2014: The Year of the Hack

This will be remembered as the year of the hack.

The tone was set in January as we learned details about the Target credit card breach, along with a Snapchat hack that revealed millions of user phone numbers. Now we’re witnessing hackers cripple Sony Pictures Entertainment, stopping the release of CNET Update looks back at a year of cyberattacks, as well as a new Pew Research report on privacy:

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2014: The Year of the Hack

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This episode also touches on another stressful topic — holiday shopping. Amazon launches a one-hour delivery service called Prime Now. But most of us need to get our online orders in by Friday for free shipping in time for Christmas. ( Or Monday if you’re feeling brave.)

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