The U.S. Justice Department seized 13 domains responsible for DDoS-for-hire services, sometimes called “stressor” or “booter” services. These services outsource the work of hacking to those with the resources and skills to do so (as well as access to the necessary botnets) for as little as $10 per hour. The removal of these 13 sites means 13 fewer resources for …

You’re reading these words thanks to the internet. Before it, you might’ve needed to subscribe to a physical newsletter, or a magazine produced by the company directly. But with the power of the internet, and the World Wide Web, it’s easy to communicate with thousands, millions, or billions of people all at once. Believe it or not, that World Wide …

AI is advancing more rapidly than anyone thought possible. It has gone beyond niche tech circles, and is now accessible by anyone with a smartphone or computer. As such, everyone from businesses to governments is working on ways to implement AI technology into their work and lives: Now, it’s a part of an international cybersecurity effort. As reported by ZDNet, …

Our society is mobile: From smartphones to laptops, work can go wherever we do, as long as there’s charge left in the batteries. However, you shouldn’t charge your devices just anywhere, as the FBI warned last week. You may be familiar with the USB chargers found in public spaces these days. They’re quite common all over airports: You might sit …

Our devices last longer and longer these days, even when their manufacturers’ decide to stop supporting them. But just because a smartphone or computer does not receive the last software updates, that doesn’t mean they’re cut off from the rest of the world. Case in point: Apple just released new security updates for its older devices that are not compatible …

Spyware is nasty business. It’s a form of malware designed to live on the victim’s devices and report back their every move to the host, including everything from browsing activity to keystrokes. Unfortunately, a massive spyware campaign was successfully run on federal agents, and the government is, understandably, most displeased. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered federal agents …