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August 2, 2018, 6:40 AM

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Christopher Slowe / Reddit:
Reddit says a few employees had their work accounts hacked via 2FA SMS intercepts, leading to a few systems being compromised and some user data leaking  —  TL;DR: A hacker broke into a few of Reddit's systems and managed to access some user data, including some current email addresses …
New York Times:
Facebook CSO Alex Stamos will join Stanford as an adjunct professor when he leaves the company on August 17; Facebook does not plan to appoint a successor  —  SAN FRANCISCO — When Facebook revealed on Tuesday that it had identified a political influence campaign ahead of the November midterm elections …
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple says apps and in-app purchases for macOS and iOS will be removed from its affiliate program on October 1; music, movies, books, and TV will remain  —  Apple announced in an email to publishers this evening that it is making changes to its iTunes Affiliate Program.
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The Information:
Sources: Google is developing a news aggregation app for use in China that will comply with the country's strict censorship laws  —  Google is developing a news-aggregation app for use in China that will comply with the country's strict censorship laws, part of a plan to re-enter …
Ryan Gallagher / The Intercept:
Reuters:
DoJ has secured arrests of several Ukrainian members of Carbanak group charged with allegedly stealing payment card and other data from US businesses  —  (Reuters) - Three Ukrainians associated with the hacking group FIN7 have been arrested in Europe in connection with hacks …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
WhatsApp begins charging businesses for message replies after 24 hours, launches display ads globally for web and Facebook that open to WhatsApp conversations  —  Today WhatsApp launches its first revenue-generating enterprise product and the only way it currently makes money directly from its app.
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Sources: Amazon plans to completely move its infrastructure off Oracle's proprietary database software by the first quarter of 2020  —  - Amazon has been moving off Oracle for several years and has plans to complete the transition next year, according to people familiar with the matter.
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