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DoJ accuses two Russian spies and two criminals of 2014 Yahoo hack

March 15, 2017
Natasha Lomas

 The U.S. Department of Justice has confirmed earlier reports and accused two Russian FSB officers and…

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Teen quiz app Wishbone hacked, users’ emails and phone numbers exposed

March 15, 2017
Sarah Perez

 Check your kid’s phone for this app, ASAP: Wishbone, a popular quiz app for kids, tweens…

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Prominent Twitter accounts compromised after third-party app Twitter Counter hacked

March 15, 2017
Jon Russell

 A number of prominent Twitter accounts were hacked to tweet Nazi messages after Twitter Counter, a popular…

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Justice Department reportedly ready to charge 4 hackers in Yahoo breach

March 14, 2017
Devin Coldewey

 The U.S. Department of Justice is ready to indict four people in the 2013 hack of…

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FundersClub experiments with the full-service online VC model at scale

March 8, 2017
John Mannes

 Slowly disproving stereotypes, the online VC has established itself as a viable tool for tech finance.…

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Russian hackers reportedly extorting cash from liberal political groups

March 6, 2017
Devin Coldewey

 A report from Bloomberg paints a grim picture of left-leaning political groups being targeted by apparently…

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How hackers turned a Cape Cod fishing guide’s site into a host for e-commerce fraud

March 3, 2017
Ned Desmond

 Cape Cod fishing guide Eric Stapelfeld trusted me to look after his website the same way…

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Hack of VP Pence’s personal email last year may have included state business

March 2, 2017
Devin Coldewey

 The Vice President’s personal email was hacked last year, and it turns out that the hackers…