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Some 20,000 emails attained through last month\u2019s Democratic National Committee network breach have now been shared with the world,<\/span> thanks to Wikileaks<\/span><\/a>. Those emails join the DNC\u2019s opposition research file on Trump and detailed donor lists that were<\/span> previously released by Guccifer 2.0<\/span><\/a>, a Romanian hacker who claims responsibility for the breach. The emails<\/span> contained<\/span><\/a> \u2018some embarrassing revelations but no bombshells\u2019, however indications that DNC officials undermined Sanders in favour of Clinton did result in DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz<\/span> stepping down<\/span><\/a> over the weekend. In an ironic twist, the leak included an email<\/span> mocking<\/span><\/a> a recent BuzzFeed article that criticised the DNC\u2019s lack of cybersecurity.<\/span><\/p>\n Most interesting, however, is the identity of the perpetrator. While Guccifer 2.0 has publicly claimed responsibility for the hack, the<\/span> original forensic work<\/span><\/a> of security firm Crowdstrike pointed the finger at two Russian groups, dubbed \u2018Cozy Bear\u2019 and \u2018Fancy Bear\u2019. Rumours that Guccifer is simply a Russian decoy culprit to confuse the investigation grew when the hacker was<\/span> unable<\/span><\/a> to explain his achievement to <\/span>Motherboard <\/span><\/i>in Romanian<\/span>. <\/span><\/i>Those suspicions intensified when official security warnings on the personal Yahoo email account of DNC consultant, Alexandra Chalupa,<\/span> stated<\/span><\/a> \u2018we strongly suspect that your account has been the target of state-sponsored actors\u2019. In response, the Clinton campaign has<\/span> accused<\/span><\/a> the Russian government of perpetrating the hack in an effort to secure a Trump presidency\u2014a favourable outcome for Putin<\/span> given Trump\u2019s view of the world<\/span><\/a> is seen to align with Russia\u2019s geostrategic interests.<\/span><\/p>\n Facebook\u2019s anticipated internet-providing aerial drone, Aquila, recently took its<\/span> inaugural flight<\/span><\/a> in Arizona, and a triumphant video has been released to prove it. Aquila,<\/span> first announced<\/span><\/a> this time last year, is part of Facebook\u2019s strategy to bring the world online by beaming internet to remote areas of the globe. The solar-powered aircraft<\/span> boasts<\/span><\/a> the wingspan of a Boeing 737 and remained airborne at up to 60,000ft for more than 90 minutes\u2014with expectations of a several month endurance once fully operational. Check out the video<\/span> here<\/span><\/a>. And to learn more about the artificial intelligence, virtual reality and the future of Facebook, read this in-depth Mark Zuckerberg<\/span> interview<\/span><\/a> with <\/span>The Verge<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n Samsung is<\/span> suing<\/span><\/a> Huawei for supposedly infringing its mobile technology patents in China. The Korean company is<\/span> claiming 161 million yuan<\/span><\/a> (AU$32 million) in damages against the Chinese company and a department store at an intellectual property court in Beijing over the production and distribution of Huawei\u2019s Mate 8 and Honor smartphones. A<\/span> Samsung spokesperson said<\/span><\/a> that despite dedicating efforts to a peaceful resolution \u2018it has regrettably become necessary to take legal action in order to defend our intellectual property\u2019. That should come as no surprise, as this recent development is part of an<\/span> ongoing legal battle<\/span><\/a> between the two smartphone giants, with Huawei having sued Samsung in the US over similar claims only two months ago.<\/span><\/p>\n Another company in trouble, Microsoft received a<\/span> formal notice<\/span><\/a> for collecting \u2018excessive\u2019 user data through Windows 10 and failing to comply with the French Data Protection Act. The Chair of the National Data Protection Commission (CNIL), France\u2019s privacy watchdog,<\/span> accused<\/span><\/a> the company of continuing to transfer data to the US under the provisions of the Safe Harbour agreement that was struck down at the end of last year, and recently replaced by Privacy Shield just last week. Microsoft VP David Heiner released a<\/span> statement<\/span><\/a> rebuffing this particular charge, stating \u2018we rely on variety of legal mechanisms\u2026including a data transfer mechanism established by the European Commission,\u2019 and reaffirmed its commitment to Privacy Shield. However,<\/span> Microsoft plans<\/span><\/a> to work with CNIL to resolve the problem of weak account PINs and advertisers tracking customer computer use.<\/span><\/p>\n Vehicle cybersecurity is back in the spotlight again, with the US auto-industry<\/span> publishing<\/span><\/a> a set of cybersecurity best practices last week. The Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center, which represents nearly all American car companies, has<\/span> identified<\/span><\/a> governance, risk management, security by design, threat detection, incident response, training and third-party collaboration as essential areas of best practice. Europeans are acting in kind: the EU Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) is undertaking<\/span> a study<\/span><\/a> to generate a list of security standards, tools, and policies for connected cars. This initiative builds on top of ENISA\u2019s existing<\/span> Car and Roads Security Expert Group<\/span><\/a> that meets regularly to discuss trends, emerging threats and solutions for <\/span>Smart Cars and Intelligent Road Systems.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Despite initially experiencing an initial 121% share price increase with the release of Pok\u00e9mon Go app earlier this month, Nintendo has experienced its<\/span> worst drop in 26 years<\/span><\/a> after clarifying that the game won\u2019t be a significant earner for the company. Meanwhile, Apple, who profits from apps in its iTunes store, may be taking home around<\/span> 30% of the money<\/span><\/a> spent on Pok\u00e9mon Go. This represents a significant win for Apple as it tries to increase its software and services business in the face of dropping hardware sales and share prices.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some 20,000 emails attained through last month\u2019s Democratic National Committee network breach have now been shared with the world, thanks to Wikileaks. Those emails join the DNC\u2019s opposition research file on Trump and detailed donor …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":390,"featured_media":27909,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[391,1756,1748,1606],"class_list":["post-27908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-cyber","tag-facebook","tag-pokemon","tag-presidential-election-2016"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n