# Tech News Roundup: Hacked Accounts, Lawsuits, and Browser Updates
## Prominent Twitter Accounts Hacked in Political Scheme
On Wednesday, March 15th, a wave of high-profile Twitter accounts were hacked overnight. The incident primarily appeared to be linked to political maneuverings involving Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is currently working to consolidate power, and this hack seems to be part of that effort.
Among the affected accounts were those belonging to the European Parliament, UNICEF USA, BBC North America, and a promotional account used by boxer Floyd Mayweather. The hackers posted Nazi symbols, hashtags, links, emoticons, and Turkish language content on these accounts. Twitter has confirmed that the hack was traced back to a third-party app called **Twitter Counter**.
The developers of Twitter Counter have reported that their app is now essentially offline and unable to post tweets. They are investigating the issue alongside affected account holders. For the most part, users have regained control of their Twitter feeds, and the offending tweets have been removed. Click here for some [Twitter safety tips](#) to help protect your account in the future.
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## WeVibe Settles Lawsuit Over Spyware in Adult Toy App
In another major tech news story, users of a certain adult toy app may be entitled to compensation following revelations that the app was spying on how users used it during intimate moments. The company behind the silicone toys, **WeVibe**, has agreed to pay individuals up to $10,000 as part of a settlement.
The lawsuit began when hackers first uncovered the app's secret purpose and filed a case against the company. A court eventually ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, awarding them a $4 million judgment against WeVibe and its parent company, Standard Innovation. Most users will receive between $200 to $1,000 as part of the settlement.
For more details on this naughty tech story, check out [this link](#).
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## Google Chrome Version 57 Saves Battery Life for Heavy Tab Users
Finally, in a development that could change the game for tech enthusiasts, **Google Chrome version 57** is now available. The browser's latest update addresses a long-standing issue: its tendency to drain batteries on portable devices when users have lots of tabs open.
According to Google, the new build includes technology to throttle juice consumption while still allowing background tabs to perform tasks like playing music or sending chat messages. This power-saving feature is particularly good news for "tab-crazy road warriors" who often have multiple tabs running at once.
The update is now available for download, so if you're a heavy Chrome user, it might be worth upgrading your browser soon. And as always, thanks for watching **DT Daily**! Be sure to head over to our [Facebook page](#) and [Twitter account](#) for more tech news updates. Plus, check out our backlog of podcasts on our [YouTube channel](#), including yesterday's episode about the future of quantum computing.
That wraps up today's tech news. See you tomorrow!
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accounts that were hit according to Twitter Nazi symbols hashtags links emot s along with Turkish language content were posted and Twitter says the hack was traced to a thirdparty app called Twitter counter the App Maker says the app is now essentially offline and not able to post tweets and they are investigating as well affected account holders for the most part say they are back in control of their Twitter feeds and the offending tweets have been removed hit the link for some Twitter safety tips so if you're a user of a certain adult toy we can't really show or really even talk about this is a family show people you may be entitled to a fairly good chunk of change following Revelations that the things app was spying on how users used it during more intimate moments We Vibe the company that makes the silicone play things will have to pay some individuals up to 10 grand for their Mal feance While most users will get about $200 to $1,000 wh hat hackers first uncovered the app's secret purpose and an ensuing lawsuit ended with a $4 million judgment against We Vibe and its parent company standard Innovation hit the link to get all the naughty details Google Chrome is the most popular browser these days but one thing that makes it not so popular is the way it can suck the batteries dry on portable devices when lots of tabs are open looks like that's about to change with the release of chrome version 57 which Google says now includes Tech to throttle the juice increasingly complex web pages often demand they also say the new build is smart enough to allow background tabs to continue doing things like play music or send you chat messages Google says the power saving is significant which is good newss for tab crazy Road Warriors like us the latest version of Chrome is out now thanks for watching DT daily today and be sure to head over to our Facebook page and Twitter account where we try to have some fun and break the latest tech news also we've got a huge backlog of podcasts on our YouTube channel for you to watch including yesterday's close to the metal Computing podcast where we talk about the future of quantum Computing that'll do it for today we'll see you again tomorrowit's Wednesday March 15th and some prominent Twitter accounts got hacked overnight mostly in relation to some political maneuverings involving turkey where the president there is working to consolidate power accounts belonging to the European Parliament UNICEF USA BBC North America and a promotional account used by boxer Floyd Mayweather were among the several dozen or so accounts that were hit according to Twitter Nazi symbols hashtags links emot s along with Turkish language content were posted and Twitter says the hack was traced to a thirdparty app called Twitter counter the App Maker says the app is now essentially offline and not able to post tweets and they are investigating as well affected account holders for the most part say they are back in control of their Twitter feeds and the offending tweets have been removed hit the link for some Twitter safety tips so if you're a user of a certain adult toy we can't really show or really even talk about this is a family show people you may be entitled to a fairly good chunk of change following Revelations that the things app was spying on how users used it during more intimate moments We Vibe the company that makes the silicone play things will have to pay some individuals up to 10 grand for their Mal feance While most users will get about $200 to $1,000 wh hat hackers first uncovered the app's secret purpose and an ensuing lawsuit ended with a $4 million judgment against We Vibe and its parent company standard Innovation hit the link to get all the naughty details Google Chrome is the most popular browser these days but one thing that makes it not so popular is the way it can suck the batteries dry on portable devices when lots of tabs are open looks like that's about to change with the release of chrome version 57 which Google says now includes Tech to throttle the juice increasingly complex web pages often demand they also say the new build is smart enough to allow background tabs to continue doing things like play music or send you chat messages Google says the power saving is significant which is good newss for tab crazy Road Warriors like us the latest version of Chrome is out now thanks for watching DT daily today and be sure to head over to our Facebook page and Twitter account where we try to have some fun and break the latest tech news also we've got a huge backlog of podcasts on our YouTube channel for you to watch including yesterday's close to the metal Computing podcast where we talk about the future of quantum Computing that'll do it for today we'll see you again tomorrow\n"
