The alarming reality of the internet blackout
According to IT experts, these enormous disruptions reveal the alarming reality of how vulnerable the world has become to a total internet blackout.
Could the internet go offline? Inside the fragile system holding the modern world together
Behind every meme and message is creaking, decades-old infrastructure. Internet experts can think of scenarios that could bring it all crashing down …
Millions of Gmail passwords stolen in massive data breach
A massive email breach that saw the data of 183 million Gmail users leaked, "came from everywhere you could imagine", an expert has said
Alaska Airlines resumes operations after an IT outage grounded its flights for hours
Alaska Airlines says its operations have resumed after it had to ground its planes for hours because of an information technology outage.
Female spies are waging ‘sex warfare’ to steal Silicon Valley secrets
China and Russia are sending attractive women to seduce tech workers — even marrying and having children with their targets. ‘It’s the Wild West out there,’ says insider
Huge global outage impacts Amazon, Fortnite and Snapchat | CNN Business
Amazon has said its cloud computing services unit AWS has been hit by an outage, disrupting several popular websites and apps across the world. Follow for live updates
The AWS outage is proof someone is breaking the internet
A three-hour global outage at Amazon Web Services was enough to halt banks, games and government services – exposing the fragile foundations on which our digital world rests, says Chris Stokel-Walker
Amazon Web Services outage shows internet users ‘at mercy’ of too few providers, experts say
Crash that hit apps and websites around world demonstrates ‘urgent need for diversification in cloud computing’
Amazon Web Services outage takes down major websites
Amazon Web Services, a major player in the cloud infrastructure market, reported a major outage on Monday.
Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Robinhood and many other online services
An Amazon Web Services outage is causing major disruptions around the world. Users reported problems on sites, including Roblox, Snapchat and Zoom.
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Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials
Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters—one of the latest amalgamations of typically young, reckless, and English-speaking hackers—posted the apparent phone numbers and addresses of hundreds of government officials, including nearly 700 from DHS.
Hackers jam San Francisco street with 50 self-driving cabs...
Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower may have surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility
Law enforcement officials may have deployed a secretive cellphone surveillance technology last weekend at Portland’s ICE facility.
Are deepfakes of dead people rewriting the past?
While OpenAI's Sora has some guardrails around the likenesses of living people, protections around the likenesses of those who have died appear to be an afterthought.
Telegram’s Durov: We’re ‘running out of time to save the free internet’
Messaging app Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov warns that a “dark, dystopian world” is approaching, with governments worldwide rolling back privacy protections.“I’m turning 41, but I don’t feel like celebrating. Our generation is running out of time to save the free internet built for us by our…
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns AI models can be hacked: 'They learn how to kill someone'
"There's evidence that you can take models ... and you can hack them to remove their guardrails," ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt said.
Pope intervenes in abortion debate by raising what it really means to be pro-life...
FEMA, Customs and Border Protection Staff Data Stolen in Breach...
Bot Networks Drag Brands Into Culture Wars...
Cyber attacks that grounded planes worldwide 'designed to sow chaos'...
The FBI's website for reporting cyber crimes just got attacked by cyber criminal
Cyber criminals are making spoof websites of the FBI's site to report cyber crime.
The New York 'sim-farm' plot reveals a troubling trend
The threat could have knocked down the entire cell network in New York.
Extremists are using Discord to radicalize American youth, officials warned this year
Discord has drawn increased attention in recent weeks after reports that the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing used the platform.
FCC Chair Plans to Keep Going After Media...
European airports snarled by cyberattack, disruption to stretch into Sunday
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) -A cyberattack at a provider of check-in and boarding systems disrupted operations on Saturday at several major European airports including London's Heathrow, the continent's busiest, causing flight delays and cancellations. The disruption is the latest in a string of hacks targeting governments and companies across the world, hitting sectors from healthcare and defence to retail and autos. A recent breach at luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover brought its production to a halt.
DFW Airport, Love Field disruption caused by 'multiple failures' of telecommunications equipment
A telecommunications equipment outage on Friday temporarily stopped air traffic at airports in North Texas, including Dallas Fort Worth International and Love Field.
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FBI Destroyed Internet Weapon, but Criminals Picked Up Pieces...