Richard Kirkendall, CEO for the ICANN-accredited registrar, said on Twitter that the company is currently conducting an audit and plans on “contacting any affected customers directly” following the discovery of a misconfiguration issue on its nameservers. He went on to say that NameCheap has implemented a fix and that it’s a “high priority” for the …
Next week, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will host an event on Capitol Hill about consumer security and the Internet of Things (IoT) with Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA). These lawmakers have drafted legislation that would create a “cyber shield” mark aimed at helping consumers identify IoT devices that “meet industry-leading cybersecurity …
Someone just posted what experts say is the source code for a core component of the iPhone’s operating system on GitHub, which could pave the way for hackers and security researchers to find vulnerabilities in iOS and make iPhone jailbreaks easier to achieve. The GitHub code is labeled “iBoot,” which is the part of iOS …
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered for a review of the laws governing online communications in her latest shot at big tech firms. In her Suffrage centenary speech of some women gaining the right to vote, May will say that public debate is “coarsening” with a lot of this troubling behaviour taking place …
After a year of preparations, the lawsuit that could determine the future of the driverless car goes to trial this week. It’s Waymo vs Uber in what may be one of the biggest tech trials of the year. Waymo, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is suing Uber for allegedly stealing trade secrets …
The top-ranking Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee has warned that YouTube’s powerful recommendation algorithm may be “optimising for outrageous, salacious and often fraudulent content” or susceptible to “manipulation by bad actors, including foreign intelligence entities”. Senator Mark Warner, of Virginia, made the stark warning after an investigation by the Guardian found that the Google-owned …
Some people think bitcoin’s spectacular price rise last year was manipulated by a cryptotoken called Tether that’s supposed to be pegged to the US dollar. Now, an anonymous report answers the question: What would bitcoin be worth without Tether? The answer: around $4,500, based on the current bitcoin price of about $7,600. Tether is a …
Court: For the foregoing reasons, ICANN’s motion for a protective order is DENIED. The parties are to work out among themselves where to conduct the deposition. In the ongoing pretrial motions of the DCA vs ICANN lawsuit, DCA had requested ICANN to produce Mike Silber (“Silber”), an ICANN Board Director from South Africa who ICANN …
For long users have been warned of third-party Android apps might be hiding some malware as well. But your hyper-vigilant download habits should extend beyond your smartphone. You need to keep an eye on your desktop Chrome extensions as well. As with Android apps, though, Chrome extensions can sometimes hide malware or other scourges, even …
A new report states that China built and paid for the African Union’s computer network – but yet inserted a backdoor allowing it access to the continental organisation’s confidential information According to an in-depth and a stunning investigation by French newspaper Le Monde, in January 2017, the information technology unit at the African Union’s headquarters in Addis …