2022-12-06
Energy costs, competition lead some to bankruptcy, default State sought to lure miners with cheap power, lax regulations https://www.bloomberg.com/...
2022-10-03
ALEKSANDR ZHUKOV ...accused of defrauding US companies ... out of millions of dollars...set up a company that promised to show online adverts to humans, but he instead placed those ads on an elaborate network of fake websites where they were seen only by bots https://www.wired.com/...
Wired
A look at the fake online traffic business, as some ad exchanges look the other way and advertisers are embarrassed to admit they purchased fraudulent inventory
Botmasters have created a Kafkaesque system where companies are paying huge sums to show their ads to bots. And everyone is fine with this.
2022-10-02
ALEKSANDR ZHUKOV ...accused of defrauding US companies ... out of millions of dollars...set up a company that promised to show online adverts to humans, but he instead placed those ads on an elaborate network of fake websites where they were seen only by bots https://www.wired.com/...
Wired
A look at the fake online traffic business, as some ad exchanges look the other way and advertisers are embarrassed to admit they purchased fraudulent inventory
Botmasters have created a Kafkaesque system where companies are paying huge sums to show their ads to bots. And everyone is fine with this. Tweets: @rralstonagile Tweets: RR Edmon...
2022-07-21
For years, lawmakers have avoided making tough calls about what data privacy protections Congress should give consumers and how they should be enforced. That's finally changing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2021-09-29
So if you find an AirTag in the wild, be cautious. Kind of like finding thumb drives on the pavement. https://krebsonsecurity.com/ ...
Krebs on Security
Researcher discloses AirTag Lost Mode vulnerability that enables a phishing attack, and says Apple spent three months investigating and refused basic questions
The new $30 Airtag tracking device from Apple has a feature that allows anyone who finds one of these tiny location beacons …
2021-04-30
Biden said his Americans Jobs Plan, which includes $100 billion for broadband expansion, will ensure that rural Americans who still don't have access to fast Internet connections can get online. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Washington Post
During his first speech to a joint session of Congress, Biden announced that Kamala Harris will lead the administration's rural broadband initiative
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2020-10-24
The situation in Louisiana follows a similar case in Washington state, according to a cybersecurity consultant familiar with the matter, where hackers infected some government offices with a type of malware known for deploying ransomware https://www.reuters.com/...
Reuters
Sources: the Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop cyberattacks aimed at small government offices in recent weeks, after a similar case in Washington
(Reuters) - The Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of cyberattacks aimed at small government offices across …