(Reuters) – Amazon Inc’s Twitch unit said on Monday there may have been unauthorized access to some of its user account information, according to the live streaming gaming network’s official blog. Twitch said it had expired passwords and stream keys, and disconnected accounts from Twitter and YouTube to protect the users.
Read moreBy Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twitter Inc shares are poised for a big move after it reports quarterly results on Thursday, according to options-market data, with user growth at the social media service possibly holding the key to whether shares rise or fall, analysts said. On Wednesday, the cost of a Twitter straddle, in which an investor buys an at-the-money put option and a similar call option, suggests a move of about 12 percent in either direction by Friday.
Read moreThe New York Post said some of its Twitter accounts were hacked on Friday, in the wake of a series of inaccurate posts on the social network relating to the Federal Reserve, Bank of America and U.S. military engagement with China. Similarly peculiar messages appeared on a Twitter account controlled by United Press International
Read moreTwo online payday lending companies linked to a professional racecar driver have agreed to pay a record $21 million to resolve charges by U.S. regulators that they engaged in deceptive practices, the Federal Trade Commission said on Friday
Read moreBy Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – For Dick Pope, the cinematographer who earned his second Oscar nomination on Thursday for British historical drama “Mr. Turner,” one scatological slip of the tongue made him a trending topic. Isaacs quickly corrected her mistake, but in the Twitter age it could not stop “Dick Poop” from trending globally just below the nominations itself
Read moreThe controversial U.S. surveillance law known as FISA led to the discovery of a plot to attack the U.S
Read moreBy Alina Selyukh and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday said legislation was not necessary to settle so-called “net neutrality” rules because the Federal Communications Commission had the authority to write them. Republicans in Congress are trying to drum up support for a bill that would counter the FCC's upcoming new rules. “In terms of legislation, we don’t believe it’s necessary given that the FCC has the authorities that it needs under Title II,” a White House official told Reuters
Read moreHeavy users of the Internet and social media do not have higher levels of stress, and women who use Twitter, email and photo sharing show less stress than women who do not use them, a survey released on Thursday showed.
Read moreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts were suspended on Monday after apparently being hacked by Islamic State supporters
Read moreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Central Command said on Monday that operational military networks were not compromised and there was “no operational impact” from a hacking incident carried out by people claiming to be sympathizers of the Islamic State militant group
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