A misconfigured, Mailfire-owned Elasticsearch server impacted 70 dating and e-commerce sites, exposing PII and details such as romantic preferences. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Want hot water in a hurry? One of these kettles will do the trick. …read more Source:: CNet

The 2020 Apple event is virtual, and it’ll will stream online Tuesday. …read more Source:: CNet

The rumored LG Wing is real, and it’s just as weird (though not as useless) as you’d expect. …read more Source:: CNet

Meanwhile, co-founder petitions UK.gov to keep HQ and jobs at home Nvidia expects its $40bn buy of chip designer Arm to take over a year to close and to involve plenty of discussions with regulators – ones that will be interested in how the “Switzerland” of semiconductors can remain independent and still appeal to its…

Google is planning to launch its Pixel 5 smartphone, a new Chromecast, and a new smart speaker later this month. From a report: Google has started inviting members of the media to a special event on September 30th, promising new hardware. “We invite you to learn all about our new Chromecast, our latest smart speaker,…

The FBI is raising a sign of alarm about the rising number of credential stuffing attacks targeting financial institutions. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Equipment failure shuts down servers, networking, storage Microsoft is said to be eyeing up linking people to Azure via satellite – just as its cloud platform partially tripped over in the UK, derailing the country’s coronavirus statistics page.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published a security advisory today warning of a wave of attacks carried out by hacking groups affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS). From a report: CISA says that over the past year, Chinese hackers have scanned US government networks for the presence of popular networking…

Amazon is rebranding its FreeTime Unlimited offering into a service called Kids Plus, providing thousands of kid-friendly books, movies, TV shows, educational apps and games for a monthly price. …read more Source:: CNet