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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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Engadget, Lucky225, Axios, Reuters, The Verge, Fast Company, CNBC, The Next Web, Cointelegraph, Al Jazeera, Input, The Daily Dot, Digital Trends, Engadget, Reclaim The Net, AppleInsider, and Mashable
Tweets: @twittersupport, @ronwyden, @erikgroset, @mikeisaac, @donie, @dcbyron, @envirosec, @katebevan, @karlbode, @starfire2258, @taviso, and @derekdoestech
| 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, BBC, The Block, Engadget, Cryptonews, Senator Josh Hawley, Digital Trends, and Trustnodes
Tweets: @pinboard, @b52malmet, @dnvolz, and @magmill95
| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Following the Twitter attack, Google appears to have dropped Twitter carousel boxes from displaying in Search results — Twitter had a serious and concerning security event Wednesday. Google has since removed tweets from its search results. — Google has removed the prominent Twitter carousel …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Twitter says it found no evidence hackers gained access to user passwords but is locking accounts that reset passwords in past 30 days — Social network has no plans to reset user passwords after yesterday's massive hack that spread a Bitcoin scam on the platform.| @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:
| 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, TechCrunch, MarketWatch, Silicon Republic, Coinspeaker, Vox, The Guardian, Tubefilter, The Wrap, Quartz, Bloomberg, BBC, Barron's Online, Forbes, Variety, Reuters, Axios, PYMNTS.com, Silicon Valley Business …, Silicon Valley Business …, 9to5Mac, Associated Press, and ZDNet
Tweets: @stevekovach, @mylesudland, @stevekovach, @reutersbiz, @jamestitcomb, @mylesudland, and @jank0
| CNBC: |
Netflix names Ted Sarandos co-CEO, appoints Chief Product Officer Greg Peters as COO — Netflix names Ted Sarandos co-CEO
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Netflix Media Center, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, Deadline, Fox Business, The Wrap, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal
Tweets: @financialxpress, @zck, and @pkafka
| 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, TrueAchievements, Tom's Guide, Pocket-lint, VentureBeat, Destructoid, Input, TweakTown News, and GamesIndustry.biz
Tweets: @tomwarren, @charlieintel, and @personaspeaks
| 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, OnMSFT.com, PC Games Insider, Wccftech, Game Rant, GameSpot, Gizmodo, Firstpost Tech, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @tomwarren, @xbox, @realklobb, @zhugeex, @nextgenplayer, @imranzomg, @colteastwood, @vicious696, @pmaka1991, @tocelot, @microboxofx, @g27status, @majornelson, and @kr3at0r
| 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 … | Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
Apple updates its Style Guide with more inclusive language, such as replacing blacklist/whitelist with deny list/allow list and master branch with main branch — Microsoft and Twitter also are replacing technical language that has racial overtones, an effort triggered by a new push in the US for racial injustice.
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Apple Developer, 9to5Mac, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @twostraws, @pixel, @elektrojunge, @netnewswire, @b3ll, @s_m_i, @reneritchie, and @stshank. Thanks:@stshank
| 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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iMore, U.S. Department of Justice, Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, Forbes, Fox News, PCMag, Washington Post, and CNBC
| Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg: |
US District Judge says WhatsApp's malware case against NSO Group can move forward, rejecting NSO's claim that it qualified for foreign official immunity — WhatsApp and its parent Facebook Inc. can press ahead with a lawsuit accusing Israeli spyware maker NSO Group of creating accounts …
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United States District Court and TechCrunch
Tweets: @skirchy, @karolcummins, @shanvav, @scottmstedman, @billmarczak, @jsrailton, and @scottmstedman
| 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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Twitter, 9to5Mac, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @xamarinhq, @rlux, @martinsfp, @somospostpc, and @elaczi
| 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, FierceWireless, PhoneArena, TmoNews, CNET, Ubergizmo, and Android Police. Tweets: @inafried
| 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 … | 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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GOV.UK, BBC, The Guardian, BBC, Financial Times, New York Times, Axios, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), UK Parliament, National Security …, TechSpot, Input, Firstpost Tech, Bloomberg, and Slate
Tweets: @dominicraab, @henryjfoy, @joetidy, @peterhotez, @olganyc1211, @mcfaul, @ericgeller, @apolyakova, @tomgara, @tombossert, @dnvolz, and @rebeccaballhaus
| Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
Public records show the US Internal Revenue Service signed a deal, on July 15, with Coinbase to use its blockchain tracing software for one year, for $124,950 — Public records show that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has inked a deal with crypto exchange company Coinbase to use its Coinbase Analytics blockchain tracing software.
Tweets: @psychedelicbart and @nobsbitcoin
| 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 …
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Gizmodo. Tweets: @yaeleisenstat, @sifill_ldf, @golovashkina, @randfish, @samanthajpower, @mayatcontreras, and @dseetharaman
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