Today’s Tech Sightings:
Yahoo Mail logo is displayed on a smartphone’s screen in front of code in this illustration picture, Oct. 6, 2016. (Reuters)
One More Time:1 billion Yahoo Accounts Stolen in Biggest Hack Ever
Yahoo announced Wednesday that one billion user accounts were hacked and stolen in 2013 – the largest hack ever and the second for the beleaguered company. In September, Yahoo revealed that up to 500 million user accounts were compromised. The breach lasted three years, giving hackers access to passwords and other personal information, including U.S. government employee accounts. Now a U.S. senator is pushing for an investigation into the company’s cybersecurity practices. If you have a Yahoo account, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself.
Facebook Messenger Test Hints at Bigger AI Role
Facebook is testing a new feature for its Messenger chat assistant that provides users with recommendations, based on their chat. In other words, the artificial intelligence assistant will keep tabs on what you say. So if a friend asks where you are, the AI might ask if you want to share your location or offer a sticker if you say thanks, for example. Now Messenger also has a built-in camera for Snapchat-style selfies.
Former Apple Retail Workers Win $2M in Class-Action Suit
Former employees who sued Apple claiming they were denied sufficient breaks and owed back wages won $2 million in reparations. Apple must now pay the money into a fund to compensate 21,000 employees who were part of the class-action suit.
More:
- Thai PM Defends Cybercrime Law as Censorship Concerns Rise
- Study: Privacy Protections for Wearable Devices Are Weak
- Hit by Ransomware? No More Ransom Portal Adds More Free Decryption Tools to Help
- Over 150 Photojournalists and Filmmakers Demand Better Encryption in Cameras
- How Long Before AI Systems Are Hacked in Creative New Ways?
- HP Introduces ‘World’s Most Secure and Manageable PC’
- These Were the Top Searches on Google in 2016
- Periscope Sunk Without Twitter’s Wings
- Instagram Surges Past 600M Users, Fueled by Algorithmic Feed
- Why Your Tech Is a Pain in Your Neck. And Back. And Eyes
