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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
The Twitter attack may have been perpetrated by Joseph James Connor, a 21-year-old English SIM swapper linked to a group that hijacked @jack's account last year — Twitter was thrown into chaos on Wednesday after accounts for some of the world's most recognizable public figures …
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Lucky225, The Verge, AppleInsider, Reclaim The Net, and Mashable
Tweets: @erikgroset, @dcbyron, @derekdoestech, @envirosec, @taviso, @starfire2258, and @karlbode
| Reuters: |
Sources: the FBI is leading a federal inquiry into the Twitter hack — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading a federal inquiry into the Twitter hacking, two sources familiar with the situation said, after hackers seized control of accounts belonging to Joe Biden …
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Wall Street Journal, The Block, Decrypt, Senator Josh Hawley, Engadget, The Verge, Trustnodes, and Dark Reading. Tweets: @pinboard
| @twittersupport: |
[Thread] Twitter says a “coordinated social engineering attack” against employees with access to internal systems and tools allowed hackers to hijack accounts — Our investigation is still ongoing but here's what we know so far:
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BBC, VICE, The Hill, CNN, The Verge, Vox, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, Save Journalism Committee, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, CNBC, Pocketnow, NBC News, Washington Post, CCN.com, Input, Crypto Briefing, ZDNet, and HackRead
| TechCrunch: |
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
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Tweets: @derrick_snyder, @tempnbcnews, @jason_koebler, and @kayvz
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it will offer its game streaming service, currently called Project xCloud, for free to its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in September — xCloud will get a new name and some bigger ambitions — Microsoft is planning to launch its game streaming service …
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Xbox Wire, XDA Developers, Ars Technica, GameSpot, The Next Web, Windows Central, 9to5Google, GamesIndustry.biz, OnMSFT.com, WinBuzzer, Windows Experience Blog, VentureBeat, SlashGear, CNET, Thurrott, CNBC, BGR, Laptop Mag, PCWorld, USgamer.net, Kotaku, GamingBolt, KnowTechie, and Ars Technica
Tweets: @realklobb, @zhugeex, @colteastwood, @tomwarren, @xbox, @g27status, @majornelson, and @imranzomg
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it is halting production of its Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition consoles, ahead of Series X launch — The Xbox One S will continue to be manufactured — Microsoft is officially halting production of its Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition consoles.
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Press Start, VentureBeat, TechHive, GamesIndustry.biz, Destructoid, Input, Ars Technica, TweakTown News, OnMSFT.com, SlashGear, TechSpot, Gamasutra, GameSpot, CCN.com, Kotaku, and Windows Central
Tweets: @tomwarren and @charlieintel
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
EU's top court strikes down flagship EU-US data transfer mechanism Privacy Shield, in a ruling that could impact thousands of companies including Facebook — A highly anticipated ruling by Europe's top court has just landed — striking down a flagship EU-US data flows arrangement called Privacy Shield.
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Court of Justice of the European Union, Ars Technica, EU Policy Blog, Protocol, The Register, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, U.S. Department of Commerce, Fortune, Gizmodo, EAID, Washington Post, Bloomberg Law, CNET, Reuters, TechSpot, Politico, WIRED UK, Techdirt, GamesIndustry.biz, EDRi, Dark Reading, Forrester, RTÉ, The Verge, Reuters, EU Law Analysis, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @eucourtpress, @maxschrems, @tconnellyrte, @maxschrems, @juliesbrill, @kierenmccarthy, @stevepeers, @mikarv, @andrewdmurray, @marcrotenberg, @mikarv, @sophieintveld, @tconnellyrte, @wolfiechristl, @narcaware, @jason_kint, @paulbernaluk, @europaulb, @alanbeattie, @1br0wn, @linnetelwin, @hadas_gold, and @paultang
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Netflix reports Q2 revenue of $6.15B, up 24.9% YoY, and expects 2.5M net subscriber additions for Q3 vs analyst estimates of 5.27M; stock down 9%+ after hours — - Analysts counted Netflix among the safer bets during stay-at-home orders in the U.S. and the company showed substantial subscriber growth last quarter.
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Netflix, Vox, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Associated Press, Quartz, The Guardian, Barron's Online, Variety, Reuters, Forbes, Bloomberg, BBC, The Wrap, MarketWatch, Tubefilter, Silicon Valley Business …, Axios, TheStreet, Hollywood Reporter, and Business Insider
Tweets: @stevekovach and @mylesudland
| CNBC: |
Netflix names Ted Sarandos co-CEO, appoints Chief Product Officer Greg Peters as COO — Netflix names Ted Sarandos co-CEO| Wall Street Journal: |
US and UK say state-backed Russian hacking group APT29 is responsible for ongoing cyberattacks against orgs involved in the development of coronavirus vaccines — Targets include universities, private companies and other organizations working on vaccine research and testing globally
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UK NCSC, BBC, New York Times, GOV.UK, Bloomberg, Financial Times, BBC, Ars Technica, ZDNet, UK Parliament, Slate, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Bloomberg, Axios, Threatpost, HealthITSecurity, The Guardian, BleepingComputer, and Nextgov
Tweets: @dominicraab, @tombossert, and @tomgara
| Christine Fisher / Engadget: |
Facebook adds screen sharing to Messenger video calls on its iOS and Android apps — The next time you're video chatting with a friend on your Facebook Messenger mobile app, you'll be able to quickly share your screen. Today, Facebook added screen sharing to Messenger video calls on its iOS and Android mobile apps.
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Messenger News, CNET, MobileSyrup, Ubergizmo, Android Headlines, MacRumors, and Talk Android
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google's Area 120 launches Shoploop, an interactive shopping app that's designed to introduce users to new products with short videos — Google's latest experiment is a video shopping platform designed to introduce consumers to new products in under 90 seconds.| Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop: |
DHS' CISA issues its third ever emergency order, giving agencies 24 hours to patch or mitigate the “wormable” Windows DNS Server vulnerability — The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity division on Thursday ordered federal civilian agencies to apply a security fix … | Reuters: |
AG Barr accuses Apple, Google, and Microsoft of collaboration with CCP, says iPhones wouldn't be sold in China if they were “impervious to penetration” by China — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr took aim at Hollywood companies, including Walt Disney Co …
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Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Wall Street Journal, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, and CNBC
Tweets: @esaagar, @alexlindsay, and @rlheinrichs
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
T-Mobile announces ScamShield, a free service to block robocalls for all T-Mobile, Metro, and Sprint customers — T-Mobile announced Thursday it will offer ScamShield, a free scam-blocking service to all T-Mobile, Metro and Sprint customers. — Why it matters: Robocalls remain the scourge …
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T-Mobile, CNET, Android Police, TmoNews, Gizmodo, Android Authority, Light Reading, iMore, PhoneArena, MacRumors, Phone Scoop, PCWorld, GeekWire, VentureBeat, and Android Headlines
| Ryan McCarthy / ProPublica: |
Analysis shows voting misinformation flourishes on Facebook: about 50% of top 50 posts that have mentioned voting by mail since April 1 were false or misleading — On April 3, Terrence K. Williams, a politically conservative actor and comedian who's been praised by President Donald Trump … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook confirms it will launch Instagram Reels, its answer to TikTok, in the US, UK, Japan, Mexico, and ~50 other countries in the coming weeks — Instagram confirmed it's preparing to soon launch its TikTok competitor, known as Reels, in the U.S. The company expects to bring the new video feature … | Aoife White / Bloomberg: |
EU antitrust regulators launch sectorial inquiry into IoT, including interoperability of devices and how smart assistants like Siri or Alexa use collected data — - Vestager warns that voice assistants may offer less choice — Some 400 firms to be quizzed, EU to present results in 2021
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CNET, Reuters, TechHive, iPhone in Canada Blog, iPhone Hacks, iDownloadBlog.com, and MacRumors. Tweets: @realdanstoller
| Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky tells employees that the company's IPO plans are back on track, despite the COVID-19 pandemic — After a financial hit from the pandemic, the San Francisco company said business was starting to return from its nose-dive. — SAN FRANCISCO — Airbnb has resumed …
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter unveils a new, fully rebuilt developer API with features like conversation threading, poll results in tweets, and pinned tweets, launching next week — Twitter is still recovering from the fallout of yesterday's sizable attack on high-profile accounts, but it's continuing to move forward …
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Engadget and Android Police
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches a new livestreaming option for influencers on its Amazon Live service, a home shopping network-style video feed on Amazon's retail site — Amazon is giving live streamers a new way to earn commissions on purchases of products showcased in their streams.Sponsor Posts
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