The latest victim of a high-profile hack is Google CEO Sundar Pichai, whose Quora account was targeted over the weekend by hacking group OurMine, which also claimed credit for hacking Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts earlier this month.
The hacking team said the Google CEO’s “security was really weak.”
Both Pichai’s Quora and Twitter accounts have since been cleaned up, with no evidence remaining of a breach — however, a screenshot of his defaced Twitter profile was shared by OurMine.
In a statement to The Next Web, the team said it had gained access to Pichai’s Quora account by a vulnerability on the platform.
It said the vulnerability had been reported by Quora, but that the team had yet to get a response.
The OurMine hacking group is eager to depict itself as a security firm, and advertises services on its site that scan websites, social media accounts, and companies for security vulnerabilities.
The team also claims to have hacked Twitter co-founder Evan Williams’ Twitter account, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s Twitter account, apart from Randi Zuckerberg and Channing Tatum.
Google CEO’s Quora account hacked
Google CEO’s Quora account hacked
Apple to update EU browser options, make more apps deletable
- iPhone maker came under pressure from regulators to make changes after the EU’s sweeping Digital Markets Act took effect on March 7
- Apple users will be able to select a default browser directly from the choice screen after going through a mandatory list of options
STOCKHOLM: Apple will change how users choose browser options in the European Union, add a dedicated section for changing default apps, and make more apps deletable, the company said on Thursday.
The iPhone maker came under pressure from regulators to make changes after the EU’s sweeping Digital Markets Act took effect on March 7, forcing big tech companies to offer mobile users the ability to select from a list of available web browsers on a “choice screen.”
The new rules require mobile software makers to show the choice screen where users can select a browser, search engine and virtual assistant as they set up their phones, which earlier came with preferred options from Apple and Google.
In an update later this year, Apple users will be able to select a default browser directly from the choice screen after going through a mandatory list of options.
A randomly ordered list of 12 browsers per EU country will be shown to the user with short descriptions, and the chosen one will be automatically downloaded, Apple said. The choice screen will also be available on iPads through an update later this year.
Apple released a previous update in response to the new rules in March, but browser companies criticized the design of its choice screen, and the Commission opened an investigation on March 25 saying it suspected that the measures fell short of effective compliance.
The company said it has been in dialogue with the European Commission and believes the new changes will address regulators’ concerns.
It also plans to introduce a dedicated area for default apps where a user will be able to set defaults for messaging, phone calls, spam filters, password managers and keyboards.
Users will also be able to delete certain Apple-made apps such as App Store, Messages, Camera, Photos and Safari. Only Settings and Phone apps would not be deletable.
