https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Most of us would be bereft without Wi-Fi but give a little thought to the technology that beams us the internet. https://phys.org/news/2017-07-internet-routers.html Security Mon, 03 Jul 2017 08:33:28 EDT news418289601 Internet users of the Yik Yak social media app popular among college students aren't nearly as anonymous as they believe: Missouri police within hours arrested a student accused of threatening violence, the latest in a string of such arrests at colleges in recent months involving threats of mass violence posted online using the service. https://phys.org/news/2015-11-yik-yak-social-media-reveal.html Internet Wed, 11 Nov 2015 19:21:11 EST news366492060 A botched cyberattack aimed at unmasking Syrian dissidents has experts worried that the Islamic State group is adding malicious software to its arsenal. https://phys.org/news/2014-12-botched-cyberattack-syria-group.html Security Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:30:04 EST news338119645 Television and online rights for sporting events are typically sold by territory. For the World Cup, that means U.S. viewers are limited to what's available through U.S. television networks ABC, ESPN and Univision. https://phys.org/news/2014-06-world-cup-tv-online.html Telecom Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:20:01 EDT news322149860 The transition to the next-generation Internet protocol IPv6 is set to speed up this year as web addresses under the previous system IPv4 run out, a senior industry figure said at a meeting about the future of the web Thursday. https://phys.org/news/2014-03-internet-transition-speedier-ipv6.html Internet Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:44:49 EDT news315132271 South Korean investigators on Tuesday blamed rival North Korea for a cyberattack last month on dozens of South Korean media and government websites, including those of the president and prime minister. https://phys.org/news/2013-07-south-korea-blames-north-cyberattack.html Internet Tue, 16 Jul 2013 02:56:22 EDT news293162170 (AP)—The Obama administration gathered U.S. citizens' Internet data until 2011, continuing a spying program started under President George W. Bush that revealed whom Americans exchanged emails with and the Internet Protocol address of their computer, documents disclosed Thursday show. https://phys.org/news/2013-06-spy-americans-internet.html Internet Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:50:01 EDT news291575396 Here are some answers to questions about perhaps the biggest cyberattack ever, which recently targeted Spamhaus, an anti-spam group based in Geneva and London. It ended up slowing down or blocking access to numerous Internet sites. https://phys.org/news/2013-03-massive-cyberattack.html Internet Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:20:01 EDT news283777153 Last year, Robin Mason got letters alleging her computer was flagged for downloading a pornographic movie and that she was being sued in federal court. She said she was also informed she could make the embarrassing case go away for a settlement of several thousand dollars. https://phys.org/news/2012-07-bittorrent-popularity-mass-copyright-litigation.html Internet Sat, 14 Jul 2012 06:13:54 EDT news261465225 Another unit of Sony Corp. has come under attack from hackers - this time a mobile Internet service provider in Japan called So-net Entertainment Corp. https://phys.org/news/2011-05-sony-hack.html Internet Sat, 21 May 2011 05:48:50 EDT news225175712 The world will run out of Internet addresses "within weeks", according to one of the founding fathers of the web, a report said Friday. https://phys.org/news/2011-01-world-internet.html Internet Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:48:29 EST news214807678 Software giant Microsoft said it would slash by two thirds the time it holds Internet users' personal data gathered from search queries. https://phys.org/news/2010-01-microsoft-internet.html Internet Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:51:40 EST news183109852 Changes appear to be in store this week for the low profile but powerful body that administers the Web. https://phys.org/news/2009-09-loom-icann.html Internet Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:43:40 EDT news173295776 (AP) -- "Proxy" servers are an everyday part of Internet surfing. But using one in a crime could soon lead to more time in the clink. https://phys.org/news/2009-04-mulls-stiffer-sentences-common-net.html Internet Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:06:14 EDT news158936745