Law Enforcement Take Down Three Bulletproof VPN Providers
Law enforcement agencies from the US, Germany, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands have seized this week the web domains and server infrastructure of three VPN services that provided a safe haven for cybercriminals to attack their victims. From.....»»
There"s been another development in the Lapsus$ saga
Okta has acknowledged that it made a mistake in how it handled the Lapsus$ attack on one of its service providers......»»
Broadband Provider Valuations: Smaller is Better, Report Finds
Broadband Provider Valuations: Smaller is Better, Report Finds The financial market sees greater value in privately held broadband providers than in large publicly held cable companies, according to a new broadband provider valuations report from Co.....»»
Google says it stopped North Korea hacking Chrome
Threat actors linked to the North Korean government were targeting media, hosting providers and fintech firms......»»
Verizon bringing its 5G UW network to iPhone users in more cities this year
Verizon is bringing its 5G Ultra Wideband network to users in more US cities this year. The telecommunications giant is in agreements with satellite providers to gain early access to the additional C-band spectrum it acquired in 2021. more… The p.....»»
Invites for NBN Co"s free fibre upgrade are finally rolling out
NBN Co has begun sending out invites to upgrade from FTTN to FTTP, as well as revealing a list of participating providers......»»
Traffic stops and race: Police conduct may bend to local biases
Traffic stops, which happen approximately 50,000 times each day in the United States, are the most common interaction between law enforcement and the public, according to data from the Stanford Open Policing Project. These stops can result in nothing.....»»
Qualcomm is Adding AV1 Support, Which Could Be Huge For Online Video
Uptake of the open-video codec AV1 has been slow, with major video providers waiting for broader device support. Things could change over the coming months, as both consumer electronics companies and chipset providers are poised to introduce new hard.....»»
Silicon wafer suppliers continue to see orders from foundries despite end-market slowdown concerns
Silicon wafer companies and other upstream chipmaking material providers continue to see their production capacities fully utilized by the still strong pull-in of orders from foundries, which are commencing their aggressive capacity expansion project.....»»
Oops: Telegram is blocked in Brazil because it didn"t check its emails
UPDATE: Mar. 21, 2022, 12:09 p.m. Brazil has now lifted Telegram's ban, two days after it was officially put in place. The turnaround was quick enough that ban didn't actually take effect, as internet providers had been given five days to comply.....»»
Microsoft faces cloud antitrust charges after OVHcloud files suit
OVHcloud has filed a complaint alleging that Microsoft is making it harder for other European cloud providers to compete......»»
Google Cloud is about to whole lot more expensive
Google Cloud is changing its pricing for some storage, compute and networking products to be more in line with other cloud providers......»»
The 11,000-Member Discord Channel For People Pretending to Be VR Police Officers
On the VRChat platform, there's a fake law-enforcement agency called The Loli Police Department, reports Input magazine. Though it began as a joke, after four years its Discord channel now has 11,000 members, and "The tightly run community allows m.....»»
ISPs continue to charge unfair router rental fees, potentially breaking US laws
When the Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 was signed into law, it included a clause that prevented internet service providers from forcing customers to pay rental fees. Subscribers who already owned modems and routers, which fall into the "co.....»»
Router and Modem Rental Fees Still a Major Annoyance Despite New US Law
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Consumer Reports wants the Federal Communications Commission to take a closer look at whether Internet service providers are complying with a US law that prohibits them from charging hardware ren.....»»
Russians Are Finding Ways Around Putin"s Internet Blockade
Russians are rapidly turning to internet services that cloak their location to help bypass restrictions on accessing foreign social media and news sites. From a report: Providers of virtual private networks, or VPNs, are recording a surge in usage fr.....»»
IBM: The shift to Open RAN is ‘just a matter of time’
Despite resistance from equipment providers, IBM says the push towards Open RAN is bound to be successful......»»
The Dashdok cardholder takes the stress out of traffic stops
Reduce the stress of traffic stops with Dashdok, a dash-mounted cardholder and wallet that puts everything law enforcement needs within easy reach......»»
Peru Teams Up With IFPI to Fight Online Music Piracy
As part of the US Trade Representative's annual Special 301 review, Peru has submitted a detailed update of its copyright enforcement plans and accomplishments. The Peruvian IP protection authority reports that it has teamed up with music industry gr.....»»
UK-Based CDN Company Datacamp Sued For Hosting Pirate IPTV Services
UK-based CDN company DataCamp is being targeted in a $32.5 million copyright infringement lawsuit filed in the US by DISH Network. According to the broadcaster, DataCamp's CDN service is used by a large number of pirate IPTV providers that the compan.....»»
Is a New Iron Curtain Descending Across Russia"s internet?
Cogent Communications, one of the world's largest internet intercontinental backbone providers, has cut ties with Russian customers over its invasion of Ukraine. The Verge reports: In a letter to Russian customers obtained by The Washington Post, C.....»»