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■Federal prosecutors have filed charges against two Russian nationals accused of carrying out one of the largest cybercrime sprees in history, orchestrating a string of attacks on computer systems in the United States and targeting victims in at least 11 states.The organization called "Evil Corp " have stolen in excess of $100 million using banking malware. There "s even a $5 million reward for information on the hacking group leader, Maksim Yakubets.The feds are especially interested in ... |
12/7/2019 5:42:28 AM |
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■A new FCC report says that Verizon, T-Mobile, and US Cellular have lied about their rural coverage. The FCC have received numerous complaints about coverage, but the volume of complaints about rural coverage from the aforementioned carriers spurred the agency to investigate. FCC staff ended up driving more than 10,000 miles around rural America with Galaxy S9 smartphones running continuous speed tests. They also conducted stationary speed tests at various locations in search of the required minimum 5Mbps ... |
12/6/2019 5:47:30 AM |
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■Alphabet announced on Tuesday that co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin would relinquish full control of both Google and its parent company to CEO Sundar Pichai, formally ending their reign atop one of Silicon Valley "s most powerful companies.The co-founders aren "t cutting all of their cords to the empire they built, however. Both Page and Brin will keep their board seats, and the pair still controls 51.3% of Alphabet "s voting stock. If they ever saw a need to step back into executive roles within the ... |
12/5/2019 2:42:52 AM |
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■Amazon has announced a new service, called Amazon Braket. It is a new, fully managed AWS service that the company has touted will enable scientists, researchers, and developers to experiment with computers from quantum hardware providers, such as D-Wave, IonQ, and Rigetti.AWS said the service lets customers explore, evaluate, and experiment with quantum computing hardware to gain in-house experience as they plan for the future. It "s a single development environment to build quantum algorithms, test them ... |
12/4/2019 4:50:44 AM |
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■Tens of millions of SMS messages have been found on an unprotected database, putting the private data of hundreds of millions of people in the United States at risk for theft or exposure and leaving a communications company open for potential intrusion, security researchers discovered. Security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar discovered the exposed database last month, which allowed anyone to read entire chains of conversations.The database is run by TrueDialog, a business SMS provider for businesses ... |
12/3/2019 5:58:48 AM |
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■AT&T and Microsoft announced that they will roll out Network Edge Compute (NEC) technology at AT&T network edge locations for select customers in Dallas. Customers in Los Angeles and Atlanta will be able to preview NEC technology next year, according to a news release. "With our 5G and edge computing, AT&T is collaborating uniquely with Microsoft to marry their cloud capabilities with our network to create lower latency between the device and the cloud that will unlock new, ... |
11/30/2019 4:40:06 AM |
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■Instagram, Facebook and Messenger have suffered a major Thanksgiving outage. In fact, almost all of Facebook "s products were hit by the problem, with the exception of WhatsApp, which appears to have successfully stayed online.The problems were seen across the world, though did not appear to affect all users the same. Some said they were still able to see parts of each app, while others reported that the services appeared to be working as normal.Instagram initially acknowledged the issue on Twitter early ... |
11/29/2019 5:10:58 AM |
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■Facebook has launched an app that will pay people for participating in its surveys, tasks and research. Facebook Viewpoints is basically a survey app that will reward you with points every time you participate in one. "Today, we "re introducing Facebook Viewpoints, a new market research app that rewards people for participating in surveys, tasks and research, " says the social media giant in an official statement. "We believe the best way to make products better is to get ... |
11/28/2019 5:07:44 AM |
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■Microsoft security engineers today announced a new strain of malware that has been infecting Windows computers since October 2018 to hijack its resources to extract cryptocurrencies and generate revenue for attackers. A Dexphot campaign was first spotted in October 2018 affecting thousands of computers, with attackers upgrading the malware over the following months to a level that left little to analyze.The threat had a surge in mid-June this year, when it landed on tens of thousands of computers. Towards ... |
11/27/2019 5:29:07 AM |
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■Today Intel has announced a partnership with MediaTek that will create 5G modem solutions for next generation PC platforms. The announcement comes 5 months after the announcement that Intel is selling off its own modem and division to Apple for $1B.Intel will "define " what a 5G PC should look like, and then MediaTek will develop the cellular chip for those devices. Intel also will help make sure the 5G chip works properly and will help computer makers integrate the processor into their ... |
11/26/2019 5:12:23 AM |
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■Mobile carrier T-Mobile today announced that it has suffered yet another data breach that impacted a small number of customers of its prepaid service.Exposed data included details such as customer names, billing addresses, phone numbers, account numbers, rate plans, and plan features. T-Mobile said hackers didn "t access any sensitive information such as passwords, financial information, or social security numbers. "The data accessed was the information associated with the prepaid service ... |
11/23/2019 4:24:26 AM |
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■Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai proposed on Wednesday to split the 5.9 GHz band, that is currently reserved for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications so that a part of it could be available for unlicensed use. Pai "s proposal is simple: Divide 75MHz of existing bandwidth into two or three parts, with the upper 20MHz going to C-V2X, the lower 45MHz to unlicensed uses such as Wi-Fi, and the remaining 10MHz either to C-V2X or DSRC, short for dedicated short-range communications. ... |
11/22/2019 5:10:43 AM |
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■A security flaw in Google "s Android lets malicious apps access users " camera and microphone to secretly record them and upload the videos to an external server. The weakness, which is tracked as CVE-2019-2234, also allowed potential attackers to track the physical location of the device, assuming GPS data was embedded into images or videos. An Israeli security firm Checkmarx discovered the vulnerability in July and informed Google and Samsung for it. Researchers found that when a third-party application ... |
11/21/2019 5:54:06 AM |
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■The highly anticipated Disney+ streaming service launched last week and was promptly targeted by hackers looking to compromise users " accounts. Hackers have gained access to thousands of Disney+ user accounts, selling them for between $3 and $11, according to multiple investigations. Some people were complaining that hackers locked them out of their accounts after online thieves gained access and changed their accounts " usernames and passwords. "It "s no surprise that cybercriminals jump on ... |
11/20/2019 6:01:21 AM |
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■T-Mobile CEO John Legere will be stepping down in the spring after his contract expires on April 30, 2020. He will be replaced by Mike Sievert, who is currently president and COO of the company. With Seivert taking over on May 1. Legere, age 61, will remain on T-Mobile "s board of directors.The switch from Legere to Sievert is the culmination of a "multi-year succession planning process led by John Legere and the Board of Directors, " T-Mobile said. John Legere has been the public face ... |
11/19/2019 5:41:20 AM |
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■A Google Chrome experiment has resulted in thousands of Chrome users being unable to use their browsers for the past two days, reports ZDNet. Business users accessing Chrome through virtual machine environments like Citrix kept seeing white screens on open Chrome tabs, blocking access to the browser and leaving it totally unresponsive. It left many IT admins confused over the problem, as businesses typically manage and control Chrome updates.Earlier this week Google decided to silently roll out an ... |
11/16/2019 5:18:17 AM |
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■Google today announced that it is rolling out Rich Communication Services (RCS) support to Android Messages users across the US. The update will include several features that iPhone users have long enjoyed in iMessages, including read receipts and exiting group chats. To get RCS, you simply need to use Android Messages as your default texting app on your Android phone. Many Android phones do that already by default, but Samsung users will need to head to the Google Play Store to download it and then switch ... |
11/15/2019 5:22:50 AM |
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■Verizon is launching a new Android TV-powered set-top box called the Verizon Stream TV. The Stream TV costs $70 by itself. The stand-alone option and is possibly the worst option for streaming on the market right now (Amazon "s Fire TV Stick 4K costs $50). However, it will be free for new subscribers to Verizon "s 5G Home Internet plan.The Stream TV includes YouTube TV with a free month of service, Disney+, and Yahoo apps pre-loaded. he Google Play Store also is in there so you can download any other apps ... |
11/14/2019 5:22:47 AM |
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■SpaceX successfully launched 60 communications satellites on Monday using a single rocket. The company says it "s planning 24 more launches next year, adding to this already crowded space environment. SpaceX sent the first batch of Starlink satellites into space earlier this year as a test. Some of the devices failed to operate, but SpaceX has since refined the software. CEO Elon Musk was able to send a tweet via the Starlink network recently, but the system needs at least a few hundred satellites for what ... |
11/13/2019 4:20:31 AM |
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■Amazon.com Inc. plans to launch a new non-Whole Foods grocery store in the LA neighborhood of Woodland Hills. The company on Monday posted listings for a store leader, grocery associates and a food service associate. The new store isn "t expected to use cashierless technology like what is used in Amazon Go stores. Instead, it will have a conventional checkout. "When it comes to grocery shopping, we know customers love choice and this new store offers another grocery option that "s distinct from ... |
11/12/2019 4:35:49 AM |
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