In yet another move to keep its population blind to what goes on and history, Russia has introduced its own version of Wikipedia, a state-backed encyclopedia named “Ruviki“. This new platform is essentially a clone of the original Wikipedia, but with a significant twist: content has been meticulously edited to… Read More... "Russia clones Wikipedia, Censors it, then Bans Original"
Recent reports from cybersecurity researchers at Infoblox have highlighted renewed activity from a group known as Muddling Meerkat, believed to be linked to Chinese state-sponsored actors. This resurgence has sparked concerns about potential cyber threats on a global scale. Muddling Meerkat, initially identified in 2019 and dormant until September last… Read More... "China awakens hibernating cluster and maps the internet"
In today’s hyper-connected era, the convergence of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has ushered in a new era of challenges in cybersecurity. The synergy between AI and cyber threats has given rise to sophisticated AI-driven cyber attacks, while the rapid… Read More... "Cybersecurity: How to remain safe online"
According to the 2023 Internet Segment Reliability Report, Brazil has remained as the most resilient country to global internet failures. This distinction places Brazil as the only South American nation among the top 10 globally, surpassing its regional counterpart Argentina, which holds the 19th position, with the United States ranking… Read More... "Brazil Ranked 1st in Resiliency to Global Internet Failures in 2023"
In a recent development, unsealed court documents have shed light on Facebook’s clandestine project back in 2016. The social media giant, whose parent company’s name changed to Meta to reduce social backlash, embarked on a secret mission codenamed ‘Ghostbusters’ aimed at acquiring, decrypting, transferring, and utilizing private, encrypted in-app analytics… Read More... "Facebook exposed for stealing more data than imagined"
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If you have been looking at the news recently, or watching certain twitch streamers, you’ve heard about a massive security concern regarding Apex Legends. Two streamers, Genburten and ImperialHal, were playing the global series live when suddenly a text message stating “Apex hacking global series by Destroyer2009 & R4ndom“ appeared… Read More... "[Updated] Remote Code Execution Apex Legends security issue"
On March 14, 2024, internet connectivity across several African countries faced significant disruptions, affecting millions of users and sparking concerns about the reliability of local internet infrastructure. The disruptions, which primarily impacted west and central African countries along with South Africa, were attributed to multiple undersea cable failures in the… Read More... "Half of Africa had no internet this Thursday"
Bots are a massive issue nowadays. They infect basically all social websites(even your dumpster fire that you call “”””X””” Elon Musk. By the way its Twitter), flooding people’s DMs with spam, posting cringe and lies to attract any attention, filling up comments of people asking for help and even outside… Read More... "How I prevented Bots from causing problems on my Website"
The Wi-Fi Alliance has recently announced the imminent finalization of the Wi-Fi 7 specification by the end of the first quarter of 2024, marking a significant leap forward in the world of wireless connectivity. The new standard, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7, based on IEEE 802.11be technology, promises to bring advanced Wi-Fi… Read More... "Wi-Fi 7 to come out in 2024, 4.8x faster than Wi-Fi 6"
A web server is like a waiter in a restaurant. Imagine you go to a restaurant and order food. The waiter takes your order, brings it to the kitchen, and then serves the food back to you. Similarly, a web server takes requests (orders) from your computer, fetches the requested… Read More... "Web Servers: A Basic Introduction"