Google Fiber outage leaves KC customers offline two weeks after storm
Enlarge / Google Fiber equipment boxes in a Kansas City home in 2012.
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More than two weeks after a snowstorm hit Kansas City, Google Fiber still …
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Internet watchdog Citizen Lab targeted in comically inept undercover sting
It was almost like an episode of Spy vs. Spy—a security researcher conceals a camera on his person to record an undercover operative who, under false pretenses and with …
Coal will remain part of the US grid until 2050, federal energy projections say
Enlarge / GILLETTE, Wyo.: A truck loaded with coal is viewed from the Eagle Butte Coal Mine Overlook which is operated by Alpha Coal. The area is a large producer of coal. Gillette uses the moniker of “The Energy Capital
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The Roger Stone indictment shows a conspiratorial comedy of Opsec errors
Enlarge / Roger Stone, a former advisor to President Donald Trump, leaves the Fort Lauderdale Federal Courthouse on January 25, 2019. Stone was charged by the government of obstruction, giving false statements and witness tampering.
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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, …
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.
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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 …