What are browser hijackers?
A browser hijacker is a “form of unwanted software that modifies a web browser’s settings without the user’s permission.” The idea is to make users visit certain websites whether they…
Comcast and Charter dominate US telcos – “abandoned rural America.”
AT&T and Verizon have generally built fiber only where they face competition. You already knew that home broadband competition is sorely lacking in much of the US, but a new…
Grand Jury Indicts 12 Russian Intelligence Officers for Hacking Offenses Related to the 2016 Election
The Department of Justice today announced that a grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment presented by the Special Counsel’s Office. The indictment charges twelve Russian nationals…
Russian Gov’t Blocks 20 Mln IP Addresses To Ban Telegram, App Still Operational
The Russian government has blocked about 20 mln IP addresses to ban Telegram: dozens of unrelated services have suffered network failures, and Telegram still works. After announcing the ban on…
Telegram Attracts $850 Mln In Second Round Of ICO.
Telegram and TON raised $850 mln in the second round of their ICO; investment is slated to support Telegram app development and the TON network. Pavel and Nikolai Durov reported…
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…