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August 13, 2024, 8:50 AM

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The Verge:
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Elon Musk's Donald Trump interview on X Spaces was quickly derailed by technical glitches at the scheduled start time; Musk blamed “a massive DDoS attack”  —  Elon Musk's much-hyped interview of former President Donald Trump on the social media platform X was quickly derailed …
Financial Times:
Washington Post:
The FBI is investigating an alleged Trump campaign hack; sources say the agency is probing suspected hacking attempts by Iran targeting Trump, Biden, and Harris  —  Since June, agents have been pursuing evidence Iran has targeted advisers to the two presidential campaigns.
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Wall Street Journal:
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
On August 6, hackers leaked ~2.7B data records of people in the US containing SSNs and names, allegedly from National Public Data, which collects and sells data  —  Almost 2.7 billion records of personal information for people in the United States were leaked on a hacking forum, exposing names …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
After Apple's threats, Patreon memberships via its iOS app will be subject to Apple's 30% fee from November 2024; creators must switch to subscription billing  —  Apple has threatened to remove crowdfunding app Patreon from the App Store if creators continue to use unsupported third-party billing options …
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Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
The FBI, the UK's NCA, and others seize the servers and websites of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware operation; since August 2023, the gang targeted 43 SMBs  —  The FBI announced on Monday that it seized the servers and websites of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware operation following a joint international investigation.
Michael Kan / PCMag:
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok adds group chats, with support for up to 32 people, available to all users over 15 years old, and adds safety measures specifically to protect teens  —  TikTok looks to be taking on popular messaging services like Meta's WhatsApp and Apple's Messages, as the company announced on Monday …
New York Times:
How Tether co-founder Brock Pierce's plan to use crypto to revitalize Puerto Rico's economy became mired in legal disputes and fights with his business partners  —  On sun-drenched days in 2022, the cryptocurrency entrepreneur Brock Pierce liked to take his friends sailing to the island of Vieques …

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