More Lenovo woes: 3 security flaws, website clerical errors, maybe layoffs
After the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) called pre-installed Superfish “a critical vulnerability affecting Lenovo consumer personal computers,” several lawsuits leveled against Lenovo …
U.S. man pleads no contest to running revenge porn site
The operator of a so-called revenge porn website has pleaded no contest to criminal charges, including extortion, in a California court. Casey Meyering, operator …
Hackers exploit Magento e-commerce vulnerability
Those using Magento’s e-commerce platform should ensure they’re using its latest software, as attackers are increasingly exploiting a flaw patched two months ago, security …
Website chronicles China’s massive effort to control Internet content
BEIJING — The Chinese Communist Party operates out of a vast walled-off compound, known as Zhongnanhai, near Beijing’s Forbidden City. It is here that …
China Is Said to Use Powerful New Weapon to Censor Internet
Late last month, China began flooding American websites with a barrage of Internet traffic in an apparent effort to take out services that allow …
France makes glorifying anorexia online punishable by prison
Glorifying anorexia or excessive “skinniness” on the internet will be a criminal offence in France under a new law passed on Thursday. A host …
Facebook tracks all site visitors, violating EU law, report says
Facebook tracks everyone who visits its site, including people who don’t have an account, and continues to track users and non-users who have opted …
US offers rewards for fugitive Russian hackers
The U.S. government is offering multimillion-dollar rewards for information that leads to the arrest or conviction of two alleged Russian hackers. Both were indicted …
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