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Sources: Clinton campaign computer network hacked in addition to Democratic National Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — The computer network used by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign was hacked as part of a broad cyber attack …
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| Bruce Schneier / Schneier on Security: |
Recent hacks indicate US election systems and voting machines could be targeted too; government must take urgent steps to secure them, and consider retaliation — Russia was behind the hacks into the Democratic National Committee's computer network that led to the release of thousands …
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Clinton campaign: DNC's data analytics program we used was breached; no evidence hackers accessed internal systems — Hillary for America Spokesman Nick Merrill released the following statement on news reports regarding cyber hacks targeted at the campaign: “An analytics data program maintained by the DNC …
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| Mustafa Al-Bassam / Motherboard: |
British Spies Used a URL Shortener to Honeypot Arab Spring Dissidents — A shadowy unit of the British intelligence agency GCHQ tried to influence online activists during the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests and the 2011 democratic uprisings largely known as the Arab Spring … | Hayley Tsukayama / Washington Post: |
Instagram will soon let users filter comments on their posts, turn off comments on individual posts, or turn off comments on their posts entirely — Instagram is taking an unusual step to deal with the complicated ethics of online commenting. It's giving users the ability to make the choice …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Filing: Microsoft to layoff 2,850 staff from mobile and sales divisions as it completes Nokia cuts, which started in 2015 — MIcrosoft is cutting 2,850 more jobs beyond the 1,850 that the company announced would be eliminated earlier this year. The new cuts will hit phone hardware and sales.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Big data integrator Talend closes up 41% in Nasdaq debut, raising $94.5M in an IPO — French-American big data startup Talend made its debut as a public company today with a pop. After pricing its shares at $18 last night (above the expected range of $15-$17), the company began trading …
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| Jonathan Zdziarski / Zdziarski's Blog of Things: |
Deleted WhatsApp messages leave behind forensic artifacts that could be reconstructed by someone with access to your device or iCloud backups — Sorry, folks, while experts are saying the encryption checks out in WhatsApp, it looks like the latest version of the app tested leaves forensic trace …
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| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Samsung Galaxy Note 7, new Gear VR specs and pics leak; Note 7 will have iris scanner, 5.7-inch QHD display, 4GB of RAM, 12 MP f/1.7 camera, 3500 mAh battery — I wouldn't really say that information about the upcoming Galaxy Note 7 is even being “leaked” anymore — at this point, info is basically pouring.
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IRS delivers a notice of deficiency for $3B-$5B to Facebook, claims Facebook undervalued assets transferred to Irish subsidiary in 2010 — IRS issues notice for 2010 tax year over operations transfer — Facebook plans to challenge notice in federal tax court| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Sony posts $205M profit as downsized mobile business stops bleeding cash — Sony posted a slim ¥21.2 billion ($205 million) profit for its Q1 2016. That's down on the ¥82.4 billion profit it carded this time last year, but in general the quarter was a mixed bag of positives … | Kevin McLaughlin / The Information: |
Source: private equity firms including KKR, Apollo Global Management, Carlyle Group contemplate buyout of Hewlett Packard Enterprise; deal would be worth $40B+ — Several private equity firms including KKR, Apollo Global Management and Carlyle Group are sniffing around Hewlett Packard Enterprise … | Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
Amazon reaches new high of 268,900 employees — skyrocketing 47% in just one year — Amazon said it added approximately 23,700 employees worldwide in the second quarter, bringing its total employment to 268,900. — Amazon's headcount has grown by a staggering amount over the last few years.
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