Tag: Software
Apple’s iPhone privacy clampdown arrives after 7-month delay
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple is following through on its pledge to crack down Facebook and other snoopy apps that secretly shadow people on...
Defining numbers from Biden’s early days, from jobs to virus
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's opening months in office have been a whirlwind of activity during the pandemic and the start of an economic...
Bitcoin millionaire puts money on Greens in German election
BERLIN — A German software developer who made a fortune from bitcoin has given the environmentalist Green Party one of the biggest political donations...
Outages blamed on malware still plaguing budget airlines
A technology provider says a malware attack triggered a dayslong outage that has caused reservations systems to crash at about 20 low-cost airlines around...
US takes new aim at ransomware after most costly year
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is taking new aim at ransomware after a year that officials say was the most costly on record for...
Facebook says it halts hackers tied to Palestinian security
JERUSALEM — Facebook said Wednesday it has broken up a hacker network used by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' intelligence service in an attempt to...
Daily Mail owner files antitrust suit against Google in US
The owner of the Daily Mail website, Associated Newspapers, is suing Google, saying the tech company's dominance in online advertising has harmed its business....
SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat
BOSTON — The sprawling, monthslong hacking campaign deemed a grave threat to U.S. national security came to be known as SolarWinds for the company...
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware
BOSTON — A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data...
Serena Williams signs programming deal with Amazon Studios
Serena Williams has signed a deal with Amazon Studios under which she will create scripted and non-scripted programming, including a docuseries that follows her...
