How to Force User to Change Password at Next Login in Linux
Using the passwd command, you can change a user’s password and settings related to password expiry. There are two possible ways to achieve this, as described in detail, below. Using…
How to enable/disable the firewall on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
In this tutorial, you will learn: The default Ubuntu firewall is ufw, with is short for “uncomplicated firewall.” Ufw is a frontend for the typical Linux iptables commands, but it…
Durov Brothers File Telegram And TON With SEC, Report $850 Million Already Raised
Telegram’s creators have filed with the US SEC for an exempt offering of securities, reporting $850 mln raised from 81 investors for Telegram and the TON platform. Telegram creators Pavel…
FCC report finds almost no broadband competition at 100Mbps speeds
Even at 25Mbps, 43 percent of the US had zero ISPs or just one. If you live in the US and want home Internet service at speeds of at least…
Bitcoin, titcoin, ponzicoin: jokes and scams fuel a cryptocurrency gold rush
Early last month, the San Francisco-based software developer Rishab Hegde launched a cryptocurrency called ponzicoin. Its website described “the world’s first legitimate Ponzi scheme” and encouraged people to buy and…
Kodak Postpones ICO To Verify ‘Accredited’ Status Of 40K Potential Investors
The launch of KODAKCoin has been delayed several weeks as Kodak needs to verify the status of its 40,000 potential investors. The Eastman Kodak Company announced on Jan. 30 that…
Iran seizes 1,000 Bitcoin mining machines after power spike.
According to state TV reports, authorities in Iran have seized roughly 1,000 Bitcoin mining machines from two former factories. The action was taken following a spike in electricity consumption. Power…
When you have a typo, Microsoft Word would tell you about it!
The Life and Death of Microsoft Clippy, the Paper Clip the World Loved to Hate Before there was Clippy, there was Microsoft Bob. Personally launched by Bill Gates in 1995,…
9 Things Everyone Should Know About The Hacktivist Group Anonymous
Whether you applaud their Robin Hood-style ideology of championing free speech or detest their reckless disregard for the consequences of their actions, it’s undeniable that Anonymous has become a force…
BadRabbit: a closer look at the new version of Petya/NotPetya
Petya/NotPetya (aka EternalPetya), made headlines in June, due to its massive attack on Ukraine. Today, we noted an outbreak of a similar-looking malware, called BadRabbit, probably prepared by the same…