Anonymous hacker claims responsibility for GoDaddy.com outage
A hacker affiliated with Anonymous has claimed responsibility for knocking domain provider GoDaddy offline today. The attack appears to have also affected all sites hosted by GoDaddy.
View ArticleGoDaddy declares outage was not caused by hack
GoDaddy's internal investigation into the outage suffered by its website and those of 52 million of its customers yesterday found that it was not the result of an external hacker, negating claims by a...
View ArticleMicrosoft's September Patch Tuesday load lighter than usual
Microsoft gave IT departments a break this month, issuing just two patches in its September Patch Tuesday release. Separate security updates should keep some busy through the month, though.
View Article10 scary facts about Bitcoin
Bitcoin's trajectory over the past few years is nothing short of impressive. A peer-to-peer alternative currency whose creator remains anonymous five years later, Bitcoin sounds like something out of a...
View ArticleBitcoin ATM is 'horrible for money laundering,' co-creator says
On the surface, Bitcoin seems perfect for crime. The digital, peer-to-peer currency is largely known for its independence from governments or banking institutions, as well as its supposed anonymity.
View ArticleBitcoin isn't PRISM-proof
In the aftermath of the revelation of PRISM, the NSA spying program that collects user data from nine major U.S. tech companies, many have highlighted alternate options from organizations that are not...
View ArticleHack victims urged to share the gory details
It may be difficult to remember now, but not too long ago, cyberattacks rarely made headlines in mainstream news. That's not to say that these advanced persistent threats, sometimes state-sponsored or...
View ArticleMeet the man behind Silk Road, the online drug marketplace the FBI has seized
The FBI arrested the proprietor of Silk Road, the industry-leading online black market for buying and selling drugs, in San Francisco yesterday, according to several reports.
View ArticleOnline drug dealer: Selling on Silk Road is like any other retail site
Mashable recently published a Q&A with an anonymous drug dealer who was operating on Silk Road, the massive online drug marketplace that was shuttered after the FBI arrested its proprietor earlier...
View ArticleU.S. ranks fourth in Internet freedom as surveillance grows worldwide
Internet freedom has declined in the United States over the past year as a result of its surveillance policies, reflecting a trend that appears to have caught on worldwide, according to a recently...
View ArticleReport: FBI can't access Silk Road owner's $80 million in Bitcoins
After the FBI executed an arrest warrant last week on Ross Ulbricht, the alleged mastermind behind the massive online drug marketplace Silk Road, it seized about 26,000 Bitcoins, worth roughly $3.2...
View ArticleHow the IETF plans to protect the web from NSA snooping
Speaking at the UN's recent Internet Governance Forum in Bali, Indonesia, IETF chair Jari Arkko laid out a plan to protect the U.S. Internet from the NSA's surveillance efforts.
View ArticleTo thwart spies, IETF wants to 'strengthen the Internet'
At its meeting in Vancouver this week, the IETF has discussed what it could do to turn its plan to protect the web from government spying into action.
View ArticleRansomware: Pay it or fight it?
Ask security experts what to do when hit with ransomware -- the sophisticated malware that infects a device or network, uses military-grade encryption to restrict access, and demands payment for the...
View ArticleSmart home hacking is easier than you think
Last March, a very satisfied user of the Honeywell Wi-Fi Thermostat left a product review on Amazon.com that shed some light on an unexpected benefit of the smart home -- revenge.
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