City services in Baltimore, Maryland, were paralyzed earlier this year when a ransomware attack locked up computer networks and made it impossible for residents to make property transactions or pay their municipal bills.
Security
Jul 14, 2019
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A popular social networking service used by Chinese people to vent their anger over a deadly July train crash now has more than 200 million users, owner Sina.com said Thursday.
Internet
Aug 18, 2011
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An estimated two million cyber attacks in 2018 resulted in more than $45 billion in losses worldwide as local governments struggled to cope with ransomware and other malicious incidents, a study showed Tuesday.
Security
Jul 10, 2019
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Hong Kong researchers have developed software able to identify censored posts on China's main microblog, they said Thursday.
Internet
Jun 28, 2012
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A new Internet standard giving the global network more room to grow came into effect Wednesday, a move that users probably won't notice.
Internet
Jun 6, 2012
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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.
Internet
Mar 27, 2014
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As the computing industry grapples with its role in society, many people, both in the field and outside it, are talking about a crisis of ethics.
Business
Mar 22, 2019
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In the wake of a series of coordinated attacks that claimed more than 250 lives on April 21, the government of Sri Lanka shut off its residents' access to social media and online messaging systems, including Facebook, WhatsApp, ...
Internet
Apr 29, 2019
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The Internet is still under the control of the United States, participants at a governance forum said, despite a move by America to loosen its grip over the private corporation that administers the net.
Internet
Nov 18, 2009
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(AP) -- Authorities in the United States are investigating a Google claim that hackers in China stole email details of senior U.S. government officials - an issue that illustrates the problem of attribution in cyberspace, ...
Internet
Jun 2, 2011
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