Editor's Pick: Don't Let the Next Catastrophic Phishing Scandal End Your Career

Don't Let the Next Catastrophic Phishing Scandal End Your Career

Rob Enderle Mar 27, 2017 10:33 AM PT

What I think is amazing about all of the massive data breaches we hear about is that we know most are not reported. For every email, customer record, or financial theft in the news, there likely are hundreds that remain in the shadows. Yet another incident came to light last week. A clever Lithuanian individual was able to pull a whopping $100 million from a bunch of unnamed Internet companies. [More...]

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Competition and Regulation Threaten Sharing Economy Markets Eighty-three percent of U.S. broadband households, or more than 250 million consumers, own and use a smartphone. A recent beneficiary to this mass adoption has been the sharing economy phenomenon, which includes sharing apps such as Uber, Lyft and Airbnb. These business models are augmented by real-time data including location, instant gratification, on-demand pricing, and easy payment options. [More...]

Consumer Advocates Bemoan Senate Vote to Lift ISP Privacy Restrictions Privacy advocates and consumer groups are fighting back against the U.S. Senate's Thursday vote to undo privacy restrictions on Internet service providers. In a 50-48 party line vote, the Senate approved the Congressional Review Act, S.J. Res. 34. If the House of Representatives gives it the green light, it then will go to the president to be signed into law. [More...]

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The Morning After: Touring a high-tech toilet showroom

It's Monday, March 27, 2017. Hey, good morning! Hello from Monday morning. Over the weekend, we welcome the return of a 1998 gaming classic, toured the fanciest toilet showroom you’ll ever see, and reported on a self-driving Uber crash. Oh, and in case you forgot, we will finally get to see Samsung’s next flagship smartphone later this week.  4K graphics, reworked audio and even story improvements. 'StarCraft: Remastered' upgrades a real-time strategy classic   Blizzard is legendary for keeping old games alive, but it's going the extra mile this time around. The studio has unveiled StarCraft: Remastered, an overhaul that drags the 1998 real-time strategy game into the modern era. It's getting the obligatory fresh coat of paint, including higher-resolution graphics and improved audio. The team is also using this as an excuse to 'fix' the game by adding content and features you take for granted. Multiplayer fans will see features that have been a staple of newer Blizzard titles, including "advanced" matchmaking, ladder play and social features. You'll also have cloud saves for everything from your solo progress to custom maps and key bindings. About the only thing that won't change is the core gameplay. The retailer plans to expand its non-gaming businesses. Digital downloads killed 150 GameStop stores   It's game over for at least 150 GameStop stores. The retailer has announced that it's shutting down 2 to 3 percent of 7,500 shops across the globe after sales and earning plummeted last year. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company was affected by the shift to digital downloads. More and more people now prefer installing their games straight from their console's online store instead of buying physical copies, that GameStop's sales dropped 14 percent in 2016. Travel through space on your porcelain throne.   Toto hopes to woo you with its high-tech toilet showroom   High-functioning toilets have long been a mainstay in Asian households, but the concept is still something of a curiosity in much of the Western world. Toto, Japan's biggest toilet maker, has attempted to market its high-tech commodes to American audiences for decades with little success. The company is trying to change all this with a brand new "experiential" showroom that launched this week in San Francisco. It's called Concept 190, and it's equipped with four sensor-laden bathrooms where visitors are invited to pee, poo and have a toilet experience unlike anything they've had before.   Automakers may have to ignore the feds' attempts to loosen rules.   California's new car emission standards defy the White House   The Trump administration may be rethinking car efficiency regulations, but that isn't stopping California. The state's Air Resources Board has finalized car emissions standards for 2022-2025 that the White House still wants to review, creating the potential for a conflict if federal officials rethink the rules. 'Not taking risks' Uber suspends self-driving tests following an Arizona crash   Uber isn't taking any chances in the wake of its self-driving car accident in Tempe, Arizona. The company has suspended both its Arizona testing and its Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania operations while it investigates what happened. The company has confirmed that its vehicle was in self-driving mode at the time, but adds that there were no serious injuries on either side of the collision, and "no backseat passengers" in Uber's autonomous Volvo. ‘Hi! I’m Alexa. How may I help?’   Amazon considers opening augmented reality furniture stores   Amazon's retail plans could extend well beyond books and groceries. New York Times sources hear that the internet giant is "exploring" the possibility of appliance and furniture stores with a technological angle. You'd use augmented or virtual reality to see how items would look in your own home, making it easier to pull the trigger on that new couch or stove. Amazon might directly challenge some of its tech rivals in retail too. Just as long as Alexa doesn't try to sell me a sofa on interest-free credit.   But wait, there's more... 1. Germany wants to regulate a 24-hour livestream as a broadcaster 2. 'Black box' technique may lead to more powerful AI 3. NASA announces a handful of Solar System space missions The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't subscribe. Craving even more? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? Send us a note. Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: AOL 770 Broadway #4 New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you opted in at engadget.com. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe from this newsletter.

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Group Demands Apple Pay Ransom for iCloud Credentials
WikiLeaks Exposes CIA's Device Surveillance Tricks
OpenSuse Leap Reinforces Linux Faith
Apple Unveils Budget-Friendly iPad, Dresses iPhone in Red
Google Gives Devs First Look at Android O

Today's Story Highlights

Group Demands Apple Pay Ransom for iCloud Credentials
Apple has received a ransom threat from a hacking group claiming to have
access to data for up to 800 million iCloud accounts. The hackers, said
to be a group called the "Turkish Crime Family," have threatened to
reset passwords and remotely wipe the iPhones of millions of iCloud
users if Apple fails to hand over a total of $700,000. They have given
the company an ultimatum to respond by April 7.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84406.html

WikiLeaks Exposes CIA's Device Surveillance Tricks
WikiLeaks has released more Vault 7 documentation online, including
details about several CIA projects to infect Apple's Mac computer
firmware and operating system. The site unloaded its first batch of
stolen Vault 7 data earlier this month. The CIA's Embedded Development
Branch developed malware that could persist even if the targeted
computer were reformatted and its OS were reinstalled.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84401.html

OpenSuse Leap Reinforces Linux Faith
OpenSuse Leap 42.2 goes a long way toward maintaining Suse's reputation
for reliability and stability. That said, new users might need a push to
take the leap from their familiar distros to this latest OpenSuse
release. Business users can remain confident that upgrading to the
latest edition, released last fall, won't put them too close to the
bleeding edge of innovation.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84399.html

Apple Unveils Budget-Friendly iPad, Dresses iPhone in Red
Apple has announced an iPad update, a red iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, and a new
video-editing app for iOS. The iPad upgrade has a 9.7-inch, 2048 x 1536-
pixel Retina display and Apple's A9 64-bit processor. The unit will come
in silver, gold and space gray with a starting price of $329 for 32
gigabytes of storage and WiFi-only support. It will cost $459 for a 32-
GB unit with WiFi and cellular support.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84395.html

Google Gives Devs First Look at Android O
Google on Tuesday unveiled a developer preview of the latest version of
its mobile operating system, code named "Android O." The new OS is
designed to improve on battery life and interactive performance of
devices, according to Dave Burke, vice president of engineering,
Android, at Google. The new release puts automatic limits on what
applications do in the background in three areas.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84396.html

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