New Mailchimp Breach Exposed DigitalOcean Customer Email Addresses
DigitalOcean is warning customers that a recent MailChimp security breach exposed the email addresses of some customers. The company says they first learned of the breach after MailChimp disabled their account without warning on August 8th. DigitalOcean used this MailChimp account to send email confirmations,...
FBI Announces Results Of Nationwide Sex Trafficking Operation
The FBI, working with its state and local partners for two weeks in August, identified and located 84 minor victims of child sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation offenses and located 37 actively missing children during a nationwide enforcement campaign, dubbed “Operation Cross Country.” “The...
Asymptomatic Infection Concerning In Monkeypox Outbreak: Study
French researchers have detected the monkeypox virus in anal samples from asymptomatic men who have sex with men, raising the possibility of asymptomatic infection as yet another cause for concern in the current viral outbreak. The latest monkeypox virus outbreak, which emerged in May, majorly...
Apple Threatens To Sack Hardware Engineer Over Viral Tiktok Video: Report
Apple has reportedly threatened to sack a hardware engineer after it was found that she posted a video on the Chinese short-form video app TikTok with basic iPhone security tips. According to a report in The Verge, Apple employee Paris Campbell said she was told...
Android 13 Rolled Out With New Features For Pixel Devices
Google has started rolling out Android 13 with many new features, including improved privacy controls, language settings, and more, starting with Pixel devices. Google said Android 13 will roll out to Samsung Galaxy, ASUS, HMD (Nokia phones), iQOO, Motorola, OnePlus, OPPO, Realme, Sharp, Sony, Tecno,...
Galaxy Digital Terminates $1.2 Billion Acquisition Of Crypto Firm BitGo
Financial services and investment management firm Galaxy Digital on Monday announced it has terminated the $1.2 billion acquisition of digital asset trust company BitGo as it failed to provide audited financial statements for the year 2021. The proposed acquisition was the global crypto industry’s first...
UK Becomes First Country To Approve New Vaccine Targeting Omicron
The UK has become the first country to approve a new Covid jab specifically targeting the Omicron variant, Daily Mirror reported.
Snapchat+ Users Can Now Get Noticed By Celebrities
Snap has announced that its premium service Snapchat+ has reached 1 million subscribers and the platform has begun rolling out new features to allow users to customize their experience. The company said that as part of users’ subscriptions, they can now access even more exclusive...
New Spotify Premium Users To Get 3 Months Of Free Service
Spotify has started offering three free months of service for new Premium users. The three-month offer is available for new individual and student subscribers, while new Spotify Duo and family subscribers can receive one free month. The offer is not available to former Premium members,...
Signal Alerts 1,900 Users About Security Breach From Twilio Hackers
As part of the breach at communications giant Twilio, end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal said that hackers accessed the phone numbers and SMS verification codes of 1,900 users. The US-based Cloud communications company, which provides Signal with phone number verification services, notified the messaging platform...
Tesla Surpasses 3 Million Car Production Mark: Elon Musk
Elon Musk has announced that his electric car company Tesla surpassed the milestone of producing 3 million vehicles. Tesla cars have so far achieved over 40 million miles and the company expects to reach 100 million miles at the end of this year. “Congrats, Giga...
Zoom Fixes Most Dangerous Meeting Bug On Apple macOS
Zoom has fixed the most dangerous bug on Apple macOS that could allow hackers to take control of users’ operating systems when they open the meeting app. The company said in a security update that the Zoom client for meetings for macOS, starting with version...
US Bill To Allow Parents To Sue Social Media Over Child Addiction Fails
California lawmakers have rejected a much-anticipated bill allowing parents to sue social media platforms over their addictive features for kids has failed in the legislature. The Social Media Platform Duty to Children Act (AB 2408) failed to pass out of committee for a full state...
Zoom Installer Flaw Can Give Attackers Root Access To Mac: Report
A security researcher has found a way that an attacker could leverage the macOS version of Zoom to gain access to the entire operating system. According to The Verge, details of the exploit were released in a presentation by Mac security specialist Patrick Wardle at...
Youtube Plans To Launch Streaming Video Service
YouTube is planning to launch an online store for streaming video services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The company has renewed talks with entertainment companies about participating in the platform, which it is referring to internally as a “channel store”, the report said,...
Telegram Brings New Update A Day After Blaming Apple For Delay
A day after Pavel Durov said an update had been in Apple’s app review for two weeks, the Telegram CEO and founder has now released the feature. According to Durov, the new update comes packed with emoji-related features. However, one is missing because the tech...
Hyundai To Spend $424 Million To Build AI Research Centre In The US
Hyundai Motor said on Friday it will spend $424 million to build artificial intelligence (AI) research center in the US to bolster its edge in robotics technology, an area it cites as a key future growth driver. Hyundai Motor, Kia, and Hyundai Mobis — Hyundai’s...
Google Fined $40 Million For Misleading Users On Android Location Tracking
The Federal Court in Australia on Friday ordered Google to pay over $40 million in penalties for making misleading representations to consumers about the collection and use of their personal location data on Android phones. According to Australia’s Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), the data...
Samsung Heir Lee Granted Special Presidential Pardon
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday granted his first special pardons to Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong, Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin, and 1,691 others on the occasion of next week’s Liberation Day anniversary. The government announced the pardons to be effective from Liberation Day...
Teen Girls Find It More Difficult To Give Up Social Media Than Boys
Teen girls find it more difficult to quit social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube than teen boys, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center in the US. When asked about the idea of giving up social media, 54 per...
