Facebook now says data breach affected 29 million users
- 13-Oct-2018
CALIFORNIA: Cyber attackers stole data from 29 million Facebook accounts using an automated program that moved from one friend to the next, Facebook Inc announced on Friday, as the social media company said its largest-ever data theft hit fewer than the 50 million profiles it initially reported. The company said it would message affected users […]
China’s ZTE posts 1.1 billion first-half loss on impact from US supplier ban
- 30-Aug-2018
HONG KONG: ZTE reported a first-half net loss of 7.8 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) on Thursday, weighed down by a ban on US firms selling parts to the Chinese telecom equipment maker that forced it to cease operations for three months. The result compared with the 7 billion to 9 billion yuan net loss estimate […]
Australia investigates impact of Google and Facebook on media
- 04-Dec-2017
SYDNEY: Australia’s competition regulator said on Monday it would investigate whether U.S. online giants Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google has disrupted the news media market to the detriment of publishers and consumers. Like their rivals globally, Australia’s traditional media companies have been squeezed by online rivals, as advertising dollars have followed eyeballs to digital distributors […]
Obama admits underestimating impact of Russian hacking
- 08-Jan-2017
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama admitted Sunday that he “underestimated” the impact misinformation and hacking could have on democracies, a remark that follows an intelligence report on Russian meddling in the US presidential vote. In a pre-taped interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Obama denied underestimating Russian President Vladimir Putin, who US intelligence agencies say ordered a campaign […]
Climate change adversely impacting Pakistan’s economy: expert
- 15-Jun-2015
KARACHI: Climate change is adversely affecting different sectors particularly agriculture, fisheries and livestock, said experts at a training workshop organised by World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan’s (WWF-Pakistan).