It's been yet another busy week in tech, but many are busy and don't have time to keep up with all the latest news.
Luckily, we've picked the top five headlines of the week and put them together in an easy-to-read article. Read on to find out exactly what happened this week.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg held his first-ever public Q&A from Facebook's headquarters. A wide range of topics were discussed, including why Facebook forced users to download the Messenger app, why Mark only wears gray T-shirts, what Mark thinks of The Social Network and why there aren't many women in tech.
While Mark did cover a number of topics, there were a number more that we wish he did, like how he learned Mandarin so fast!
WireLurker is Targeting Apple Products
Apple products have traditionally been thought of as far safer than other computers, mostly because not many hackers target Apple devices. A new type of malware called WireLurker has been discovered, which sits on a user's OS X computer and waits for them to plug in their iOS device. Once users do that, the malware makes its way to the user's iPhone or iPad and gives hackers full access to the device.
Currently it seems as though the hackers are only targeting users in China, but in case it heads West, users should take precautions, such as have an updated antivirus program and install security updates promptly.
400 Illegal Websites Targeted in Dark Net Operation
An international task force has conducted raids across 16 countries that are aimed at taking down a series of illegal websites, including Silk Road 2.0.
The raids led to the taking down of over 400 websites operating on the Tor network, with the websites anonymously matching buyers and sellers of child pornography, drugs, weapons and even murder-for-hire.
Amazon has announced a new product called Amazon Echo, which is essentially a voice-controlled cylinder that can answer questions and do things like play music.
It is very likely that the device is part of Amazon's move toward making online shopping easier for everyone and users will likely be able to buy items simply by telling the device to buy it for them.
Twitter Cracks Down on Online Abuse
Twitter has announced that it has partnered with Women, Action and the Media and is offering a tool for users to be able to report harassment and abuse on the social media platform. The tool is mainly aimed at gender-based harassment and involves a report being sent to WAM, after which WAM will warn Twitter of the issue.
While the tool does have good intentions, some have criticized Twitter for outsourcing the work for the tool to WAM, rather than hiring a team in-house.
