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Voters in Portland, Maine say no to facial recognition technology for police

By James Farrell Nov 4, 2020

Voters in Portland, Maine, have voted for a ban on facial surveillance software being used by authorities, the Bangor Daily News reported Tuesday. “An Act to Ban Facial Surveillance by Public Officials in Portland will…

Security

Billions of stolen credentials from defunct breach index site leaked online

By Duncan Riley Nov 4, 2020

More than 23,000 hacked databases covering billions of credentials have been leaked from a now-defunct breach index site and are being offered for download on hacking forums and Telegram. The data came from Cit0Day, a…

Security

Newly discovered ‘RegretLocker’ ransomware targets Windows virtual machines

By Duncan Riley Nov 4, 2020

A new sophisticated form of ransomware has been detected in the wild that uses advanced techniques to encrypt virtual machines. First detailed today by Bleeping Computer, “RegretLocker” was discovered in October. Specifically targeting Windows virtual…

Security

Barbie hacked: Toymaker Mattel targeted in ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Nov 4, 2020

Toymaker Mattel Inc., the company behind Barbie dolls, disclosed that it was targeted in a ransomware attack, but it managed to fend it off. The ransomware attack was detected on July 28, according to a…

Infra

Pure Storage hires chief revenue officer as it provides strong revenue forecast

By Mike Wheatley Nov 4, 2020

Data storage services provider Pure Storage Inc. said today it’s hiring a new chief revenue officer, longtime VMware Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. executive Dominick Delfino, and announced preliminary third-quarter revenue that’s ahead of…

Security

Hexagon acquires ICS cybersecurity company PAS Global

By Duncan Riley Nov 4, 2020

Hexagon AB today said it has acquired industrial control system cybersecurity company PAS Global LLC for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1993, PAS providers safety, cybersecurity and asset management reliability solutions for the energy, process and power…

Infra

Qualcomm’s stock jumps on sales and earnings beat

By Mike Wheatley Nov 4, 2020

Smartphone chip company Qualcomm Inc. is flying high today, its stock up more than 12% after posting fourth-quarter financial results that sailed past Wall Street’s expectations. The company reported a profit before certain costs such…

Infra

AMD chips power new ‘big memory’ computing cluster at Lawrence Livermore

By Maria Deutscher Nov 4, 2020

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has deployed a new “big memory” high-performance computing cluster dubbed Mammoth that uses chips from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to help scientists perform COVID-19 research. Mammoth, detailed today, consists…

Cloud

Google Cloud debuts new Document AI Platform

By Maria Deutscher Nov 4, 2020

The latest addition to Google LLC’s public cloud is the Document AI Platform, which enables enterprises to extract information contained in digital and printed documents automatically using machine learning. The new platform was announced…

Policy

Uber and Lyft shares jump after California voters approve Proposition 22

By Maria Deutscher Nov 4, 2020

Shares of Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. rose sharply this morning after California voters passed Proposition 22, a ballot measure exempting the companies from having to classify drivers as employees. The Associated Press…

the latest

Voters in Portland, Maine say no to facial recognition technology for police

Billions of stolen credentials from defunct breach index site leaked online

Newly discovered ‘RegretLocker’ ransomware targets Windows virtual machines

Barbie hacked: Toymaker Mattel targeted in ransomware attack

Pure Storage hires chief revenue officer as it provides strong revenue forecast

Hexagon acquires ICS cybersecurity company PAS Global

Qualcomm’s stock jumps on sales and earnings beat

AMD chips power new ‘big memory’ computing cluster at Lawrence Livermore

Google Cloud debuts new Document AI Platform

Uber and Lyft shares jump after California voters approve Proposition 22

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