cybersecurity
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Meta Fires Employees and Contractors for Improperly Accessing Users' Accounts and Selling Them to Hackers
Internal probe finds rampant use of "Oops," or Online Operations, resulted in third-party profiteering and even bribery
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RS Recommends: The Best VPN for Streaming Movies and Shows Online
NordVPN or ExpressVPN? Both can expand your favorite streaming services to access live sports and content from other countries
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Ukraine's Plea to Unplug Russia From the Internet Is Denied
"Such a change in the process would have devastating and permanent effects on the trust and utility of this global system," ICANN says
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Exclusive: Ukraine Pushes to Unplug Russia From the Internet
Disconnecting Russian sites would send a strong message to a regime pumping out digital propaganda. Experts say it could be a disaster
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Revealed: UK Gov't Plans Publicity Blitz to Undermine Privacy of Your Chats
The Home Office has hired a high-end ad agency to mobilize public opinion against encrypted communications — with plans that include some shockingly manipulative tactics
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John McAfee and the Birth of Modern American Paranoia
Writer Stephen Rodrick reflects on time spent with the eccentric cybersecurity-innovator-turned-international-fugitive, who died yesterday
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Adversaries Could Shut Down US Power Grid, Energy Secretary Says
“Everyone needs to wake up and up their game in terms of protecting themselves," Sec. Jennifer Granholm said
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FBI Director Likens Security Threat Posed by Ransomware to 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
“The scale of this problem is one that I think the country has to come to terms with,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said
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A Cyber Attack Shut Down U.S.'s Largest Fuel Pipeline Network
Ransomware is believed to have caused the outage
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Hackers from Russia, China, Iran Are Attacking U.S. Election, Microsoft Warns
"Foreign activity groups have stepped up their efforts targeting the 2020 election as had been anticipated," the company said
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