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Exploits, called KRACK, in Wi-Fi security protocol WPA2 open traffic to eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and malicious injection; US CERT advisory issued — Researchers have disclosed a serious weakness in the WPA2 protocol that allows attackers within range of vulnerable device …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft issued Windows patch for KRACK exploits; Android fix expected in “coming weeks”, first to Pixels; researchers: devices with Android 6.0+ are affected — Technology companies are starting to respond to a new Wi-Fi exploit affecting all modern Wi-Fi networks using WPA or WPA 2 encryption.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
KRACK WPA2 exploits, which only partially affect iOS, have reportedly been patched in iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS betas — Apple has already patched serious vulnerabilities in the WPA2 Wi-Fi standard that protects many modern Wi-Fi networks, the company told iMore's Rene Ritchie this morning.
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| Greg Stohr / Bloomberg: |
Supreme Court to decide if law enforcement officials can obtain emails and data stored overseas by tech firms in Microsoft vs US government email privacy case — Law enforcement seeks data held overseas by tech companies — U.S. says Google, Yahoo not complying with search warrants
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Flaw in widely used RSA code library undermines security of millions of high-security RSA crypto keys — Factorization weakness lets attackers impersonate key holders and decrypt their data. — A crippling flaw in a widely used code library has fatally undermined the security of millions …
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Huawei debuts 5.9" Mate 10: 16:9 1440p screen, 20/12MP rear cams, 4000mAh battery; Mate 10 Pro: 6" 18:9 1080p screen, no 3.5mm jack, 6GB RAM; US debut date TBD — Huawei has announced the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, two new phones that occupy the highest end of its lineup.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Apple to appeal a $440M final judgement in VirnetX patent infringement case, after US District Court for Eastern District of Texas denies all of Apple's motions — Apple lost a retrial a year ago in an ongoing patent dispute with VirnetX over secure communications protocols in FaceTime …
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PR Newswire, The Verge, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, iLounge, and iDownloadBlog.com. Tweets: @ingridlunden
| Bloomberg: |
Source: Facebook is looking to hire people with national security clearances, to help spot and prevent future election meddling — Social media giant wants help to spot future election meddling — Russian group bought ads to sow discord during 2016 campaign
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Top Silicon Valley figures back new Long-Term Stock Exchange that rewards shares with more voting power the longer investors own them — Tech luminaries back new exchange that rewards shares with more voting power the longer investors own them — Silicon Valley's high-tech denizens complain … | Bérénice Magistretti / VentureBeat: |
Dockless bike-sharing startup LimeBike raises $50M Series B led by Coatue Management, claims 250K registered users with 10K bikes in 12 cities — Just a few months after launching with a $12 million seed round, dockless bike-sharing startup LimeBike announced today that it has secured a whopping $50 million to expand nationwide.
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| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
IBM rolls out blockchain network for cross-border payments, currently supporting 12 “currency corridors” including Australia, New Zealand, UK, Pacific islands — The promise of digital currency is finally coming to maturity, IBM says, with its unique international payments network.| Li Tao / South China Morning Post: |
A look at Honor, the budget smartphone brand that helped propel Huawei to the #2 spot among world's smartphone vendors — Honor is projecting that its international sales will account for about half of total sales in 4 to 5 years. It is targeting 20 overseas markets including the US, India and Russia| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spanish bank BBVA launches money transfer app Tuyyo, initially focused on US-Mexico remittances — BBVA, Spain's second-largest bank that snatched up mobile banking startup Simple for $117 million back in 2014, is now entering the mobile money transfer business with today's launch of a new app called Tuyyo.| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
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