Ukraine Power Outage Tied To Malware, first of its kind
Experts have said for years that any cyber attack could cause power outages in the future, but it had yet to be proven. The latest Ukraine power outage, however, has unfortunately been tied to a cyber attack by way of implanted malware, according to computer security firms Trend Micro and
The Best VPNs for the Butter Project
For those of you who have used Popcorn Time in the past, you should be aware of the Butter Project. In the past, Popcorn Time was referred to as the pirate’s Netflix. Basically, it was an app and service that would allow you to stream extremely high quality videos –
LegendSky sued by Warner Bros. and Intel due to 4K content piracy
Warner Bros. and Intel (on behalf of daughter company Digital Content Production, or DCP) are suing device maker LegendSky for bypassing 4K digital content protection laws. The lawsuit was filed in New York federal court against the company who has designed new devices known as HDFury integral splitters that allow
The Best VPN for Oman
Like just about every other country in the Middle East, you will find that the government of Oman takes a very active role in policing the Internet and censoring content. But they ranked dismally low in the Reporters Without Borders 2014 survey, ranking Oman 134th out of 180 countries in
Steam explains why 34,000 users had their private data leaked to each other
Hackers are continuing to hack into gaming sites – but they aren’t playing any games. Online gaming platform Steam was hacked around the time of its holiday sale with a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDoS), and responded with some measures of its own: a web caching service that would
The Best VPNs for Panama
Citizens and travelers in Panama experience a fantastic Internet penetration rating at about 50%. While this may not sound like a lot, consider that there are other countries out there were you are lucky if 2 out of every 10 people have Internet access. In addition, Panama has a relatively
Apple CEO speaks out against British Investigatory Powers Bill, says that the back door lets bad guys in as well as good guys
Apple, known for its privacy with consumers, is speaking out against a new British proposal that would give British spies the right to see what websites are being viewed. The proposal, which would become known as the Investigatory Powers Bill, would allow British intelligence to spy on visited websites in
The Best VPNs for Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has one of the least free and accessible Internets in the world. In fact, Saudi Arabia is ranked 164th on a list of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders 2014 report. They rank dismally low, and have been said to be the leaders of internet censorship among Arab
The Best VPNs for Malaysia
Malaysia certainly isn’t a country that experiences the best Internet freedoms and an unencumbered freedom of expression when compared with other nations around the globe. In fact, Reporters Without Borders ranked them 147th out of 180, and you’ll find that most countries in Southeast Asia heavily monitor and censor the
New document shows British intelligence exploitation of 13 Juniper firewall models with a desire to increase backdoor access
The Juniper backdoor discovered during the company’s own internal audit this past week has left many American citizens in shock as to how a company with such protective firewall SSL VPN technology could be surprised about a backdoor that has been open to exploit for the last 3 years (since
