19th & 22nd

  Hundreds of fleeceware apps on Google and Apple stores have made over $400 million for developers https://www.techspot.com/news/89035-hundreds-fleeceware-apps-google-apple-stores-have-made.html SOURCE:  Rob Thubron, Techspot  5 easy ways to make your résumé more persuasive https://www.fastcompany.com/90614624/5-easy-ways-to-make-your-resume-more-persuasive SOURCE:  Judith Humphrey, Fast Company 

  Apple releases emergency update for iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-releases-emergency-update-for-iphones-ipads-and-apple-watch/ SOURCE:  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet  Zuckerberg confirms Instagram for kids plans at Congressional hearing on misinformation https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/03/25/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-congress-hearing-exploring-instagram-kids/7001956002/ SOURCE:  Terry Collins, USA TODAY

  Delhi Police Bust Call Center Scammers https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/delhi-police-bust-call-center/ SOURCE:  Sarah Coble, Info Security Magazine  DoorDash will let you order at-home COVID-19 testing kits delivered to your door https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22340706/doordash-covid-home-testing-kits-delivery-vault-health-everlywell SOURCE:  Nick Statt, The Verge

  New CopperStealer malware steals Google, Apple, Facebook accounts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-copperstealer-malware-steals-google-apple-facebook-accounts/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer More than $4 billion in cybercrime losses reported to FBI in 2020 https://www.cyberscoop.com/fbi-ic3-cybercrime-4-billion-fraud/ SOURCE:  Jeff Stone, CyberScoop 

  Apple developers targeted by new malware, EggShell backdoor https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-developers-targeted-by-new-malware-eggshell-backdoor/ SOURCE:  Charlie Osborne, ZDNet   Google to spend $7 billion in 2021 on US offices, data centers https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-to-spend-7-billion-in-2021-on-us-offices-data-centers/ SOURCE:  Larry Dignan, ZDNet  

  U.S. reportedly prepares action against Russia after major cyberattack https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/08/us-prepares-to-take-action-against-russia-after-major-cyber-attack.html SOURCE:  Lauren Feiner, CNBC  Apple releases important iPhone, iPad, Mac and Watch security patches https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/08/apple-security-updates-iphone-ipad-mac-watch/ SOURCE:  Zach Whittaker, TechCrunch 

  WordPress Injection Anchors Widespread Malware Campaign https://threatpost.com/wordpress-injection-malware-campaign/164555/ SOURCE:  Tara Seals, Threat Post Apple discontinues iMac Pro as signs point to imminent M1 launch https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/686749/apple-discontinues-imac-pro-signs-point-imminent-m1-launch/?fp=2&fpid=1 SOURCE:  Michael Simon, Macworld.com 

  Ongoing phishing attacks target US brokers with fake FINRA audits https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ongoing-phishing-attacks-target-us-brokers-with-fake-finra-audits/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer  Apple will alert you if you're being stalked by Bluetooth trackers https://mashable.com/article/apple-ios-find-my-tracking-alerts/ SOURCE:  Stan Schroeder, Mashable 

  Microsoft: Chinese Hackers Have Been Exploiting Our Email Product to Steal Data https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-chinese-hackers-have-been-exploiting-our-ema-1846392190 SOURCE:  Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo Apple reopens all of its 270 stores across the US with coronavirus protocols still in effect https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2021/03/01/apple-us-stores-reopen-covid-19-precautions-remain-effect/6870662002/ SOURCE:  Mike Snider, USA Today 

  A new browser extension blocks any websites that use Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or Amazon https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/24/22297686/browser-extension-blocks-sites-using-google-facebook-microsoft-amazon SOURCE:  Mitchell Clark, The Verge You can now listen to WandaVision’s latest spoiler-filled bop on Spotify and Apple Music https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/23/22297497/wandavision-spoiler-episode-7-soundtrack-song-disney-plus-spotify-apple-music SOURCE:  Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge 

  Amazon Is Paying Employees to Quit Right Before Critical Union Vote https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7vy4m/amazon-is-paying-employees-to-quit-right-before-critical-union-vote SOURCE:  Edward Ongweso Jr, VICE Apple Is Going to Make It Harder to Hack iPhones With Zero-Click Attacks https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkd4kg/apple-is-going-to-make-it-harder-to-hack-iphones-with-zero-click-attacks SOURCE:  Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai & Joseph Cox, VICE 

  Hackers Are Starting to Code Malware Specifically for Apple’s M1 Computers https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7mnk4/hackers-are-starting-to-code-malware-specifically-for-apples-m1-computers SOURCE:  Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, VICE What the COVID-19 vaccine rollout means for returning to the workplace https://www.techrepublic.com/article/what-the-covid-vaccine-rollout-means-for-returning-to-the-workplace/ SOURCE:  Esther Shein, Tech Republic 

  How Apple and Google let your phone warn you if you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus while protecting your privacy https://theconversation.com/how-apple-and-google-let-your-phone-warn-you-if-youve-been-exposed-to-the-coronavirus-while-protecting-your-privacy-155193 SOURCE:  Johannes Becker (Boston University), David Starobinski (Boston University)                         White House suspends deputy press secretary for one week for threatening reporter over story about him https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/12/media/tj-ducklo-white-house-suspended/index.html?utm_source=optzlynewmarketribbon SOURCE:  Oliver Darcy, CNN Business

  Apple tests new way to unlock an iPhone without removing a face mask https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/02/tech/apple-face-id-mask/index.html SOURCE:  Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business IBM’s new path to a six-figure salary doesn’t require a college degree https://fortune.com/2021/02/02/ibm-salaries-jobs-training-new-collar-covid-economy/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=fortunemagazine&xid=soc_socialflow_twitter_FORTUNE SOURCE:  S. Mitra Kalita

  You should update your iPhone right now https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/tech/iphone-ipad-ios-14-4-update/index.html SOURCE:  Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Twitter troll faces 10 years in prison for spreading vote-by-text hoax https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/27/22252583/twitter-vote-by-text-misinformation-hoax-arrested SOURCE:  Taylor Lyles, The Verge 

  Joe Biden and Kamala Harris drop a playlist for your inauguration watch party https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/16/politics/joe-biden-inauguration-playlist/index.html SOURCE:  Kelly McCleary, CNN Apple is closing even more stores across three states due to COVID https://mashable.com/article/apple-store-closures-texas-north-carolina-georgia-washington-dc/ SOURCE:  Anna Iovine, Mashable

  Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Parler Can Return to App Store If It Ups Moderation https://www.newsweek.com/apple-ceo-tim-cook-parler-return-app-store-moderation-1562101 SOURCE:  Darragh Roche, Newsweek Twitter adds @SecondGentleman to official White House accounts https://mashable.com/article/twitter-second-gentleman-official-white-house-account/ SOURCE:  Nicole Gallucci, Mashable 

NBCUniversal launches NBCU Academy, a journalism training program across the U.S. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/14/nbcuniversal-launches-nbcu-academy-journalism-training-program.html SOURCE:  Jessica Bursztynsky, CNBC News  Apple announces latest efforts in its $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/13/apple-reveals-first-efforts-in-its-100-million-racial-equity-and-justice-initiative.html SOURCE:  Jessica Bursztynsky, CNBC News 

Southern Company, Apple Invest $25 Mln Each To Launch Propel Center In Atlanta - Quick Facts https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/southern-company-apple-invest-%2425-mln-each-to-launch-propel-center-in-atlanta-quick-facts SOURCE:  NASDAQ/RTT News  Airbnb canceling and blocking DC reservations during inauguration week https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/13/airbnb-cancels-dc-reservations-during-inauguration-week.html SOURCE:  Jessica Bursztynsky, CNBC

  Steve Wozniak is starting another company, 45 years after co-founding Apple with Steve Jobs https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-is-starting-a-second-company-efforce.html SOURCE:  Catherine Clifford, CNBC Business  Cheesecake Factory settles with SEC over misleading Covid risk disclosures, a first for a public company https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/cheesecake-factory-settles-with-sec-over-misleading-covid-risk-disclosures.html SOURCE:  Amelia Lucas, CNBC Business