Verizon caves, won’t charge “spam” fee for texts from teachers to students
Verizon has decided not to charge a new fee that would have forced the shutdown of a free texting service used by teachers, students, youth sports coaches, …
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DHS: Multiple US gov domains hit in serious DNS hijacking wave
The Department of Homeland Security has issued an emergency directive ordering administrators of most federal agencies to protect their Internet domains against a rash of attacks that have hit executive …
Undersea cable damage wipes out most Internet access in Tonga islands
Enlarge / An aerial view of the Tongatapu Group, the southernmost island cluster of Tonga.
Getty Images | Peter Hendrie
The island nation of Tonga lost its primary connection to …
How the government shutdown is flushing away federal cyber-talent
Enlarge / The true consequences of the government shutdown for information security may not yet have been felt.
The US Federal government is in the midst of the longest gap …
Verizon cuts 7 percent of staff in failing Yahoo/AOL division
Enlarge / A monitor seen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.
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Verizon this week is laying off 7 …
Malvertisers target Mac users with steganographic code stashed in images
Enlarge / One of the malicious ads displayed in a campaign from VeryMal.
Researchers have uncovered a recent malicious advertisement campaign that’s notable for its size, scope, and resourcefulness: a …
Apple cuts 200 people from its autonomous vehicle team
Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook looks on as the iPhone X goes on sale at an Apple Store on November 3, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Apple has trimmed the size of its autonomous vehicles
Sorry, Ajit: Comcast lowered cable investment despite net neutrality repeal
Enlarge / A Comcast Service Vehicle in Indianapolis, Indiana, in March 2016.
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Comcast’s cable division spent 3 percent less on capital expenditures last year, despite promises …
Emulator project aims to resurrect classic Mac apps and games without the OS
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It’s not an OS. It’s an application.
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Juran has gotten some classic games to run in his emulator. Here, the cinematic prologue to the 1987 award-winning game
If you installed PEAR PHP in the last 6 months, you may be infected
Officials with the widely used PHP Extension and Application Repository have temporarily shut down most of their website and are urging users to inspect their systems after discovering hackers replaced …