Hi John, Hot on the heals of yesterday’s report of users of a Bitcoin exchange being unable to withdraw their money, comes the news that a Slovenian digital currency marketplace has had the contents of its bitcoin wallet stolen and has lost about US$64 million as a result.
A lone 20-year-old attacker hacked into the ride-sharing firm Uber last year and was paid by the company to destroy the data through a bug-bounty programme. The hack exposed the data of 57 million users globally, plus the details of seven million Uber drivers. In October, the three biggest mainstream newspapers in the US carried stories about Kaspersky Lab that effectively ensured there would be no second thoughts aboutf the company's deals with the US Government. Examined carefully, these stories are short on essential detail. They are full of holes. The role of chief data officer is gaining traction in organisations and proving to be a linchpin of digital business transformation, according to a new report. An app that is fully Apple Pencil aware and seems like Photoshop on steroids is the Affinity Photo app according to iTWire’s tech evangelist and Apple watcher Alex Zaharov-Reutt. And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com. Have a great day! Stan Beer, Editor in Chief, iTWire ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com Contact: andrew.matler@itwire.com 0412 390 000
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