June 9, 2014 Second Chinese Army Unit Implicated in Cyberattacks by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH A report by Crowdstrike, a security company, ties a hacker group in Shanghai to attacks on governments, contractors and research companies….
June 9, 2014 The Well-Followed on Social Media Cash In on Their Influence by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Popular stars of social media platforms like Vine and Instagram are making advertising deals with companies trying to reach their audiences….
June 7, 2014 Apple to Make 3-5 Million Smartwatches Monthly, Sales Begin October: Report by REUTERS By REUTERS Apple Inc is preparing to sell its first wearable device this October, aiming to produce 3 million to 5 million smartwatches a…
June 7, 2014 Daily Report: Changes in Wireless Market May Influence a Sprint Deal by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES The two companies say their merger would add a strong competitor to a market now dominated by AT&T and…
June 7, 2014 Companies Back Initiative to Support OpenSSL and Other Open-Source Projects by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH The Heartlbleed bug that weakened the security of millions of web servers and Internet-connected devices also exposed a flaw in open-source…
June 7, 2014 Internet Giants Erect Barriers to Spy Agencies by DAVID E. SANGER and NICOLE PERLROTH By DAVID E. SANGER and NICOLE PERLROTH Internet companies like Google and Facebook are working to keep governments and especially their spy agencies out…
June 6, 2014 Vodafone Reveals Direct Access by Governments to Customer Data by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT In a privacy report, the British telecom company said that the authorities in certain countries had direct access to its networks…
June 6, 2014 Snatching Atari Back From the Grave, Again by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Atari, the pioneering video game company, emerged from bankruptcy last December and is now developing new products in a bid to…
June 6, 2014 Days After a Federal Seizure, Another Type of Ransomware Gains Ground by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Just days after federal agents seized two computer networks used to distribute ransomware, security researchers said a new exploit kit was…
June 6, 2014 New Bug Found in Widely Used OpenSSL Encryption by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Just two months after Heartbleed, a new bug in OpenSSL, the widely used encryption protocol, has been discovered. But this bug…