Articles with the category "Internet"

Amazon.com is down ! April 22 possible DDOS ?

On April 22, Amazon.com online store has been unresponsive, will follow up its status. We should not be surprised that this will cost the company millions of dollars in lost revenue… [link to www.amazon.com] Incoming search terms:otibiotic ointment for cats

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The CEO of Wikimedia, Sue Gardner, leaves the organization

Gardner, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia support, will undertake a new project, but in line with the values of Wikimedia”. Sue Gardner, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, the organization behind Wikipedia, announced her intention to leave the direction of the foundation. In a blog post, Gardner explained her departure this way: “I [...]

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The highest mountains of the world are already in the “Street View” in Google

The highest mountains of the world, like Everest or Kilimajaro, are now part of the list of visible places in service “Street View” in Google Maps. Users can also find out how to prepare camps and expeditions. The company added the “Street View”, which shares a 360-degree images online from various places, views of the [...]

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“Biggest cyber attack in history” causes slow Internet

A dispute between a group dedicated to fighting spam and a company that hosts almost all types of sites is at the origin of the “biggest cyber attack in history,” which is said to be causing slow Internet. Spamhaus, a nonprofit organization based in London, UK and Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to helping providers to filter [...]

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Google to use jewelry to replace passwords ?

Let me get this straight: They worry about security issues arising from people writing down passwords and re-using the same password for different accounts. And their solution is wearable hardware in the form of jewelry which has one password per item? First of all using hardware as passkeys is hardly a new concept. Second of [...]

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China military unit accused of cyber-attacks against 141 companies

Security firm Mandiant released a report that says there is a link between the military unit of China (based in Shanghai Pudong) and cyber-espionage campaign internationally unprecedented. China flagEn The report says they found evidence linking cyber espionage campaign APT1 having contact with the army of China, with the name: Unit 61398. “Our analysis led [...]

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Porn actresses are happier than other women, study finds

No, friends, they do not feel bad about exchanging sex for money. Rather, feel better and more confident than most women. Doubt it? Just take a look at this research by U.S. universities and the Foundation of the Adult Industry Medical Assistance. The researchers compared 177 adult film actresses to other women outside the porn [...]

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More Romanian Hackers Creating Trouble: Credit Cards Stolen

A gang of Romanian hackers have been busted by way of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for taking around 500,000 credit card numbers from Australia. According to reports, 200 some Romanian law enforcement broke through 36 different locations, detaining 16 people, as well as arresting seven of those 16. The alleged charges include the information, [...]

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New Internet tax proposal is causing many to worry

Eu member states are preparing to fight as a bloc together with the usa to prevent a move by Russia and countries in Africa to enforce a tax levy on internet traffic to make it easier to track users’ actions. The showdown across the policing and administration of the internet is going to take place [...]

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How Good is AVG Technologies Internet Security 2013 ?

AVG is best known for its free anti-virus program, however this year we’ve tried its full commercial Internet Security 2013 suite. This uses the identical virus detection engine but also includes a wealth of additional features, such as instant messenger and email protection. Although it provided an acceptable level of protection when looked at in [...]

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