Apple CEO Calls for U.S. Privacy Law to Protect User Data October 24, 2018 By Foo Yun Chee Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Wednesday customer data was being “weaponised with military efficiency” by companies to increase...
Stolen Apple IDs Used by Hackers to Steal Cash, Warn Chinese Digital Payments Firms October 11, 2018 By Bloomberg News Ant Financial’s Alipay and Tencent Holdings Ltd. warned that cyber attackers employed stolen Apple IDs to break into customers’ accounts...
Taiwan iPhone Chipmaker Scrambles to Recover After Debilitating Computer Virus August 6, 2018 By Debby Wu and Mark Gurman Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), which makes chips for the iPhone and other devices, is recovering from a debilitating computer...
India Weighs Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill, Similar to EU’s GDPR July 31, 2018 By Saritha Rai A draft of a sweeping data privacy bill has been submitted to India’s government that, if enacted, will restrict the...
Intel Downplays Effect of Security Flaw as Investors Worry About Liability January 5, 2018 By Douglas Busvine and Kanishka Singh Security issues with Intel Corp. microchips are only slowing computers slightly, technology companies said, as researchers played down the need...
Experts Warn of Security Flaws That Expose Most Computers, Phones to Hackers January 3, 2018 By Douglas Busvine and Stephen Nellis Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from...
Apple Soon Will Begin Road-Testing Self-Driving Car Software: Source April 18, 2017 By Mark Gurman Apple Inc. will soon take its self-driving car software platform to public streets for the first time, a major step...
Feds go after Silicon Valley Firm over Alleged Hiring Bias September 29, 2016 By Brandon Bailey The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit accusing a fast-growing Silicon Valley software company of systematically discriminating against...
Samsung Recalls Its Galaxy Note 7 Smartphones on Faulty Batteries September 2, 2016 By Jungah Lee Samsung Electronics Co. recalled its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones because of a faulty battery and announced a global replacement program,...
Apple Ransomware Attack Thwarted Before Large Number of Computers Infected March 9, 2016 By Jim Finkle The first known ransomware attack on Apple Inc.’s Mac computers, which was discovered over the weekend, was downloaded more than...