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A database containing the personal details of 56.25m US residents - from names and home addresses to phone numbers and ages - has been found on the public internet, served from a computer with a Chinese IP address, bizarrely enough. He told us he found the 22GB database exposed on the internet, including metadata that links the collection to CheckPeople.com.
Comcast is making its internet service faster and more secure with new hardware and free security features that alerts customers to threats. Comcast Xfinity made two big announcements at CES 2020: It's going to have a fast new gateway available, and it's making important security features available for free to its internet customers.
The United Nations on Friday approved a Russian-led bid that aims to create a new convention on cybercrime, alarming rights groups and Western powers that fear a bid to restrict online freedom....
The new Internet Society Foundation has issued its first set of medium and large grants (ranging from $12,000 to $30,000 each) to 13 ground-breaking projects that seek to spread the benefits of...
This isn't a first, but I think it will be the first conviction: The GIF set off a highly unusual court battle that is expected to equip those in similar circumstances with a new tool for battling...
Poor entropy in embedded devices leading to weaker certificates: study A preponderance of weak keys is leaving IoT devices at risk of being hacked, and the problem won't be an easy one to solve.…
Censys, the leading provider of continuous digital asset tracking and detection trusted by government departments like The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and over 25% of the Fortune 500,...
Cisco unveiled further details behind its technology strategy for building a new internet — one designed to push digital innovation beyond the performance, economic and power consumption...
Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications and technology solutions, announces the launch of its next-generation home internet protection bundle, Kinetic Secure, available...
As Internet Crime Grows, Victims Have Few OptionsInternet crime has grown so rapidly that law enforcement is outpaced. Here's the story of how a Manhattan doctor lost $200,000 in an internet scam,...