After copies of voting systems across the country were made public, a group of election security specialists called for an audit of the recall election for California's governor.Their letter sent to the secretary of state's office urges the state to conduct...
Netflix has hired Mike Verdu, a veteran videogame executive. This signals that the video streaming service is poised for expansion into new entertainment areas.Verdu was confirmed as Netflix's vice-president of game development on Thursday. This is as Netflix seeks...
Germany protested to Russia about attempts to steal data from legislators in what it suspected may have been preparation for spreading disinformation before the forthcoming German election, Berlin's Foreign Ministry stated Monday.Andrea Sasse, spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry, stated...
The ruling Communist Party is urging the public to support its vision of a more powerful and wholesome nation by promoting celebrity culture and online games that are hugely popular in China.The message is: The message? Play less, learn more,...
Facebook shut down the personal accounts and investigation of two New York University researchers into misinformation propagated through political ads.Facebook claims that the researchers broke its terms of service and collected unauthorized data from its vast network. However, academics claim...
According to the Justice Department, Russian hackers were responsible for hacking into email accounts of prominent federal prosecutors offices in the country.According to the department, 80% of Microsoft email accounts belonging to employees at four U.S. Attorney offices in...
According to a post on a dark web site, hackers are being accused of extorting hundreds of companies around the world late Sunday night. They demanded $70 million in ransom to recover their data.The request was made on a...
Microsoft will shut down its main LinkedIn service for China in the latter part of this year, following tightening internet rules by Beijing. This is the latest American tech company to cut ties with China.In a blog post Thursday, the...
In a phone conversation on Friday, President Joe Biden informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that he must "take actions" against cybercriminals operating in his country. He also said that the U.S. has the right to defend its citizens and...
Square Inc., a digital payments company, announced it had agreed to purchase Afterpay, which offers merchants a "buy now and pay later" option. The all-stock deal is valued at around $29 billion.Square allows merchants to accept credit card transactions...