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Celebrity Cyber Report – Jordan Peele, Dr. Dre

September 25, 2018 | 0 Comments

“The Twilight Zone,” that iconic gem of 60’s television is coming back. Oscar winning director Jordon Peele will be the face and voice of the new “Twilight Zone” series scheduled to premiere on CBS All...

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Breach Brief – Government Payment Service Inc.

September 19, 2018 | 0 Comments

Government Payment Service Inc, doing business as GovPayNow.com has suffered a data breach reaching back to 2012. The service accepts online payments for over 2,300  local governments in 35 states. It handles payments for court-ordered...

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Apple Drops New iPhones and iOS

September 14, 2018 | 0 Comments

Apple, being the trillion dollar company that it is, has just dropped yet the latest version of its iPhone. The new devices, the iPhone XR,  iPhone XS and XS Max,  are the new flagships of the Apple...

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Terrarium TV Will Die Soon

September 11, 2018 | 0 Comments

Last night the developer of television streaming app Terrarium TV announced the service will officially shut down at the end of this month. Terrarium TV was an extremely  popular television streaming app that was free...

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Celebrity Cyber Report – Kenya Barris

August 25, 2018 | 1 Comments

Netflix has netted yet another major black television producer. Kenya Barris, creator of the ABC comedy Black-ish and the spin-off Grown-ish, has signed a multi-year deal with the streaming television service. Barris will remain an...

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Breach Brief – T-Mobile

August 24, 2018 | 0 Comments

Mobile phone service provider T-Mobile has announced a data breach of its customer information. According to a post on  the carrier’s website  the hack was discovered on August 20 by its cybersecurity team. The team...

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Facebook announced that it had uncovered websites that may have been intended to disrupt the coming mid-term elections. According to the Washington Post Facebook deleted 32 false pages and profiles that were created between March...

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Microsoft, the world’s biggest maker of computer software, announced a partnership with Black Girls Code and the Technology Access Foundation to bring STEM education to students of color. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced the $500,000 partnership. ...

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Television producer Shonda Rhimes, who joined Netflix last year and for the next 15 years, is finally talking about her projects for the streaming service. The shows will be produced under her Shondaland label. Rhimes...

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Filmmaker Tyler Perry is warning fans of a Facebook hoax claiming he is giving away money and other prizes. In a Facebook video Perry said “I am not giving away anything on Facebook. I am...

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