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Current coverage means the last 12 months. Older reporting is preserved in the archive, with original attribution and visible publication years.

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Google says it has blocked another huge DDoS attack

Aug 19, 2022
Archive / originally published by www.techradar.com

www.techradar.com – 2022-08-19 20:03:16 – Source link Google claims to have stopped on of the largest Distributed Denial of Service…

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iOS VPNs have leaked traffic for more than 2 years, researcher claims

Aug 18, 2022
Archive / originally published by arstechnica.com

arstechnica.com – 2022-08-17 19:32:07 – Source link Getty Images A security researcher says that Apple’s iOS devices don’t fully route…

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Cisco confirms it was hit by a cyberattack, company data stolen

Aug 11, 2022
Archive / originally published by www.techradar.com

www.techradar.com – 2022-08-11 16:31:24 – Source link Cisco has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack, caused by the login credentials of…

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Kaspersky Secure VPN vulnerability could have given hackers the keys to the kingdom

Aug 10, 2022
Archive / originally published by www.techradar.com

www.techradar.com – 2022-08-10 15:27:24 – Source link Kaspersky has patched a major flaw in one of its VPN (opens in…

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10 malicious Python packages exposed in latest repository attack

Aug 10, 2022
Archive / originally published by arstechnica.com

arstechnica.com – 2022-08-09 21:01:33 – Source link Enlarge / Supply-chain attacks, like the latest PyPi discovery, insert malicious code into…

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What Is a Reverse Proxy, and How Does It Work?

Aug 8, 2022
Archive / originally published by www.howtogeek.com

www.howtogeek.com – 2022-08-08 13:00:39 – Source link ArtemisDiana/Shutterstock.com Reverse proxies are a useful tool in any system administrator’s toolkit. They…

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Can a VPN Boost Your Internet Speed?

Aug 4, 2022
Archive / originally published by www.howtogeek.com

www.howtogeek.com – 2022-08-04 18:00:00 – Source link Maxx-Studio/Shutterstock.com VPN providers like to ascribe all kinds of wonderful powers to their…

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Bitcoin Fog Case Could Put Cryptocurrency Tracing on Trial

Aug 3, 2022
Archive / originally published by www.wired.com

www.wired.com – 2022-08-03 01:02:13 – Source link If the prosecution doesn’t produce clear evidence as Sterlingov’s case unfolds, it may…

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How Tor is fighting—and beating—Russian censorship

Jul 29, 2022
Archive / originally published by arstechnica.com

arstechnica.com – 2022-07-29 18:15:56 – Source link For years, the anonymity service Tor has been the best way to stay…

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Russia is quietly ramping up its Internet censorship machine

Jul 26, 2022
Archive / originally published by arstechnica.com

arstechnica.com – 2022-07-26 15:00:53 – Source link Since 2019, Vladimir Putin has supercharged his plan to separate Russia from the…

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