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In a press release published today, Dutch police said they have successfully taken down 15 DDoS-for-hire services in the span of a week, as part of one of their most successful crackdowns against online DDoS service providers. The DDoS-for-hire websites, also known as DDoS booters or DDoS stressors, allowed users to sign up and launch […] More
Image via AidanHowe on Pixabay Online betting company SBTech will have to place $30 million in escrow as insurance for covering the fallout from a suspected ransomware infection. The company agreed to do so as part of re-negotiated acquisition terms with Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corporation (DEAC), a blank-check company that acquired SBTech and rival platform […] More
One of the main entities involved in the Brazilian government’s plan to fight the coronavirus outbreak, food an drug regulator Anvisa, has banned the use of video conferencing platform Zoom. In a memo sent to staff on Monday (6), the regulator, which is responsible for the regulation and approval of pharmaceutical drugs, sanitary standards and […] More
I’ve written a lot about VPNs over the years. While there have been a few folks interested in protecting (or hiding) their traffic while at home, the vast majority of readers have been concerned about safe surfing when out and about, on unencrypted Wi-Fi in coffee shops, airports, train stations, hotels, and school. Well, guess […] More
Securities and Exchange Commission. (Image: WSJ/Twitter) The US Securities Exchange Commission has settled charges today with two of the nine people it suspects have been involved in hacking its EDGAR database in 2016. David Kwon and Igor Sabodakha agreed to pay fines and restitution, the SEC said in a press release. The two were two […] More
Image: Zoom Zoom Tips from techrepublic A US senator has asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week to look into creating comprehensive guidelines for companies that provide online conferencing services. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, has sent a letter to the FTC on Wednesday requesting […] More
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke and terminate China Telecom (Americas) Corp’s authorization to provide international telecommunications services to and from the US. The DoJ is doing this on behalf of President Donald Trump’s new Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications […] More
Image: Zoom, ZDNet The US Senate and the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs have become the latest organizations to advise staff against using the Zoom video conferencing app. According to a report from the Financial Times, the US Senate sergeant at arms sent an advisory last week warning Senate members and their respective staff against […] More
