An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Last week, Facebook faced criticism that the platform’s habit for surfacing fake news contributed to the election of Donald Trump — a claim Mark Zuckerberg denied. This week, Google faces a…
Facebook Disputes Gizmodo Report, Says It Never Built and Withheld Any News Feed Changes Based on Their Political Impact
Tech news site Gizmodo reported Monday that Facebook planned a News Feed update that would have identified fake or hoax news stories, but “disproportionately impacted right-wing news sites by downgrading or removing that content from people’s feeds” so it chose…
New MacBook Pro's Dedicated AMD Graphics Chips Are 'Significantly' Faster and Support Dual 5K Displays
Whereas Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook Pros feature integrated Iris Pro graphics, the 15-inch MacBook Pros feature dedicated AMD graphics, resulting in significant performance improvements over previous MacBook Pro models. Ars Technica’s Andrew Cunningham found the Radeon Pro 455 graphics chip…
Charter Customer Sues Over Hidden Fees, Claims 'Massive Billing Fraud'
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A Charter customer has sued the cable company, alleging that it falsely advertises a lower price than it actually charges and falsely tells customers that extra fees tacked onto their bills…
US Finalizes Rules That Require Quiet Hyrbid and Electric Cars To Make Noise At Low Speeds
In an effort to prevent injuries among pedestrians, the U.S. government has finalized rules that require quiet hybrid and electric vehicles to emit alert sounds when they are traveling at low speeds. Reuters reports: The rules, which were required by…
Army Bug Bounty Building New Relationships with Hackers
The government announced its second bug bounty program called Hack the Army, which will concentrate on finding bugs in recruiting websites and databases.
Adult FriendFinder Hack Exposes 400 Million Accounts
The FriendFinder Network has reportedly been hacked exposing 400 million user accounts of Adult FriendFinder, Penthouse.com and Stripshow.com.
CrySis Ransomware Master Decryption Keys Released
The master decryption keys unlocking files encrypted by the CrySis ransomware have been released. Kaspersky Lab has already updated its Rakhni decryptor to help victims restore their data.
Microsoft Bolsters Ransomware Protection in Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Microsoft beefs up ransomware defenses in Windows 10 Anniversary Update starting with Edge browser and the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) tool.
Anti-Virus
Make sure you have anti-virus software installed on your computer and that it is automatically updating. However, keep in mind that no anti-virus can catch all malware; your computer can still be infected. That is why it’s so important you…