Facebook worries emails could show Zuckerberg knew of questionable privacy practices. Facebook Inc. uncovered emails that appear to connect Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to potentially problematic privacy practices at the company, the WSJ reports. The potential impact of the internal emails has been a factor in the tech giant’s desire to reach a speedy settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, currently investigating whether the company violated a 2012 consent decree with the agency in which Facebook agreed to better protect user privacy.
Malware hits Philadelphia courts. As Baltimore continues to recover from a ransomeware attack, its neighbor to the north is having problems filing documents in the court system electronically, the Verge reports. The courts blame a bad case of malware.
Beer maker opens cyber unit in Israel. The security chief for Anheuser-Busch InBev tells Reuters that the industry has been subject to an increasing number of cyberattacks. Many companies have security outfits in Israel, a hub of cyber talent.
Telegram facing DDoS attack orginating in China. The encrypted messaging app's CEO says the attacks are linked with the current protests in Hong Kong. "Historically, all state actor-sized DDoS (200-400 Gb/s of junk) we experienced coincided in time with protests in Hong Kong," he tweeted Wednesday.
Soccer app spied on fans. La Liga, Spain's top soccer league was fined by the country's data protection agency for an app that spied on fans. According to Gizmodo, the app, which hosted schedules, news, and player stats, also contained a secret feature: the ability to record audio through a smartphone's microphone. That feature was included to determine if businesses such as bars and restaurants were showing matches without a license.
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike soars in Wall Street debut. Shares of cybersecurity specialist CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. leapt more than 80% above their initial public offering price in their Wall Street debut Tuesday, the WSJ reports, demonstrating investors’ continuing appetite for Silicon Valley business software firms. Over the last couple months a number of business software companies such as Zoom Video Communications Inc. and PagerDuty Inc. have seen their stocks perform well after their IPOs.
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