General Cyber News via Ars Technica Risk Assessment

Businesses in 62 countries targeted in financial fraud scam.
Publish Date: 7/8/2020
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W. Des Moines to build fiber conduits city-wide, let multiple ISPs offer service.
Publish Date: 7/7/2020
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The company promised to continue service for those who paid up. So far, it hasn't.
Publish Date: 7/7/2020
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Before Flash Player sunsets this December, we talk its legacy with those who built it.
Publish Date: 7/7/2020
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Analysts have been expecting the delivery apps to consolidate; now they are.
Publish Date: 7/6/2020
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ThiefQuest or EvilQuest can grab passwords and credit card numbers.
Publish Date: 7/5/2020
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The serene, postcard-perfect village of Clapham is becoming known for more than its views.
Publish Date: 7/4/2020
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Fugaku's compute power focus on parsing earthquakes, weather patterns, and coughs.
Publish Date: 7/4/2020
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House broadband plan is not guaranteed to pass in Republican-controlled Senate.
Publish Date: 7/2/2020
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Dish buys former Sprint prepaid business amid plans to build its own 5G network.
Publish Date: 7/1/2020
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Company uses Microsoft Store to fix remote code-execution bugs in codecs library.
Publish Date: 7/1/2020
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“Election” can trigger Alexa; “Montana” can trigger Cortana.
Publish Date: 7/1/2020
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YouTube's price hike hits new and existing members; AT&T joins in the fun.
Publish Date: 6/30/2020
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The window of opportunity to fix critical security bug is rapidly closing.
Publish Date: 6/30/2020
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ISPs can also re-impose late fees and disconnect customers as FCC pledge expires.
Publish Date: 6/30/2020
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US employees get a “thank you” bonus; German warehouse workers are on strike.
Publish Date: 6/30/2020
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Rival privacy-focused search engine Startpage is not impressed.
Publish Date: 6/29/2020
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DDoSecrets was banned from Twitter after releasing hacked law enforcement files.
Publish Date: 6/28/2020
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Microsoft designed its retail stores to be cool like Apple's. It didn't work.
Publish Date: 6/26/2020
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Civil rights groups go after company’s bottom line.
Publish Date: 6/26/2020
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