Intel hit with 32 lawsuits over Meltdown, Spectre security flaws
Shareholders and customers have filed 32 class action lawsuits against Intel in connection with recently disclosed security flaws in its microchips.
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FedEx exposes customer records
Global package delivery company FedEx says it has secured some of the customer identification records that were left on an unsecured AWS S3 bucket, and so far has found no evidence that private data was "misappropriated."
Australia, US blame Russia for 'NotPetya' cyber attack
Canberra has joined the US and British governments in blaming Russia for the NotPetya ransomware wave.
Hackers stole millions from Russian banks with Cobalt Strike
Hackers stole more than 1 billion roubles (US$17 million) from Russian banks using the Cobalt Strike security-testing tool in 2017, a central bank official has revealed.
IBM sues former HR boss hired by Microsoft
IBM has sued its former executive Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, who was named Microsoft new chief diversity officer over the weekend, alleging violation of a one-year non-competitive agreement.
British watchdog tells algorithmic traders to tighten controls
Some firms using computers to trade at ultra-fast speeds are not applying safeguards required to avert market meltdowns, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.
Waymo accepts US$245 million and Uber's 'regret' to settle self-driving car dispute
Uber will pay US$245 million worth of its own shares to Alphabet's Waymo self-driving vehicle unit to settle a legal dispute over trade secrets, allowing Uber's chief executive to move past one of the company's most bruising public controversies.
Blockchain name-grabbing has echoes of dotcom bubble
If you want a quick boost to your company's share price, adding "blockchain" to your name will work – at least for a while.
Qualcomm rejects Broadcom's revised buyout offer
Chipmaker Qualcomm’s board has unanimously rejected Broadcom's revised US$121 billion buyout offer.
US bill would block government from using Huawei, ZTE equipment
Two Republican Senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would block the U.S. government from buying or leasing telecommunications equipment from Huawei or ZTE citing concern the Chinese companies would use their access to spy on U.S. officials.
Waymo trial: Uber decries 'conspiracy theory'
Uber was either a cheating competitor willing to break the law to win the race to develop self-driving cars, or the victim of an unproven conspiracy theory stitched together by its main rival, Waymo, jurors heard this week in opening statements of a US trade secrets trial.
Telstra take a $273 million charge on Ooyala impairment
Telstra says it will write down to zero the value of its U.S. video platform Ooyala.
Facebook registers dip in time spent on site
Facebook has revealed that time spent on the social network fell at the end of last year by about 50 million hours a day, even before the company made changes to its flagship News Feed that may further reduce user engagement.
Pentagon reviewing security after Strava data exposes bases
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has ordered a review of security protocols, officials say, after fitness tracking devices broadcast patterns of movement at military facilities around the world, including in war zones.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck to fork out millions after hack
Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck said on Sunday it would return about 46.3 billion yen (US$425 million) of the virtual money it lost to hackers two days ago in one of the biggest-ever thefts of digital money.