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Hollywood’s Fight Against VPNs Turns Ugly
Beyond accusations of encouraging copyright infringement, film companies have begun accusing VPNs of enabling a slew of illegal activity.
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4 years, 5 months ago
North Koreans Are Jailbreaking Phones to Access Forbidden Media
A new report suggests that a small but vibrant group of smartphone hackers may be challenging the world's most digitally restrictive regime.
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4 years, 5 months ago
Russia Is Being Hacked at an Unprecedented Scale
From “IT Army” DDoS attacks to custom malware, the country has become a target like never before.
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4 years, 5 months ago
The US Saw a Spike in Child Sexual Abuse URLs in 2021
CSAM hosting in the United States rose 64 percent last year, putting the country second in the world, a new report found.
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4 years, 5 months ago
A $3 Billion Silk Road Seizure Will Erase Ross Ulbricht’s Debt
In a twist, a massive trove of stolen bitcoins will repay the dark web market creator's $183 million restitution.
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4 years, 5 months ago
Netflix Can Cut Off Moochers Without a Password-Sharing Crackdown
There's a simple way to limit Netflix freeloaders—give users the ability to easily boot unknown devices linked to their accounts.
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4 years, 5 months ago
Hackers Are Getting Caught Exploiting New Bugs More Than Ever
A pair of reports from Mandiant and Google found a spike in exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in 2021. The question is, why?
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4 years, 5 months ago
It Was a Good Month for Fighting Cybercrime. Don't Get Comfortable
Even as police and tech companies get better at shutting down illegal operations, cybercrime is worse than ever.
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4 years, 5 months ago
WhatsApp Doubles Down With End-to-End Encrypted ‘Communities’
More than just group DMs, WhatsApp's new feature is a major expansion of its comprehensive encrypted messaging.
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4 years, 5 months ago
Russia's Sandworm Hackers Attempted a Third Blackout in Ukraine
The foiled attack was the first in five years to use Sandworm's Industroyer malware, which is designed to automatically trigger power disruptions.
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4 years, 6 months ago