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Founder of cryptocurrency debit card faces new fraud charges for $32 million ICO scheme
The U.S. government is following through on its promise to crack down on initial coin offering scams. On Friday, the SEC announced charges against Raymond Trapani, the third co-founder of Centra Tech
Twitter banned Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab from buying ads
The U.S. government isn’t the only one feeling skittish about Kaspersky Lab. On Friday, the Russian security firm’s founder Eugene Kaspersky confronted Twitter’s apparent ban on adve
Centrify gives states a deal on identity management software to secure midterm elections
To secure U.S. election systems from the very real threat of targeted cyberattacks, states might need to reframe their security practices to look more like they would in a tightly controlled corporate
Coinbase gears up to jump through regulatory hoops with new CFO and other big hires
The Coinbase hiring spree continues. In the last week and a half, the company has picked up a new CTO, a new VP of communications, a global head of inclusion and now a new CFO. In a blog post today, t
New York launches a fact-finding inquiry into Coinbase, Binance and other exchanges
As cryptocurrencies continued shaking off their April hangover, the state of New York is trying to figure out what to do with this whole coin thing. On Tuesday, New York Attorney General Eric Schneide
No, Zuckerberg can’t lie to Congress just because he’s not under oath
While the press and public may have been denied a dramatic raise-your-right-hand moment in Congress this week, Facebook’s chief executive is still under legal obligation to tell the truth. If it
Zuckerberg denies knowledge of Facebook shadow profiles
The fact that Facebook probably has a profile of you whether you’re a Facebook user or not might come as a surprise to some users, though today even the company’s chief executive denied kn
Here are Mark Zuckerberg’s notes from today’s hearing
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg pulled off a smooth appearance in a joint Senate hearing today, dodging most questions while maintaining an adequately patient vibe through five hours of varied but mo
In Senate hearing, Zuckerberg faces blame over violence in Myanmar
While the recent Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal is the main focus for American lawmakers questioning Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg today, the company’s record beyond the U.S. raises
A literal Russian troll is lurking at the Zuckerberg hearing
Today at Mark Zuckerberg’s first of two hearings with Congress, the meme maker formerly known as the Monopoly Man made a surprise cameo in troll form to troll the Facebook founder. Spotted at th
Twitter endorses the Honest Ads Act, a bill promoting political ad transparency
Just hours before social media companies face a regulatory reckoning with Facebook’s appearance on the Hill, Twitter is taking a step to get right with Congress. In a series of tweets from its p
Senator warns Facebook better shape up or get ‘broken up’
In the run-up to Mark Zuckerberg’s first appearance before Congress, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden issued a warning to the company about what it can expect from lawmakers if it doesn’t radicall
Facebook admits its data drama has ‘a few’ advertisers pressing pause
In an interview with Bloomberg, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg disclosed the fact that ongoing privacy revelations around Cambridge Analytica have some advertisers skittish. When asked about how man
Facebook admits Cambridge Analytica hijacked data on up to 87M users
Facebook will warn 87 million users, mostly in the U.S, that their data “may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica by apps that they or their friends used”, the company just
Police say shooter’s anger over YouTube policies ‘appears to be the motive’
The woman who attacked YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno yesterday may have been acting out of anger over the site's content policies. "At this point in the investigation it is believed that the sus
Several wounded, one dead in shooting at YouTube headquarters
At 12:46PM, an active shooter was reported in an outdoor patio area at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, California. Police arrived at the scene in a manner of minutes, police chief Ed Barbe
Higher Ground Labs backs 13 startups to help Democrats win in 2018 and beyond
With 2018 midterms around the corner, the Democrats are looking for their answer to Cambridge Analytica, the Robert Mercer-backed political data firm that either won the 2016 election or tricked every
Every time Trump has gone off on Amazon
Tax cuts might be the name of the game for the Trump administration, but the president has no intention of letting Amazon’s Jeff Bezos off easy. With a tweet early Thursday following an Axios re
New York City is launching public cybersecurity tools to keep residents from getting hacked
In a week of harrowing city-level cyber attacks, New York is taking some precautions. While the timing is coincidental, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio just announced that the city will introduce t
Facebook will cut off access to third party data for ad targeting
In a surprise change, Facebook will give up one major data source that the company uses to help advertisers target relevant users on the platform. The company just announced that it will end a feature