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Meta to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

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Enlarge (credit: Daniel Leal / Getty Images ) Meta, the parent company of Facebook, will pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2018. The lawsuit came in the wake of Facebook's revelation that it had improperly shared data on 87 million users with Cambridge Analytica, a British political …

Hackers siphon $600 million in digital tokens, crypto network says

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Enlarge (credit: RobertAx | Getty Images ) A decentralized financial network has claimed hackers absconded with about $600 million worth of cryptocurrencies in one of the largest heists to target the growing digital asset industry. Poly Network, which links some of the world’s most widely used digital ledgers, said on …

A well-meaning feature leaves millions of Dell PCs vulnerable

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Enlarge / Dell has released a patch for a set of vulnerabilities that left as many as 30 million devices exposed. (credit: Artur Widak | Getty Images) Researchers have known for years about security issues with the foundational computer code known as firmware. It's often riddled with vulnerabilities, it's difficult to …

Apple’s ransomware mess is the future of online extortion

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Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) On the day Apple was set to announce a slew of new products at its Spring Loaded event, a leak appeared from an unexpected quarter. The notorious ransomware gang REvil said they had stolen data and schematics from Apple supplier Quanta Computer about unreleased products …