Day: September 15, 2021

Anonymous Hacks Epik Web Hosting

ArchieBunker writes: Members of the hacktivist collective Anonymous claim to have hacked web registration company Epik, allegedly stealing ‘a decade’s worth of data,’ including reams of information about its clients and their domains. Epik is controversial, having been known to host a variety of rightwing clients, including ones that previous web hosting providers, like GoDaddy,…


Ford and Argo AI will deliver your Walmart order in an autonomous car – Roadshow

The autonomous delivery service will launch in three cities to start, and includes groceries and other popular items often ordered online. …read more Source:: CNet


Tim Cook, Elon Musk among Time’s 100 most influential people of 2021 – CNET

Along with the Apple boss and Tesla chief, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and cryptocurrency pioneer Vitalik Buterin also made the list. …read more Source:: CNet


Half of on-prem databases contain security vulnerabilities

One out of every two on-premises databases globally has at least one vulnerability, finds a new study from Imperva Research Labs spanning 27,000 on-prem databases. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


House Committee Tees Up New FTC Data Security Bureau

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Unsecured Fitness App Database Leaks 61M Records

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


DOJ Fines NSA Hackers Who Assisted UAE In Attacks On Dissidents

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Anonyous Claims To Have Stolen Huge Trove Of Data From Epik

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Vector database Pinecone promises to bring ML data management under control with 2.0 release

Hybrid disk and RAM system should slash costs, firm says Pinecone has upgraded its vector database, aiming at enterprises that are looking to boost productivity in machine learning projects.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Uber’s Chief Technical Officer To Step Down

Uber Chief Technology Officer Sukumar Rathnam is stepping down as the company’s head of engineering, a spokesperson of the ride-hailing company said late on Tuesday. From a report: The spokesperson did not specify the reason for Rathnam’s departure but Business Insider reported earlier that he had been increasingly at odds with chief product officer Sundeep…