Jesse writes, "Vancouver tech retailer NCIX was driven into the ground last year (much to the morbid fascination of local techies). Now their fetid corpse is in the news again, after their SQL servers were sold for $1500 at auction without being wiped, containing the personal data – including credit card details – of thousands of customers."
Defunct Vancouver tech retailer's servers sold off, containing credit cards and other customer details
Big layoffs coming to Amazon too
Amazon is expected to lay off about 10,000 employees this week, mostly in technology roles. They'll be the biggest job losses in the company's history and reflect the tech sector's downturn; Microsoft made similar cuts last week. The holiday shopping season is critical for Amazon, and usually, one where the company has increased its headcount… READ THE REST
Twitter "pauses" its $8 bluecheck sale after a day of brand-impersonating chaos and rampant Nazis
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11,000 laid off today at Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook
Rumored for weeks and coinciding with Twitter's own downsizing, Meta is expected to lay off thousands of workers today. The company, which has lost nearly three quarters of its market capitalization in recent months, is among those hardest-hit by the tech downturn—a malaise seemingly compounded by its expensive pivot to VR. Zuckerberg appeared downcast in… READ THE REST
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