Twitter says it 'sucks' at fighting trolls, health insurer Anthem gets hit by hack

The CEO of Twitter wants to do more to stop abuse, and the Anthem health insurance hack is an identity thief's dream. In the meantime, look forward to smart Swatches and Apple's next streaming service.

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Feb. 5, 2015 3:12 p.m. PT

Eighty million people now have their social security numbers, names, birthdays, phone numbers and addresses in the hands of hackers.

The Anthem health insurance hack is a brutal reminder that more needs to be done to protect customer data from being stolen. Watch CNET Update to get the details, and learn what Twitter's CEO said to his employees about how the company "="" at="" dealing="" with="" abusive="" trolls"="" shortcode="link" asset-type="article" uuid="b336cf42-ea81-4fed-9b4d-86da3541161d" slug="twitter-ceo-dick-costolo-we-suck-at-dealing-with-trolls" link-text="" section="news" title="Twitter CEO Dick Costolo: 'We suck' at dealing with trolls" edition="us" data-key="link_bulk_key" api="{"id":"b336cf42-ea81-4fed-9b4d-86da3541161d","slug":"twitter-ceo-dick-costolo-we-suck-at-dealing-with-trolls","contentType":null,"edition":"us","topic":{"slug":"online"},"metaData":{"typeTitle":null,"hubTopicPathString":"Tech^Services and Software^Online","reviewType":null},"section":"news"}"> .

Also in this roundup: Apple is reportedly working on a new type of streaming TV service and may soon show off a new music service. Apple will also get some fresh competition from Swatch in the coming weeks, and Under Armour is building a fitness tech empire:

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