HSBC suffers data breach in apparent “credential stuffing” attack
Attackers apparently got access to account numbers, transaction histories, and payee account info. HSBC has experienced a data breach affecting some of its U.S. banking customers.Read Full Story
View ArticleJeff Sessions gets pushed out as attorney general less than 24 hours after...
The attorney general “resigned” at President Donald Trump’s request. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was finally pushed out after enduring nearly two years of criticism from President Donald Trump...
View ArticleYet again, genealogy database leads to suspect in decades-old murder case
Police used DNA evidence from the crime scene to locate potential relatives of the suspect, who’s now in custody. Yet again, DNA data from genealogy database GEDMatch has helped crack a cold case, this...
View ArticleExpect more long lines to vote until aging machines are replaced, say experts
Traditionally, election systems were a local responsibility, but high price tags and growing cyber threats have made it hard for authorities to keep up. While the midterm elections appear to have...
View ArticleTraveling to Chicago? Let these room service robots cater to your every whim
At one Chicago hotel, robots summoned by Amazon Alexa devices can deliver pastries or towels to hotel rooms. Guests who order room service at the Hotel EMC2, an “art and science inspired” hotel in...
View ArticleThe ACLU just sued President Trump over new asylum restrictions
Civil-liberties groups say the rule, which says people can only seek asylum when entering at designated border crossings, is illegal. The American Civil Liberties Union, the Southern Poverty Law...
View ArticleBrooklyn students walk out of school over Zuckerberg-backed learning system
School officials cut the Summit Learning online education program for 11th and 12th grade after students protested, saying it kept them tied to laptop screens. Almost 100 students walked out of class...
View ArticleReport: Thousands of veterans left without GI Bill payments after technical...
More than 82,000 veterans receiving GI Bill benefits are still waiting for housing payments for the fall semester, NBC News reports. More than 82,000 U.S. veterans receiving educational benefits under...
View ArticleAlexa, who is the killer?
Prosecutors in New Hampshire want Amazon recordings from the day of a suspected double homicide. Authorities investigating a suspected double homicide in Farmington, New Hampshire, noticed an Amazon...
View ArticleA humbler Zuckerberg acknowledges Facebook’s struggle with the...
Despite his past insistence that Facebook is “not a media company,” Zuckerberg compared sensational content on the site to cable news. Even Mark Zuckerberg is acknowledging that social media hasn’t...
View ArticleAfter rapid growth, Zuckerberg-backed school program faces scrutiny over...
Summit Learning says it can help students learn better with a mix of group projects, one-on-one mentoring, and individualized digital lessons, but critics say schools tend to focus too much on isolated...
View ArticleWashington Post CEO rips Trump over Saudi Arabia statement, refusal to...
In a statement Tuesday, Trump questioned the Saudi crown prince’s role in the killing and pointed to the country’s arms purchases and role in stabilizing oil prices. Washington Post CEO and Publisher...
View ArticleNYC is prepping for a freezing Thanksgiving: How will that affect the floats?
Anyone going to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade should bundle up, but winds probably won’t be strong enough to ground the parade’s iconic balloons. Frigid temperatures are expected in much of the...
View ArticleWikiLeaks disputes report that Paul Manafort met with Julian Assange
The Guardian reported that Manafort met with the WikiLeaks founder in the Ecuadorian Embassy around the time that he joined the Trump campaign. WikiLeaks has strenuously denied a report in The Guardian...
View ArticleAI will be used to tweak malware on the fly, warns security firm
Remote coordination by AI that can monitor antivirus detection will make malware harder to combat, Malwarebytes warns. Security firm Malwarebytes has released its annual list of predictions for...
View ArticleWhat is the “Moscow Project”? Here’s what we know so far
Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about his role in Donald Trump’s longstanding dream of building a Trump Tower in Moscow. Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Thursday to...
View ArticleWho are the “Yellow Vests”? 4 things to know about the violent...
The so-called “yellow vests” protesters are motivated by economic issues. The “Yellow Vests” protests in Paris have been called the worst riots to hit the French capital since the turbulent 1960s, with...
View ArticleReport: GOP emails were stolen by hackers during the 2018 midterms
Email accounts for four senior aides at the National Republican Congressional Committee were monitored by hackers for months, Politico reports. The email accounts of four senior aides at the National...
View ArticleFacebook tries to put out its latest dumpster fire, this time over Mark...
The documents show Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook officials wrestling with how best to monetize user data. A cache of internal Facebook documents released by a U.K. member of Parliament show how...
View ArticleDespite a surge of tech activism, Clarifai plans to push further into...
As some tech companies face a reckoning over work with the Defense Department and ICE, the AI startup known for its work on the controversial Project Maven plans to expand its work for federal agencies...
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