Thursday 22 May 2014

eBay Hacked; ZeniMax Sues Oculus VR; Nest Protect Recall

Topping tech headlines on Wednesday, eBay is urging all users to change their passwords following a cyber attack.

The hack, which occurred between late February and early March, was detected only two weeks ago. After eBay's "extensive tests," the company said there is no evidence that financial or credit card data was accessed or compromised, or that there was any unauthorized activity on users' accounts.

Meanwhile, the spat between ZeniMax Media and Oculus VR has escalated to a court battle. ZeniMax filed a suit against the virtual reality firm, claiming misappropriation of trade secrets, as well as breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and unfair competition. Filed in Texas district court, the complaint names Oculus VR and founder Palmer Luckey. Oculus has publicly stated that ZeniMax's accusations are "false."

In other news, 440,000 Nest Protect Smoke + CO alarms have officially been recalled after the company found a glitch that causes the device to turn off with the wave of a hand. Customers do not, however, have to swap their alarms for a new one. Instead, users just need to download an update that disables the Wave function, for now.




POST ORIGINATED FROM http://www.pcmag.com








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