Author: Nitesh Gautam
On propagandas
(dead link) Twitter Handle Morphs Indian Student’s Image To Send Hate Message Against India; Suspended Soon After (https://www.beingindian.com/news/twitter-handle-morphs-indian-students-image-to-send-hate-message-against-india-suspended-soon-after)
On text advertisements
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Never forget your childish behavior till the end of your life
Uber Concealed Cyberattack That Exposed 57 Million People’s Data and Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People
Compromised data from the October 2016 attack included names, email addresses and phone numbers of 50 million Uber riders around the world, the company told Bloomberg on Tuesday. The personal information of about 7 million drivers was accessed as well.
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“None of this should have happened, and I will not make excuses for it,” Dara Khosrowshahi, who took over as chief executive officer in September, said in an emailed statement. “We are changing the way we do business.”
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The company paid hackers to delete the data and keep the breach quiet. Uber said it believes the information was never used but declined to disclose the identities of the attackers.
Source: Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People – Bloomberg