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US aggressively threatened to ‘cut off’ Germany over Snowden asylum – report
Washington reportedly threatened to stop sharing intelligence with Berlin if it offered asylum to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, or arranged for him to travel …
Reuters websites blocked in China
Reuters news websites were inaccessible in China on Friday, the latest Western news organisation to be blocked in a country where censors keep a …
At least 700,000 routers that ISPs gave to their customers are vulnerable to hacking
More than 700,000 ADSL routers provided to customers by ISPs around the world contain serious flaws that allow remote hackers to take control of …
Twitter adds tool to report tweets to the police
Twitter has added a tool to help users report abusive content to law enforcement, which could aid in removing the most threatening posts as …
What, me worry? Despite Snowden leaks, Americans’ use of the ‘Net largely unchanged
Don’t worry, be happy. That seems to be the attitude most Americans have toward widespread government snooping on their Internet activities. Numerous leaks illuminating …
Six clicks: How hackers use employees to break through security walls
No one wants to think about the idea of their company’s customer data, infrastructure, IP or network security as the full-time target for hired-gun …
State Dept Unclassified Computer Network Back Online
The State Department says portions of its unclassified computer network that it shut down last week are back online. That follows the completion of …
Why Yahoo’s new on-demand password system is no two-factor authentication killer
In an effort to simplify authentication for its services, Yahoo has introduced a new mechanism that allows users to log in with temporary passwords …
FCC watchdog investigating Internet rules
The inspector general for the Federal Communications Commission has opened an investigation into the agency’s process for writing new rules for the Internet, according …
A network error routed traffic for the UK’s nuclear weapons agency through Russian telecom
For the past week, something strange has been going on in the European internet. For five days, web traffic from Texas to certain addresses …
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