What's the price for flinging your workers' private info at crooks? For Seagate, it's $6m

That was one expensive email for the storage specialist Seagate will cough up $5.75m to settle a lawsuit brought after its bungling staff accidentally handed over employees' sensitive information to fraudsters.…

SystemD wins top gong for 'lamest vendor' in Pwnie security awards

Epic fails and l33t pops celebrated by hackers Black Hat USA  The annual Pwnie Awards for serious security screw-ups saw hardly anyone collecting their prize at this year's ceremony in Las Vegas.…

Malware? In my Docker container? It's more common than you think

Researchers say software prisons can hide nasty attack payloads Black Hat  Docker containers are the perfect disguise for malware infections, warn researchers.…

Sprint wants to merge with Charter

Fitbit-smartwatch krijgt ondersteuning voor apps van derden bij lancering

De smartwatch van Fitbit krijgt bij de lancering de beschikking over een sdk voor het maken van applicaties, en op het horloge zelf wordt een zogenaamde 'app gallery' meegeleverd. Eerdere berichtgeving wees nog op het ontbreken van third party apps.

Amazon 'mulls' deeper health tech invasion with stealth skunkworks

E-marketplace giant looks to levy Alexa success for consumer healthcare Analysis  Amazon is gearing up to take advantage of the burgeoning market for personal healthcare technology, but has been warned not to underestimate the power of the incumbent…

FDA's plans for low nicotine cigarettes could drive more people to vape

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered krijgt mogelijk Prop Hunt-modus

De Remastered-versie van Call of Duty: Modern Warfare krijgt mogelijk permanent de beschikking over de zogenaamde Prop Hunt-modus. Gamers kunnen op Twitter stemmen op hun favoriete toevoeging, waarbij Slasher ook nog een optie is.

Virgin America workers reset passwords after hacker's crash landing

I picked a hell of a day to quit sniffing packets Virgin America's staff and contractors have been told to change their passwords after a hacker raided the airline's systems.…

Twitter komt met abonnementsdienst voor promoted tweets

Twitter is bezig met de introductie van een nieuw verdienmodel. Op termijn moeten klanten voor een vast bedrag per maand kunnen adverteren met hun Twitter-berichten. Vooralsnog is er alleen een beperkte bèta-versie beschikbaar gemaakt.

Ubisoft geeft For Honor dedicated servers

Ubisoft heeft bekendgemaakt dat gebruikers van de multiplayerversie van For Honor de mogelijkheid krijgen om via dedicated Ubisoft-servers te spelen. Dat moet de speelervaring ten goede komen door onder andere meer stabiliteit te bieden.

Nintendo brengt New Nintendo 2DS XL uit

De nieuwe handheldconsole New Nintendo 2DS XL ligt sinds vrijdag in de winkels, als duurdere variant op de reguliere 2DS. Nintendo heeft te kennen gegeven dat de spelcomputer voor 149 euro wordt verkocht.

UK waves £45m cheque, charges scientists with battery tech boffinry

Attempt to make Blighty an innovator in the field The UK has launched a £45m competition to support research in electric vehicle battery materials, technologies and manufacturing processes.…

Geekbench revved to version 4.1.1

Geekbench 4.1.1 (http://www.geekbench.com) is now available for download, and improves the stability and performance of Geekbench. This update is recommended for all Geekbench 4 users. Geekbench 4.1.1 features the following changes: ° Reduces Memory…

How to watch Formula E’s championship fight in Montreal this weekend

Apple paid Nokia $2 billion as part of a patent lawsuit settlement

 After a quick fight, Apple and Nokia settled a patent lawsuit back in May. But the two companies didn’t comment on the value of this settlement. While terms of the deal are still undisclosed, Nokiamob first spotted that Nokia announced that it has …

Yeehaw! And welcome to another rootin'-tootin' storage pony wrangling

Bring some Vaseline because you're gonna have a rawhide We've added a fair few thoroughbreds to this week's storage corral. Let's send in a wrangler and see what we've got.…

Wallet-snatch hack: ApplePay 'vulnerable to attack', claim researchers

Are you using payment system over public Wi-Fi? BlackHat USA  Security researchers say they have come up with two separate "attacks" against ApplePay, highlighting what they claim are weaknesses in the mobile payment method.…

Yeehaw! And welcome to another rootin'-tootin' storage pony wrangling

Bring some Vaseline because you're gonna have a rawhide We've added a fair few thoroughbreds to this week's storage corral. Let's send in a wrangler and see what we've got.…

Evidence grows for new Apple TV with 4K and HDR support

Apple’s Lisa Jackson to talk about the environmental and social role of tech companies at Disrupt SF

 The tech industry has become so big that it now plays a much bigger role than just enabling productivity and fostering economic growth. Apple VP of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives Lisa Jackson knows this perfectly well as she’s responsib…