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By Moira Ritter, CNN Business The US Justice Department has filed additional charges against the hacker accused of illegally accessing more than 100 million Capital One customers’ accounts and credit card applications in 2019. Paige Thompson, a former Amazon engineer, now faces six counts of computer fraud and abuse, one count of access device fraud

By Moira Ritter, CNN Business The US Justice Department has filed additional charges against the hacker accused of illegally accessing more than 100 million Capital One customers’ accounts and credit card applications in 2019. Paige Thompson, a former Amazon engineer, now faces six counts of computer fraud and abuse, one count of access device fraud

By Brian Fung, CNN A group of international law enforcement agencies have taken down DoubleVPN, a virtual private networking service allegedly used by ransomware gangs to hide their online tracks, in a coordinated operation aimed at disrupting cyber criminals. The VPN service was shut down on Tuesday as officials from the US, Canada, and several

By Brian Fung, CNN A group of international law enforcement agencies have taken down DoubleVPN, a virtual private networking service allegedly used by ransomware gangs to hide their online tracks, in a coordinated operation aimed at disrupting cyber criminals. The VPN service was shut down on Tuesday as officials from the US, Canada, and several

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX has put more than 1,500 internet-beaming satellites into orbit, signed up more than 69,000 customers, installed ground stations in 12 countries and has plans to expand its one-of-a-kind network’s coverage all over the world — except the North and South pole — by next month. Still, SpaceX CEO Elon

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX has put more than 1,500 internet-beaming satellites into orbit, signed up more than 69,000 customers, installed ground stations in 12 countries and has plans to expand its one-of-a-kind network’s coverage all over the world — except the North and South pole — by next month. Still, SpaceX CEO Elon

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Less than three months after announcing that its employees would be required to come back to the office at least three days a week, Uber is backtracking. The ride-hailing company will give its global office workers the option to apply for fully remote work or choose from a list of

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Less than three months after announcing that its employees would be required to come back to the office at least three days a week, Uber is backtracking. The ride-hailing company will give its global office workers the option to apply for fully remote work or choose from a list of

By David Goldman, CNN Business Microsoft is redesigning Office to look more like Windows 11. Gone are the flat, bold colors atop the Office app command ribbons — forest green for Excel, deep blue for Word, burnt orange for PowerPoint, etc. They’ll be replaced with a neutral gray color, Microsoft announced in a blog post.

By David Goldman, CNN Business Microsoft is redesigning Office to look more like Windows 11. Gone are the flat, bold colors atop the Office app command ribbons — forest green for Excel, deep blue for Word, burnt orange for PowerPoint, etc. They’ll be replaced with a neutral gray color, Microsoft announced in a blog post.

By Brian Fung, CNN Business A federal court has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Facebook, saying the agency had failed to provide evidence for its claim that the social media giant holds a monopoly in social networking. In an opinion published Monday afternoon, Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court for

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Last February, Mobile World Congress became the first major tech event called off as the world confronted the threat of Covid-19. The last-minute cancellation of the event — normally a highlight of the year for the wireless industry with thousands of businesses descending upon Barcelona to showcase their latest innovations

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Last February, Mobile World Congress became the first major tech event called off as the world confronted the threat of Covid-19. The last-minute cancellation of the event — normally a highlight of the year for the wireless industry with thousands of businesses descending upon Barcelona to showcase their latest innovations

By Brian Fung, CNN Business A federal court has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Facebook, saying the agency had failed to provide evidence for its claim that the social media giant holds a monopoly in social networking. In an opinion published Monday afternoon, Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court for

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business There’s been a sharp rise in cyberattacks in recent weeks, often disrupting services and products that are essential to everyday lives. In May, the ransomware attack that forced a six-day shutdown of Colonial Pipeline — a key East Coast line that delivers gas to millions of people — brought the

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business There’s been a sharp rise in cyberattacks in recent weeks, often disrupting services and products that are essential to everyday lives. In May, the ransomware attack that forced a six-day shutdown of Colonial Pipeline — a key East Coast line that delivers gas to millions of people — brought the

By Claudia Rebaza, Clare Duffy and Al Goodman, CNN The widow of controversial antivirus software magnate John McAfee said her husband was not suicidal, and blamed United States authorities for “this tragedy” after he was found dead in his cell in a prison near Barcelona on Wednesday. The 75-year-old McAfee, who had multiple run-ins with