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LastPass exploit discovered, company scrambles to repair the vulnerability

A serious vulnerability was recently discovered in the popular LassPass password manager and developers are scrambling to fix the issue which makes it possible for malicious websites to steal user passcodes and in some cases execute malicious code on computers running the program. The flaw, which affects the most recent version of the browser extension, […]

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Apple joins Google, other tech companies in resisting ‘troubling’ FBI search warrant

Apple has joined Amazon and Microsoft in a court filing which supports Google’s decision to resist an FBI warrant demanding that it hand over emails stored outside the USA. The tech companies argue that this would set a ‘troubling’ precedent. As reported, the FBI served search warrants ordering Google to surrender emails belonging to suspects […]

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WikiLeaks releases 8,700+ CIA-related documents, show agency efforts towards hacking Android systems, iPhones, operating systems and smart TVs

This is pretty much one for the ages. WikiLeaks has released more than 8,700 documents that have apparently originated from the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, with some of the leaks saying the agency had 24 “weaponized” and previously undisclosed exploits for the Android operating system as of 2016. Some of the Android-specific exploits were […]

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Tim Cook speaks out against fake news, cites tech companies’ responsibility towards the issue

It’s not easy operating in a world where “fake news” has become a term. Apple CEO Tim Cook, in between tours of schools and meetings with developers in a trip to Britain, commented about the scourge of fake news in comments to The Telegraph. Cook, who pointed to false stories that spread like wildfire across […]

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Apple joins coalition of 97 companies filing amicus brief against Trump immigration ban

When 97 companies come pounding on your door, it may be time to listen. Apple, along with 96 other companies, including Silicon Valley powerhouses such as Google and Facebook, filed an amicus brief late on Sunday to oppose the immigration order introduced by US President Donald Trump. An amicus brief is a legal filing that […]