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FCC restricts nine ISPs from selling subsidized broadband to poorer homes

The FCC has slowed down the rollout of a program that would allow certain ISPs to sell subsidized broadband to poor households.
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InterContinental confirms hotels affected by malware that steals card data

The InterContinental Hotels Group is informing customers that payment card data may have been stolen from servers for 12 of its hotels.
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Misconfigured Pentagon servers could have been exploited for cyberattack

A cybersecurity researcher has publicly disclosed that he found several vulnerable servers run by the Pentagon that were vulnerable to attack.
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HTTPS use has finally reached its ‘moment of critical mass’

According to security researcher Troy Hunt, HTTPS has reached a moment of critical mass, with greater usage and awareness.
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Biometric research suggests monitoring your mental well-being for authentication

A researcher in Romania has proposed a new method of biometric authentication that monitors a person’s mental and emotional well-being.
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Court upholds Microsoft ruling to protect data in Ireland from U.S. government

Microsoft has maintained its right to deny search warrant access to a user's data that is stored on a server in Ireland.
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Edward Snowden’s lawyers are trying to find asylum for him in the EU

Lawyers for Edward Snowden are examining asylum options for the whistleblower in the EU once his Russian permit expires in 2020.
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DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, hits 14 million searches in a day

Privacy-centric search engine DuckDuckGo recently hit more than 14 million searches in one day. It has more than 10 billion searches to date.
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Microsoft Germany issues security warning to people still using Windows 7

Microsoft is ramping up its warnings to users that are still Windows 7 and advising them to upgrade before supports end in three years.
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Not so fast! Research shows we’re overconfident at spotting phishing emails

New research shows that most people are overconfident at detecting phishing emails in their inbox, and often get it wrong.
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Switzerland pushes Windows 10 to make its data processing more transparent

Microsoft agreed to release two software updates for Windows 10 at the behest of Switzerland to make its data gathering more transparent.
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Oft-delayed Email Privacy Act is back for another go-round with Congress

The Email Privacy Act has been reintroduced to Congress in a bid to ensure law enforcement must have a warrant to access emails.
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Cybercriminals hold more than 10,000 website databases for ransom

Hacker groups have taken the exposed databases of more than 10,000 websites hostage and are demanding ransoms for their return.
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This new Mac malware freezes your computer with email drafts

Malwarebytes has analyzed a new set of malware that launches hundreds of email drafts on Macs that cause the device to freeze.
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Security Without Borders is here to help activists and NGOs with cybersecurity

Security Without Borders is a new initiative set up to help activists, NGOs, and dissidents to get better at cybersecurity.
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Report says hackers have easy access to flight bookings due to legacy systems

Security researchers have found that the booking management systems for flight reservations are way too easy to break into.
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Thailand’s controversial new cybercrime law is drawing a response from hackers

Hackers are launching DDOS attacks on Thailand’s military government in protest of a new cybercrime law that threatens encryption and free speech.
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Germany fights back as lawsuit against the U.S.-EU Privacy Shield heats up

Germany and the Czech Republic filed its support for the European Commission and Privacy Shield in a lawsuit against the agreement.
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RansomFree by Cybereason is a free ransomware alert tool for Windows PCs

Cybersecurity company Cybereason has released RansomFree, a real-time ransomware detection and response program for Windows PCs.
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Locky and Cerber have become the dominant ransomware families

A new report from Malwarebytes shows the rapid growth of Locky and Cerber -- the most prevalent forms of ransomware -- and where they're coming from.
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South Korea accuses North Korea of hacking military, stealing classified data

North Korea is accused of hacking South Korea’s military cyber command and stealing classified data in the latest in the cyber war between the two.
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EU threatens new hate speech laws if U.S. technology firms fail to improve efforts

The EU has threatened companies like Facebook and Twitter with new laws if they don’t better respond to hate speech on their sites.
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Windows 10 appears to be poised to hit 24 percent market share by end of 2016

According to the latest figures, Windows 10 is on track to reach 24 percent of operating system market share on desktop by the end of 2016.
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“Fatal” security bugs discovered in defibrillators and medical implants

A team of security researchers have discovered several potentially “fatal” security flaws in ten different medical implants, including defibrillators.
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Crashing the masquerade ball: New Firefox exploit could expose Tor users

Engineers at Mozilla are patching a previously unknown JavaScript zero-day exploit that could be used to expose Tor users.
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U.K.’s ‘Snoopers Charter’ surveillance law will let 48 agencies view your web history

The U.K. has passed the controversial Investigatory Powers Bill into law, which grants a slew of new surveillance powers to police and security services.
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Tresorit wants to protect activists and nonprofits with free encryption services

Tresorit, a Hungarian encrypted cloud storage company, has launched a new nonprofit initiative to help activists secure their data.
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Russia asks web browser Opera to install a blacklist on its Turbo Mode feature

Russian media regulators have asked Opera to install a blacklist of banned sites for its Turbo Mode web browser feature.
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After testing Vive VR Cafes, HTC plans for $1.5B investment fund in China

HTC opened its newest Vive VR Cafe in Shenzhen, China, last weekend. The company is testing the model for possible internationalization.
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Hackers are targeting ATMs and stealing wads of cash

A cybersecurity firm has identified dozens of allegedly remote attacks on ATMs in Europe and Asia, dubbing the hacking group Cobalt.
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Here’s how all the major web browsers are tightening up web security

Most of the major web browsers will end support for the SHA-1 hashing algorithm by February of next year because the algorithm is becoming outdated.
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Adobe agrees to pay $1 million across 15 states after being hacked in 2013

Adobe has been fined just $1 million by 15 states over its 2013 hack, which compromised payment and personal data of 38 million people.
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Russia investigates Microsoft for allegedly blocking Kaspersky software

Microsoft is being investigated in Russia for allegedly abusing its market dominance and pushing out third-party antivirus programs like Kaspersky.
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Microsoft lays out its hopes for a Trump presidency

Microsoft has made its position clear on the policy changes it hopes to see from the Trump administration, including on education and immigration.
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