Facebook will have to give UK police access to encrypted messages, report says – CNET

Under an upcoming treaty with the US, Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media services will have…

MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito resigns amid Jeffrey Epstein scandal – CNET

The move follows a New Yorker report that the lab had a deeper funding relationship with…

US hits Iran with crippling cyberattacks, says a report – CNET

The cyberattacks took down Iranian computer networks used to control missile launches, says The Washington Post.

Target down (then back up) as cash registers fail and leave long lines – CNET

Surprise: Twitter notices. Target says all's well now though.

US Cyber Command powers up attacks against Russia’s electrical grid – CNET

Aggressive moves to implant malware are both a warning and an effort to enable crippling attacks…

Maker Faire, Make magazine shut down – CNET

Maker Media, the company that gave birth to the popular DIY event and publication has halted…

Stolen NSA hacking tool now victimizing US cities, report says – CNET

The EternalBlue hacking exploit, already used in the infamous WannaCry and NotPetya attacks, has now surfaced…

Facebook VP Nick Clegg responds to co-founder Hughes’ call for breakup – CNET

In a New York Times editorial, the social network's VP for global affairs and communications says…

Google Pixel 3a gets name-checked in apparent Google Store slipup – CNET

It's another sign that the rumored phone could be with us soon.

Facebook’s Zuckerberg wants laws to combat harmful content, protect privacy – CNET

As the social network is called out for its own practices, Zuck says the internet needs…