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Someone Is Attempting To Shut Down The East Coast’s Internet

Websites like Twitter, Spotify, Reddit, and many others are not working Friday morning, allegedly because unknown hackers attacked the servers of Dyn, which is a major domain name system (DNS) host. T... read more

Hackers take credit for cyberattack that shut down sites like Twitter and Reddit as officials probe for answers

The massive disruption, mostly along the East Coast, was the result ... We ask supporters to stop taking down the US internet. You proved your point. pic.twitter.com/XVch196xyL In a widely shared essa... read more

The East Coast Cyberattack: What We Know Now

If you’re located in the Eastern United States, odds are good that you’ve noticed that the internet is a little ragged today. On Friday morning, a distributed denial of service attack against the comp... read more

When big companies are hacked, should they have to disclose it immediately?

“What if someone had said to them, ‘Are you aware of any hacks?’ Do they perjure themselves, or do they release that data in front of Congress, in front of national TV?” Swisher said the incident make... read more

Why is Twitter Down Today? Massive Cyberattack: 5 Fast Facts You Need To Know

Just last month, cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier published a report entitled, “Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet.” In the report, Schneider warned that hackers — who may or may not ... read more

The Latest: Hurricane victims getting IRS tax filing relief

5:45 p.m. Police in Virginia have identified another person who died after Tropical ... of natural gas production in the Gulf remained shut down. The agency bases its estimates on daily reports ... read more

Old Coast Guard Tower In The Atlantic Is The Unlikely Star Of Hurricane Florence Coverage

The Coast Guard shut ... wireless Internet access! Then, it’s up to the 80’ x 80’ helipad or further up to the 130’ corner light tower with its 360 degree ocean and sky views where the Milky Way jumps ... read more

East Coast and Gulf Coast power grids are still not ready for a big hurricane

(I mean, I’m sure someone said this.) Three years ago today, Hurricane Sandy hit the tristate area. Power cut out in half of Manhattan; hospitals were evacuated; and subways were flooded and shut down ... read more

Was There a Connection Between a Russian Bank and the Trump Campaign?

Its members sometimes worked with law enforcement or for private clients, but mostly they acted as self-appointed guardians of the Internet, trying ... that someone representing Alfa Bank had alerted ... read more

Italy Is About to Shut Down the Sea Rescue Operation That Saved More Than 90,000 Migrants This Year

"A year ago, on October 3, all those people died at 200 meters from Lampedusa, they had basically arrived," Gabriele Del Grande, a migration activist and author of the blog "Fortress Europe," told VIC... read more

If You Charge People to Tweet, They’ll Revolt in the Street

“I find platforms like social media platforms, blogging platforms, as a place whereby someone like me can find refuge.” He still believes in the digital dream. He’s trying to expand the ... read more

The Latest: Nearly 200 rescued in Florida

5:45 p.m. Police in Virginia have identified another person who died after Tropical Storm Michael ... more than 13 percent of natural gas production in the Gulf remained shut down. The agency bases it... read more