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Apple says most vulnerabilities in Wikileaks docs are already patched

 Wikileaks today published a trove of documents, allegedly taken from the CIA, that detail the government’s efforts to hack popular devices like iPhones, Android phones, and Samsung smart TVs. But Apple is pushing back against claims that the CIA’s …

Dahua video kit left user credentials in plain sight

Bad code or backdoor? Whichever it was, patch it now Chinese security camera/DVR company Dahua is pushing firmware patches after accusations by a security researcher that a swathe of its products carried a back door.…

US Senator snaps on glove, probes insecure IoT toymaker CloudPets

'Will we do this the easy way, or will we do it the hard way?' Spiral Toys, makers of the insecure Bluetooth-connected stuffed animals dubbed CloudPets, is being grilled for information by a US Senator.…

Centrelink 'big data' system built without consulting taxman

Bad requirements make bad systems, episode 1,001 When Australia's Department of Human services decided to create its now-notorious “robo-debt” system, it did so without consulting one of its major data sources, the Australian Tax Office.…

Ohi-D'oh! US prison hands inmates' SSNs over to... an identity thief

Convicted fraudster says he was given personal details in records requests Prison authorities in Ohio, US, mistakenly provided the social security numbers of thousands of inmates to a man convicted of identity theft.…

US Marine Corps issues video statement on naked photo sharing scandal

Troubled Avaya takes Extreme option, flogs network biz for $100m

Saving the furniture to burn later Bankruptcy-beset Avaya is cashing out of its networking business for just $100m, with Extreme Networks the buyer.…

Troubled Avaya takes Extreme option, flogs network biz for $100m

Saving the furniture to burn later Bankruptcy-beset Avaya is cashing out of its networking business for just $100m, with Extreme Networks the buyer.…

Apple says it’s already patched ‘many’ iOS vulnerabilities identified in WikiLeaks’ CIA dump

Aah, all is well in the world. So peaceful, so– wait, where's the 2FA on IoT apps? Oh my gawd

Nest adds two-factor auth – where's the rest of 'em? Smart home poster child Nest has stolen a march on the rest of the smart-home industry by adding two-factor authentication to its systems.…

Rap for chat app chaps: Snap's shares are a joke – and a crap one at that

Wall Street greed meets Silicon Valley delusion – and they all get rich First, we'll look at some quick facts at Snap – the Los Angeles-based developer of Snapchat that debuted on the stock market on Thursday, March 2.…

Apple releases fifth developer beta Of MacOS 10.12.4

Apple has released the fifth developer beta of macOS 10.12.4. It can be be downloaded from the Apple Developer Center. macOS Sierra 10.12.4 brings iOS's Night Shift mode to the Mac, allowing …

Help wanted: Uber boss Travis seeks babysitter for him and his execs

Kalanick vows to bring in a grownup to knock sense into toxic, sexist upstart Following a string of damaging revelations about its atrocious corporate culture, Uber is seeking fresh help to clean up its act.…

Salesforce strategy: If at first open source doesn't succeed, try, try IBM

Cloudy software giant marries Einstein to tech behemoth's Watson Analysis  A partnership between IBM and Salesforce involving the namesakes of two of the most influential people in the worlds of business and science. It must have sounded like genius…

Why did Nimble sell and why did HPE buy: We drill into $1.2bn biz deal

Upstart got tired of grinding out sales against deepening yearly losses Analysis  In buying Nimble Storage for $1.2bn, HPE has signaled that it needs a complementary all‑flash array architecture to its 3PAR StoreServ arrays.…

Why did Nimble sell and why did HPE buy: We drill into $1.2bn biz deal

Upstart got tired of grinding out sales against deepening yearly losses Analysis  In buying Nimble Storage for $1.2bn, HPE has signaled that it needs a complementary all‑flash array architecture to its 3PAR StoreServ arrays.…

Sure, we could replace FTNN, says nbn™, if you let the unwired wait even longer for broadband

You could also have uncertain costs and lose handy powered, fibred FTTN cabinets nbn™, the organisation that builds and operates Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN), appear to be escalating its efforts to rebut those who call for it to aban…

General Mobile GM6 met stock Android komt in juli uit in Nederland

De General Mobile GM6-smartphone die draait op stock Android wordt begin juli in de winkels verwacht, dat meldt de Nederlandse importeur op zijn website. Een adviesprijs van het toestel is nog niet bekend.

Airbus toont concept van drone die passagierscapsule kan oppikken

Vliegtuigbouwer Airbus heeft met ontwerpbureau Italdesign op de Geneva International Motor Show een concept getoond van een drone die een passagierscapsule kan oppikken. Als die capsule op wielen geplaatst wordt, is het een autonome auto.

ZTE-gads! Chinese giant fined $900m by Uncle Sam for Iran trade deals

وای نه. ما واقعا به دنبال به جلو به که روتر Chinese giant ZTE has been fined $900m by the US government for skirting trade blocks by selling comms hardware to Iran.…