apps in China, after a request from officials, the company has confirmed to the BBC.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the SEC is poised to let the first Bitcoin futures ETFs, from Proshares and Invesco, trade in the US as early as next week — - Cutoff for action on ProShares, Invesco filings is next week — Tacit approval is seen after an almost decade-long push
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Twitch downplays last week's hack, saying it had minimal impact and user login credentials, full credit card numbers, and bank information were not exposed — In an update regarding this month's security incident, Twitch downplayed the breach saying that it had minimal impact and only affected a small number of users.
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
Seven former employees detail Twitch's 2014 hack that forced it to rebuild much of its code infrastructure, and that hack's knock-on effects — Former Twitch employees shared details of the hack the company suffered in 2014, and how the company's approach to security evolved after it.| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Valve quietly updates Steam's rules to ban games “built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs” — Your move, Epic Games Store — Games that use blockchain technology or let users exchange NFTs or cryptocurrencies won't be allowed on Steam …
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| Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
Janneke Parrish, a leader of the #AppleToo movement, says she was fired for deleting files off her work devices before handing them over for an investigation — A leader of an activist movement within Apple said she was fired by the company on Thursday. — Janneke Parrish …
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| Chavi Mehta / Reuters: |
Jack Dorsey says Square is considering building an open source Bitcoin mining system based on custom silicon for individuals and businesses worldwide — Square Inc (SQ.N) Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said on Friday the fintech firm is looking to build a bitcoin mining system based … | Fred Lambert / Electrek: |
Tesla starts offering insurance in Texas using drivers' “real-time driving behavior” and a “safety score” — Tesla has now officially launched its insurance product using “real-time driving behavior.” — The product is only available in Texas for now.
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| William Turton / Bloomberg: |
US Treasury says there was $590M in suspicious ransomware activity in H1 2021, exceeding the entire amount in 2020, when $416M was reported — Suspicious activity reports related to ransomware jumped significantly in 2021, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
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| Aislinn Keely / The Block: |
CFTC files and settles charges against Tether and Bitfinex, ordering them to pay a total of $42.5M for making “untrue or misleading statements” about USDT — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) simultaneously filed and settled charges against Tether and Bitfinex today …
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Tweets: @tether_to, @ryan_browne_, @kr00ney, @alexisgoldstein, @jason, @aislinnkeely, @jason, and @aridavidpaul
| David Uberti / Wall Street Journal: |
At the White House's ransomware summit, 32 countries pledged to share cyberattack info, push firms to improve security, and disrupt hackers' financial tools — Officials from 31 countries and the EU say uneven enforcement allows hackers to cash in — Officials from 32 governments …
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Tweets: @jenniferjjacobs and @knash99
| Bloomberg: |
Chinese government finds hundreds of banned crypto miners siphoning power from public institutions, with some 260,000 kWh electricity stolen every day — - Two provinces discover miners using SOE, university resources — Government broadened ban on crypto transactions last month| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
White House details its plan for the federal government to adopt phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication methods, such as using hardware security keys — An Office of Management and Budget official explained the large scale plan to move the federal government to phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication.
Tweets: @yubico, @royalhansen, @lorenzofb, @josephfcox, @bradmossesq, @joebgrech, @jasonabbruzzese, and @josephfcox
| Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
Security researchers say Apple and EU plans to monitor phones for illicit material are ineffective and could embolden government surveillance — A group of researchers said the “dangerous technology” was invasive and not effective at detecting images of child sexual abuse.
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Tweets: @dangillmor, @profwoodward, @kennwhite, @davesnews, @mattblaze, @georgevhulme, and @adam_k_levin
| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Google Threat Analysis Group says it tracks 270+ state-backed threat actors, and sent 50K+ alerts for email phishing attacks to Gmail users in 2021, up ~33% YoY — The Google Threat Analysis Group said today that its security researchers are currently tracking more than 270 different …
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Tweets: @780thc, @iranintl_en, @royalhansen, @profwoodward, @jennamc_laugh, @iblametom, @shanehuntley, and @campuscodi
| Wall Street Journal: |
Microsoft is shuttering the Chinese version of LinkedIn and replacing it with a job board; sources say China told LinkedIn in March to better regulate content — LinkedIn cites challenging operating environment, as retreat marks the biggest departure from China by a major tech company in years
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