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This time, for sure! Ars Technica’s 2020 Deathwatch
Wow, that 2019, though. While we had hopes of a glowing new year as …
Wired for sound: How SIP won the VoIP protocol wars
PoS malware skimmed convenience store customers’ card data for 8 months
US convenience store Wawa said on Thursday that it recently discovered malware that skimmed customers’ payment card data at just about all of its 850 stores.
The infection began rolling …
Dark Overlord taunted, threatened, and extorted. Now alleged member is behind bars
Federal authorities say they have taken custody of a UK man who was a member of The Dark Overlord, a group that has taken credit for hacking into more than …
Contractor admits planting logic bombs in his software to ensure he’d get new work
Many IT workers worry their positions will become obsolete as changes in hardware, software, and computing tasks outstrip their skills. A former contractor for Siemens …
Hackers steal data for 15 million patients, then sell it back to lab that lost it
Canada’s biggest provider of specialty laboratory testing services said it paid hackers an undisclosed amount for the return of personal data they stole belonging to as many as 15 million …
5G deployment stands ready to supercharge the Internet of Things
It’s true that inorganic users don’t yell at customer-service reps or trash-talk companies on Twitter. …
No-fiber zone: FCC funds 25Mbps, data-capped satellite in rural areas
The Federal Communications Commission is giving $87.1 million in rural-broadband funding to satellite operator Viasat to help the company lower …