Cable ISP warns “excessive” uploaders, says network can’t handle heavy usage January 29, 2021 Mediacom says heavy uploaders harm network even if they don't exceed data cap. https://bit.ly/3pwHIqx Read more
30% of “SolarWinds hack” victims didn’t actually use SolarWinds January 29, 2021 "This campaign should not be thought of as the SolarWinds campaign," says DHS. https://bit.ly/3prXsv4 Read more
AT&T eats a $15.5 billion impairment charge as DirecTV debacle continues January 27, 2021 AT&T lost 617,000 Premium TV customers in Q4 and 3 million in the calendar year. https://bit.ly/39p7cAG Read more
SpaceX adds laser links to Starlink satellites to serve Earth’s polar areas January 26, 2021 Laser links connect Starlink satellites, reducing need for ground stations. https://bit.ly/2Mp5d6y Read more
North Korea hackers use social media to target security researchers January 26, 2021 Google finds use of bogus Twitter, LinkedIn profiles to identify vulnerabilities. https://bit.ly/3ceCOek Read more
AT&T may keep majority ownership of DirecTV as it closes in on final deal January 25, 2021 It's unclear whether AT&T will maintain operational control of DirecTV. https://bit.ly/39hub0B Read more
The history of the connected battlespace, part one: command, control, and conquer January 25, 2021 Since the end of World War II, the US and allies have tried to network-enable war. https://bit.ly/2M1VlzG Read more
DDoSers are abusing Microsoft RDP to make attacks more powerful January 23, 2021 DDoS amplification attacks have abused all kinds of legit services. Now, it's Windows. https://bit.ly/397LqkN Read more
This site posted every face from Parler’s Capitol Hill insurrection videos January 23, 2021 Faces of the Riot used ISS to detect, extract, and deduplicate every face. https://bit.ly/3pdFGeO Read more
Home alarm tech backdoored security cameras to spy on customers having sex January 22, 2021 Employee for ADT accessed ~200 customer cams on more than 9,600 occasions. https://bit.ly/396Bubo Read more
Chrome and Edge want to help with that password problem of yours January 22, 2021 The line between browsers and password managers is blurring. https://bit.ly/39SPrZv Read more
Phishing scam had all the bells and whistles—except for one January 21, 2021 A reminder that stuff published on the Internet gets published on the Internet. https://bit.ly/397RJoF Read more
Ars Technicast special edition, part 1: The Internet of Things goes to war January 21, 2021 Ars presents a two-part limited edition podcast on the "connected battlespace." https://bit.ly/3ivZnMA Read more
Security firm Malwarebytes was infected by same hackers who hit SolarWinds January 20, 2021 Group backed by a nation-state rifles through company's email servers. https://bit.ly/2Kx4uzs Read more
Ars online IT roundtable Thursday: What’s the future of the data center? January 19, 2021 Join Sean Gallagher, Dell's Ivan Nekrasov, and me on January 21 at 3:15pm Eastern! https://bit.ly/39N8rsn Read more
Hackers alter stolen regulatory data to sow mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine January 15, 2021 Post titled “Astonishing fraud! Evil Pfffizer! Fake vaccines!” found on the dark Web. https://bit.ly/2LP2z9L Read more
How law enforcement gets around your smartphone’s encryption January 15, 2021 Openings provided by iOS and Android security are there for those with the right tools. https://bit.ly/3swHTnG Read more
The NSA warns enterprises to beware of third-party DNS resolvers January 15, 2021 Yes, plaintext DNS is insane, but encrypting it has its own tradeoffs. https://bit.ly/3st8LoM Read more
Hackers used 4 zero-days to infect Windows and Android devices January 13, 2021 Boobytrapped websites are used by attackers to infect people who visited them. https://bit.ly/3nHQJM3 Read more
AT&T kills off the failed TV service formerly known as DirecTV Now January 13, 2021 AT&T TV Now folded into AT&T TV, which finally gets a no-contract option. https://bit.ly/39yzVlk Read more
Hackers steal Mimecast certificate used to encrypt customers’ M365 traffic January 12, 2021 Compromise by “sophisticated threat actor” prompts company to issue new certificate. https://bit.ly/3bwqTIb Read more
Parler’s amateur coding could come back to haunt Capitol Hill rioters January 12, 2021 Some 80 terrabytes of posts, many already deleted, preserved for posterity. https://bit.ly/2Xvju3T Read more
Jared Mauch didn’t have good broadband—so he built his own fiber ISP January 12, 2021 "I had to start a telephone company to get [high-speed] Internet access." https://bit.ly/35PX9mf Read more
SolarWinds malware has “curious” ties to Russian-speaking hackers January 11, 2021 Similarities could prove a link or might be part of a false flag operation. https://bit.ly/3qh2J8Z Read more
New York City proposes regulating algorithms used in hiring January 10, 2021 Bill would require firms to disclose when they use software to assess candidates. https://bit.ly/3bqjoTl Read more
Reddit’s largest remaining Trump community banned for “inciting violence” January 08, 2021 Friday ban comes with a clear notice: "Do not post violent content." https://bit.ly/3hUmVuj Read more
Hackers can clone Google Titan 2FA keys using a side channel in NXP chips January 08, 2021 Yubico and Feitian keys that use the same chip are likely susceptible, too. https://bit.ly/35oCTrr Read more
DoJ says SolarWinds hackers breached its Office 365 system and read email January 06, 2021 Department discovered the intrusion 9 days after SolarWinds hack came to light. https://bit.ly/3bjlILE Read more
Bucking Trump, NSA and FBI say Russia was “likely” behind SolarWinds hack January 05, 2021 Trump has downplayed the mass compromise and Russia's involvement. Underlings disagree. https://bit.ly/3pXx7oH Read more
Telegram feature exposes your precise address to hackers January 05, 2021 Messenger maker has expressed no plans to fix location disclosure flaw. https://bit.ly/2LsPcvB Read more
Comcast data cap blasted by lawmakers as it expands into 12 more states January 05, 2021 Data cap harms poor people and isn't needed to manage network, Mass. reps say. https://bit.ly/2LlRtZB Read more
Hackers are exploiting a backdoor built into Zyxel devices. Are you patched? January 04, 2021 Recently discovered account with admin rights is hardcoded into multiple device models. https://bit.ly/38YoBPj Read more
Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business January 04, 2021 Ticketmaster used stolen passwords and URL guessing to access confidential data. https://bit.ly/2XnibUF Read more
Google employees kick off union membership drive for 120,000 workers January 04, 2021 The new union is open to all types of Google employees, including contractors. https://bit.ly/38f62Y6 Read more
You can’t unsee Tedlexa, the Internet of Things/AI bear of your nightmares January 02, 2021 From the archives: Teddy Ruxpin + Arduino + Raspberry Pi + Alexa = What could go wrong? https://bit.ly/3ociuNy Read more