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FBI concludes that the North Korean government is responsible for Sony Pictures hack — Update on Sony Investigation … Today, the FBI would like to provide an update on the status of our investigation into the cyber attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).
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See also Mediagazer| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Sources confirm Sony hackers hail mainly from North Korea, and include Japan-based group of ethnic North Koreans — FBI: North Korea to Blame for Sony Hack — The FBI today said it has determined that the North Korean government is responsible for the devastating recent hack attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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Obama calls Sony canceling The Interview a “mistake”, says North Korea acted alone; White House contemplating “proportional response” — President Obama Says Sony Made “Mistake” in Canceling “The Interview” Film — President Obama, speaking at his year-end presser …
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See also Mediagazer| Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com: |
In new email sent to Sony executives, hackers threaten further release of “sensitive data” pending any “additional trouble” — Source: Hackers send new message to Sony — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The hackers behind a devastating cyberattack at Sony Pictures …
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See also Mediagazer| Mike Lennon / SecurityWeek: |
Hackers Used Sophisticated SMB Worm Tool to Attack Sony — Sony Hackers Used Server Message Block (SMB) Worm Tool — Just hours after the FBI and President Obama called out North Korea as being responsible for the destructive cyber attack against Sony Pictures, US-CERT issued an alert decribing … | The Reddit Admins / reddit: |
Reddit to distribute equity to active users by lottery with ‘reddit notes’ in 2015 — Announcing reddit notes — We raised some funding in September, and we promised to reserve a portion to give back to the community. If you're hearing about this for the first time, check out the official blog post here.
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Staples provides details on September breach: 115 stores' POS systems, 1.16M payment cards compromised — Staples Provides Update on Data Security Incident — Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) today gave an update on the investigation into its previously announced data security incident involving …
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| Janko Roettgers / Gigaom: |
Social TV service TVtag, previously known as GetGlue, to shut down end of 2014 — GetGlue successor TVtag is shutting down — Janko Roettgers — Social TV service TVtag, which was previously known as GetGlue, is shutting down at the end of the year. TVtag announced the shut … | Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Pay claimed 1% of November's digital payment dollars, new report says — A new report from ITG has revealed that Apple Pay was responsible for 1% of the total digital payment dollars spent in November. The study also found that 60% of new Apple Pay customers used the service multiple times throughout …
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Facebook Messenger now uses “FacePiles” to show read receipts, indicates more send states for messages — Facebook Messenger Shows Its New Speed With FacePile Read Receipts — Milliseconds make a difference when it comes to chat. The less lag, the more it feels like being in the same room.
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Google bringing always-on voice commands to Chromebooks — ‘OK Google’ feature now available on Chrome OS Dev Channel — You've been able to yell voice commands at Android smartphones and Android Wear smartwatches for some time now, but soon you'll be able to do the same to a Chromebook computer.
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FCC proposes expanding definition of pay-TV providers to include internet TV services — FCC Launches Effort to Help Online Video Providers Compete With Cable Guys — Federal regulators released new proposed rules Friday designed to make it easier for online video providers to get access … | Kia Kokalitcheva / VentureBeat: |
Evernote's intelligent writing assistant, Context, is now available on Android and Windows — Evernote's artificial intelligence-based writing assistant is now available for paying customers on Android and Windows, the company announced. — Context, which the company first launched on Mac …
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Study: portion of social media users aged 13-17 on Facebook slips to 88%, down from 94% last year — Facebook's Popularity Among Teens Dips Again — Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg — Facebook Inc. (FB:US) is getting less and less cool, at least among teens.
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| Phillip Inman / Guardian: |
US tries to strike deal with EU for immunity over online security breaches — Critics fear Tisa talks could be used to further interests of large corporations and undermine right to privacy — The US is attempting to secure immunity from investigation for online security breaches … | Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Google sues to block Mississippi AG Jim Hood's “burdensome, retaliatory” subpoena of records, issued a document preservation notice to MPAA — Goliath strikes back: Google takes legal action against Mississippi State Attorney General Jim Hood — Last Friday, The Verge published …
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