Colonial Pipeline’s crypto ransom follows Yellen’s warning
Janet Yellen’s ominous warnings on cryptocurrencies may have just played out for Colonial Pipeline.
Colonial Pipeline back online amid gas shortage following cyberattack
The Colonial Pipeline has returned to operations following a cyberattack that snarled gas supply for the eastern U.S. for days, according to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
Voice of Amazon's Alexa reportedly revealed
The voice behind Amazon's cloud-based artificial intelligence service “Alexa” may have just been identified.
California mom accuses Snapchat of facilitating cyberbullying after teen son dies by suicide
A California mother mourning the loss of her son to suicide is accusing anonymous Q&A apps LMK and Yolo, which can be used on Snapchat, of facilitating online harassment.
Amazon's Bezos banned PowerPoint presentations at meetings, new book reveals
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos does not allow PowerPoint presentations during company meetings, according to a new book about the company.
Bezos, Musk had ‘friendly’ meetings about space before Blue Origin, SpaceX ‘budding rivalry’: new book
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk had “friendly” meetings discussing space exploration before a rivalry formed.
Colonial Pipeline attack tip of the infrastructure risk iceberg: DHS cyber chief
The Colonial Pipeline may be the first of other major U.S. infrastructure attacks, says the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Emergency program to give people $50 off internet bill
Americans can begin applying for $50 off their monthly internet bill on Wednesday as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic.
Colonial Pipeline using vulnerable, outdated version of Microsoft Exchange: report
Colonial Pipeline may have been using an outdated version of Microsoft Exchange when it was targeted by a ransomware attack late last week.
White House details ‘comprehensive’ Colonial Pipeline response
The Biden administration on Tuesday night detailed its “comprehensive” response aimed at securing the nation’s fuel supply chain as the Colonial Pipeline remained out of commission due to a cyberattack.
Colonial Pipeline updates customers on fuel delivery amid outage
Colonial Pipeline is prepared to deliver an additional 2 million barrels of gasoline when its systems restart, the company said on Tuesday.
Amazon files lawsuit to dismantle illegal advertising scheme targeting customers
The Seattle-based company is trying to hold the bad actors accountable for allegedly creating fraudulent text message campaigns using Amazon's name to ultimately drive traffic to other advertisers or websites.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declares state of emergency over Colonial Pipeline outage
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday declared a state of emergency as the Colonial Pipeline, which transports a significant amount of gasoline to the East Coast, remained offline following a ransomware attack.
Amazon’s Bezos said then-candidate Trump ‘would be a scary prez' in email, new book says
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos told Jeff Carney, the company's senior vice president of Global Corporate Affairs in a 2015 email that then-presidential candidate Donald Trump “would be a scary prez."
Amazon’s Bezos ‘asked Alexa to play videos that ridiculed’ Trump, new book says
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos asked a prototype of the tech giant's Alexa smart-home products to "play videos that ridiculed" then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016.
North Carolina declares state of emergency over Colonial Pipeline outage
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper on Monday declared a state of emergency over the temporary outage of the Colonial Pipeline caused by a cybersecurity attack.
Colonial Pipeline cyberattacker ‘DarkSide’: What to know
DarkSide appeared in August 2020 and has already hit dozens of companies in the US and Europe
States press Facebook to halt Instagram Kids launch
A bipartisan group of more than three dozen state attorneys general is urging Facebook to halt its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13, citing concerns about the safety and well-being of children and the “harm” social media poses to young people.
Colonial Pipeline: FBI aware of ‘network disruption’
The FBI announced on Twitter Sunday that it is aware of a “network disruption” at the Colonial Pipeline, which is one of the country’s largest and transports fuel across the East Coast.
Facebook Oversight Board member criticizes indefinite Trump ban: 'Their rules are in shambles'
A member of Facebook's Oversight Board criticized the social media platform in the wake of its indefinite ban on former President Donald Trump, saying Facebooks rules are in "shambles."


















