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Red Cross hack has compromised data of 500,000+ ‘vulnerable’ people
The International Committee of the Red Cross said today that sometime this week it was hit with a cyberattack that compromised the data of 515,000 vulnerable people. The data concerned came from at least 60 Red Cross and Red Crescent national securities around the globe, related to missing people and families, people separated by conflict, ...
Israeli police accused of using Pegasus malware to spy illegally on citizens
Israeli police are under fire after a report accused them of using the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to access the devices of the public, it was reported today. The claims were made by the Israeli newspaper Calcalist, which contends that its investigation proves that the spyware was used on critics of the former Prime Minister ...
Scores of employees at Activision Blizzard have exited the company during sexual harassment probe
Thirty-seven employees at Activision Blizzard Inc. have exited the company during a months-long sexual harassment probe. The Wall Street Journal, which has seen documents related to the matter, reported today that 44 more employees have been disciplined over the matter. In July last year, there was a walkout at the company over allegations of rampant ...
House committee looking into Jan. 6 Capitol attack subpoenas social media giants
The House committee leading the investigation into the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6 today sent subpoenas to Meta Platforms Inc., Google LLC, Twitter Inc. and Reddit Inc. Congressman Bennie G. Thompson, chairman of the committee, said the four companies involved had been contacted before but nothing had come of that. He added that sending ...
Fact-checking organizations say YouTube is a major spreader of misinformation
A letter signed today by more than 80 global fact-checking groups said Google LLC-owned YouTube is one of the “major conduits of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide.” The letter, addressed to YouTube Chief Executive Susan Wojcicki, was signed by organizations in 46 countries and included the U.S.-based Washington Post fact-checker as well as FactCheck.org, France’s ...
Judge gives go-ahead for FTC to move forward in Meta antitrust case
A federal judge today gave the green light for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to move forward with an antitrust lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook Inc. This is the second time the FTC has tried to go after Meta. District Judge James E. Boasberg dismissed the case last year for what he said ...
LinkedIn joins the club, revealing it will soon launch live audio and video events
Microsoft Corp.-owned LinkedIn announced today that it will launch an audio platform this month similar to Clubhouse, the social audio startup that jumped to stardom out of the gate but has since seen declining download numbers. According to TechCrunch, the company will release the audio version of the platform and then sometime in the spring ...
Walmart expands its InHome delivery service, aiming to reach 30 million homes this year
Walmart Inc. announced today that it’s expanding its InHome delivery service to more people in the U.S. and by the end of the year will be sending goods to 30 million households, up from 6 million today. The service, which brings groceries and other goods straight to a person’s fridge or counter, will now need ...
Report: Investigation reveals Facebook played a big part in Capitol riot
A report released today by The Washington Post and ProPublica reveals that Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook Inc., played a significant role in what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 last year. After going through what The Post said were “millions of posts” between Election Day and Jan. 6, the newspaper and ProPublica ...
After voicing Web3 skepticism, Jack Dorsey gets blocked on Twitter by Marc Andreessen
Twitter Inc. co-founder and former Chief Executive Jack Dorsey looked at his Twitter feed today and discovered that he has been blocked by famed venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. “I’m officially banned from Web3,” Dorsey (pictured) wrote on Twitter after finding out that that he’d been snubbed by Andreessen. It’s not so surprising since the Andreessen ...