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Insurance firm First American Financial exposes 885M customer records
A security flaw in the website of First American Financial Corp., the large real estate title insurance firm, has exposed over 885 million private and confidential customer records dating back to 2003. Discovered by a real estate developer who contacted KrebsOnSecurity, the data exposure outlined on the site Friday related to how documents stored by ...
Baltimore ransomware attack linked to leaked NSA EternalBlue exploits
EternalBlue, the hacking exploits developed by the U.S. National Security Agency that were leaked in 2017, were used in the ransomware attack that targeted the City of Baltimore, The New York Times reported Saturday. The attack on Baltimore, the most recent city to be targeted in a ransomware attack, was first detected May 7 and as of May ...
Robinhood launches crypto trading in NY as bitcoin price roller coaster continues
Online stockbroker Robinhood Financial LLC officially launched its zero-fee cryptocurrency exchange service Thursday in New York at a time when bitcoin’s price continues to experience a roller coaster ride. The service launched in January 2018 with support for bitcoin and Etherum for users in a small number of states, with today’s announcement coming as an expansion ...
Aurora snaps up advanced lidar startup Blackmore for undisclosed sum
Autonomous driving startup Aurora Innovation Inc. today said it has acquired Blackmore Sensors and Analytics Inc., a maker of advanced lidar seasons used in self-driving cars, for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2016 in Bozeman, Montana, Blackmore develops frequency-modulated continuous-wave lidar imaging and its supporting analytic tools software. Lidar is a remote sensing method that ...
AT&T customers can now pay bills using cryptocurrency
AT&T Inc. customers can now pay their bills using cryptocurrency through a deal the telecommunication giant has signed with BitPay Inc. It’s the first major U.S. mobile carrier to provide a cryptocurrency payment option. Customers can choose BitPay as a payment option, then opt to pay their bills using either bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash. “We’re ...
Huawei ban could be lifted as part of a US-China trade deal
The 90-day reprieve Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. that was granted to access U.S. technology May 20 could become permanent as President Donald Trump said today that the company was on the table as part of trade talks with China. An executive order signed May 16 banned American companies from doing business with Huawei, the world’s second-largest ...
As the Trump ban bites, consumers and retailers abandon Huawei in Asia and Europe
With the drama surrounding the Trump administration executive order cutting off Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from U.S. companies remaining ongoing, the damage caused by the order could sound the death knell for the company outside its native China. The ban, ostensibly made on the grounds of U.S. national security, has seen Google LLC cut Huawei off from ...
US Air Force investigating hacking attempt instigated by the US Navy
In arguably one of the most bizarre hacking stories of modern times, the U.S. Air Force is currently investigating a hacking attempt instigated by … the U.S. Navy. The cyberintrusion is said to involve a Navy prosecutor embedding tracking malware in emails sent to an Air Force lawyer involved in a war-crimes case. The case in question is that of Eddie ...
Weeks after attack by ransomware, Baltimore government services remain offline
Government services in Baltimore remain crippled by ransomware over two weeks after it the city was first attacked. The attack involved RobbinHood ransomware, which spread throughout the city’s network, disabling systems ranging from payment services to police, the Department of Transport and closed-circuit television networks. The ransomware is estimated to have taken offline more than 10,000 ...
Consumer Reports: Tesla’s latest Autopilot feature raises serious safety concerns
Nonprofit consumer testing organization Consumer Reports has warned that the lane-changing feature in Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot is “far less competent” than a human driver and poses serious safety risks. The finding came after the organization tested the feature using a Model 3 on roads in Connecticut following an update pushed out by Tesla to its ...