Facebook apologizes for animated confetti and balloons that appeared on “I’m safe” posts during the Lombok earthquake.
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Google to warn companies targeted in government-backed attacks
G Suite admins will have the option of enabling alerts if Google suspects government-backed hacking attempts.
“Attack” on FCC over net neutrality was legitimate traffic, report says
An FCC Office of Inspector General (OIG) report has found no evidence of DDoS attacks on the FCC’s comments system.
DARPA takes aim at deepfake forgeries
DARPA’s MediaFor project has come up with tools it says can spot AI-created fakes.
Fortnite for Android goes “off market” – is that good or bad? [VIDEO]
Fortnite for Android will sidestep Google Play and be an “off market” experience – is that good or bad? We discuss the issues…
Snapchat source code leaked on GitHub – but no one knows why
A chunk of Snapchat’s source code that wasn’t meant to be public just popped up on GitHub. Will this harm security?
Facebook wants to be the future of online banking
Facebook says to banks: tell us who your customers are, and we’ll get them talking to you in Messenger.
Could deliberately adding security bugs make software more secure?
A new study argues that bogging black hats down in fake flaws might be better approach to security.
How Bitcoin and the Dark Web hide SamSam in plain sight
Bitcoin and the Dark Web are familiar terms, but what are they and how do they help SamSam operate in plain sight?
iPhone chipmaker blames ransomware for factory shutdowns
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC is back up and running, and pinning the blame for its shutdown on an infection by WannaCry ransomware.