Highlights from the Black Hat hacker conference
Thousands of hackers and other cybersecurity professionals converged on Las Vegas on Wednesday for the annual Black Hat conference. Here are some highlights of the day's events.
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Clinton campaign: Computer service used by campaign hacked
A computer service used by the campaign of Hillary Clinton was hacked as part of a broader breach of the Democratic National Committee, an intrusion for which the Russian government is the leading suspect, the campaign said Friday. The breach affected a DNC data analytics program used by the campaign and a number of other organizations, according to the campaign.
Google Excludes Trump From List Of Active Presidential Campaigns
Google omitted Donald Trump from the list of current active campaigns when internet users plug in the search term "presidential candidates." Google's search engine, the foundation of their business, includes a feature that triages certain browsing results to the top of the list.
Kids on the menu! Baby goat is heading to a supermarket near you…
Pictured: The gunman who walked up to The Voice star Christina Grimmie as she signed autographs after concert and shot her dead Oklahoma teen, 17, dies after his eight-foot-deep sand tunnel collapses on top of him at the beach while on vacation in Florida 'The end': Fan outrage at poor taste tweet shared on the Voice star Christina Grimmie's Twitter just hours after she was shot dead in Florida 'It is a disgrace that Google would do that' Trump takes aim at search engine over claims it fixed results to help Hillary Clinton Charlotte's first royal wave: Princess is pretty in pink as she makes her Buckingham Palace balcony debut alongside brother George during Queen Elizabeth's official 90th birthday celebrations The Queen of pearls: Of all the dazzling jewellery she owns, a pair of pearl earrings, given to her by her beloved grandmother are the Queen's favourite Right Royal recycling! ... (more)
Did Google manipulate search results to favor Hillary Clinton?
Democratic Candidate for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Californians at Los Angeles Mission College Culinary Arts Institute in Sylmar, California. Search engine giant Google is being accused of manipulating search results to in favor of Hillary Clinton, who is now the likely Democratic nominee for president.
Is Google in Cahoots With Clinton Campaign? Doubtful, but Question Persists
Register to become a member today. You'll get the essential information you need to do your job better, including Nearly six weeks after Facebook was accused of hiding conservative content from its users, Google is facing allegations that it's favoring presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton over Republican candidates.
Microsoft Aims New Policy and Programs at Terrorist Content Online
Noting that "terrorism is one of the truly urgent issues of our time," Microsoft recently said it is taking several steps to identify and combat extremist content online. Those measures include a change in its terms of use to prohibit the posting of terrorist content on Microsoft consumer services like Xbox Live, OneDrive, Skype and Outlook, according to a blog post on Friday.