The pandemic-related shift to remote work and the growing availability of ransomware-as-a-service were two major drivers, CrowdStrike says. …read more Source:: DarkReading

No way to sugarcoat this: New York AG eclairs the 2015 data theft matter settled Dunkin’ Donuts today settled a lawsuit in which it was accused of hushing up the fact hackers siphoned its customers’ personal information from its systems in 2015.… …read more Source:: Register

Apple today introduced a redesigned iPad Air that looks more like an iPad Pro, as well as an updated 8th-generation, entry-level iPad. MacRumors reports on the new iPad Air: Apple today introduced a redesigned iPad Air with slimmer bezels, paving the way for an all-screen design similar to recent iPad Pro models. In addition, the…

New BLESA attack goes after the often ignored Bluetooth reconnection process, unlike previous vulnerabilities, most found in the pairing operation. …read more Source:: ZDNet

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google Fiber will soon offer 2Gbps service for $100 a month, a package that includes a Wi-Fi 6 router and mesh extender, the Alphabet-owned ISP announced yesterday. Google fiber-to-the-home service never rolled out as far as many people hoped, but the ISP is still making improvements…

Adobe said cash flows from operations were a record $1.44 billion in Q3. …read more Source:: ZDNet

OK, fine. Blood-oxygen level monitoring, hexa-core 5nm Arm processors, TV packages… The tagline for today’s Apple product launch event was “time flies.” How ironic given 2020 feels like it’s been a decade long.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The 50% discount includes renting bikes and scooters. …read more Source:: CNet

The feature is initially rolling out in 16 languages. …read more Source:: CNet

NPR and PBS Frontline spent months digging into internal industry documents and interviewing top former officials. We found that the industry sold the public on an idea it knew wouldn’t work — that the majority of plastic could be, and would be, recycled — all while making billions of dollars selling the world new plastic….