Not long ago, I rented an SUV from a well-known car rental company. Within hours of an employee scanning my driver’s license, a high-resolution scan of my ID was available for sale on the dark web. An exposé published Tuesday by KrebsOnSecurity reports that my license was one of more than 153 million that were...
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BGP hijack infecting networks caused by a comedy of errors that’s not funny at all
Hackers carried out a supply chain attack that installed malware on networks using an unusual technique: hijacking a chunk of Internet space where cloud management software used by hosting providers, data centers, and other large infrastructure companies is updated. In a well-coordinated operation, the unknown attackers exploited weaknesses in the routing security setup of hosting...
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John Ternus Replaces Tim Cook as Apple CEO
Big technology and management changes are greeting John Ternus, whose long-serving predecessor, Tim Cook, will stay on as executive chair.
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(BPRW) National Black Business Month Executive Profile – Michael Stover, Founder & CEO of TuneZ Footwear
(Black PR Wire) In celebration of National Black Business Month, today’s feature executive is Michael Stover, the Founder and CEO of TuneZ Footwear, a Black-owned, veteran-founded footwear company dedicated to changing the way people think about comfort, …
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FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Advertising Practices
Regulators say the e-commerce giant forced more than a million advertisers to pay more than they should have. The company denies the claims.
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How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together
State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.
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Social Media and the Myth of the Big Tobacco Moment
Smoking used to be everywhere, the way Facebook, TikTok, Snap, YouTube and Instagram are now. Society decided to break the habit, but it took a long time.
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Think twice before installing this device promising free movies
As online services get better at blocking malicious traffic, the attackers and scammers behind them have been forced to find new ways to reach their targets. The alternative of choice is now what are known as residential proxy networks. These systems funnel millions of home Internet connections into a unified network, and the proxy operators...
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Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centers
Meta is testing robots that can plug in cables, reset servers, and handle other tasks inside its data centers, according to several current and former workers familiar with the projects. The ongoing effort, which has not been previously reported, may eventually allow Meta to operate its rapidly expanding data center footprint with fewer humans, keeping...
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(BPRW) Ashley Planks Shares How Creators Can Turn Content into Sustainable Businesses on ‘Thrivin’ in Color’
(Black PR Wire) MIAMI, FL – As the creator economy continues to evolve, content creators are increasingly becoming entrepreneurs, building brands, developing partnerships and turning their influence into sustainable business opportunities. In the la…