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Wyze exposes 2.4M customer records via unsecured Elasticsearch database

By Duncan Riley Dec 29, 2019

Internet-connected device maker Wyze Labs Inc. has suffered a data breach, though the company claims there’s no evidence the data was accessed by any nefarious third parties. The data breach, first detailed by 12 Security…

Emerging Tech

Predictions 2020: Cloud, Kubernetes and cybersecurity will rule

By Dave Vellante with Mike Wheatley Dec 28, 2019

As we enter 2020, most large enterprises are beginning to moderate their spending on information technology. But at the same time, they’re doubling down on the emerging technologies they believe will have the most…

Apps

Facebook stops allowing Messenger sign-ups without a Facebook account

By Maria Deutscher Dec 27, 2019

Rolling back a feature it introduced in 2015, Facebook Inc. has quietly removed the ability to sign up for its Messenger chat service without a Facebook account. VentureBeat was first to report the change…

Apps

As streaming wars heat up, Comcast reportedly eyeing acquisition of Xumo TV

By Maria Deutscher Dec 27, 2019

Comcast Corp. is reportedly in talks with streaming app provider Xumo TV LLC about an acquisition that, if it comes to fruition, could intensify the competition over viewers among established media companies, Netflix Inc.…

Blockchain

YouTube purges thousands of cryptocurrency videos before claiming deletions were ‘in error’

By Duncan Riley Dec 26, 2019

Google LLC’s YouTube has deleted thousands of bitcoin and cryptocurrency-related videos in an apparent purge but in a backflip is now claiming that the deletions were “in error.” The purge started just before Christmas and primarily…

Policy

Huawei slams report that China’s government subsidized its global rise

By Mike Wheatley Dec 26, 2019

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has gone on the defensive again, lashing out at a report this week that claims it received billions of dollars in financial aid from the Chinese government to secure its…

Policy

FAA proposes new tracking rule for drones as unmanned deliveries take off

By Maria Deutscher Dec 26, 2019

The Federal Aviation Administration today published a proposed rule aimed at bringing the budding drone industry a “crucial step” forward by making it easier to track and identify unmanned aircraft. Companies such as Amazon.com Inc.…

Apps

Huawei says its replacement for Google services will soon launch in India

By Mike Wheatley Dec 25, 2019

China’s top smartphone maker, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., is hoping to throw off the shackles of the Android operating system with the launch of its own version of Google Mobile Services. The replacement set…

Security

‘Ambitious’ PayPal phishing scam seeks to steal more than login credentials

By Duncan Riley Dec 24, 2019

A newly discovered PayPal Inc. phishing scam is not only targeting login credentials but also personally identifiable information and payment card data. Discovered and publicized Dec. 20 by security researchers at ESET spol s.r.o., the phishing…

Security

Chinese hacking group has found new way to bypass two-factor authentication

By Duncan Riley Dec 24, 2019

A group with alleged links to the Chinese government has been accused of hacking networks worldwide, but in a rare twist it’s said to be bypassing two-factor authentication in the process. The hack was detailed late…

all stories

Wyze exposes 2.4M customer records via unsecured Elasticsearch database

Predictions 2020: Cloud, Kubernetes and cybersecurity will rule

Facebook stops allowing Messenger sign-ups without a Facebook account

As streaming wars heat up, Comcast reportedly eyeing acquisition of Xumo TV

YouTube purges thousands of cryptocurrency videos before claiming deletions were ‘in error’

Huawei slams report that China’s government subsidized its global rise

FAA proposes new tracking rule for drones as unmanned deliveries take off

Huawei says its replacement for Google services will soon launch in India

‘Ambitious’ PayPal phishing scam seeks to steal more than login credentials

Chinese hacking group has found new way to bypass two-factor authentication

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