Steam explains why 34,000 users had their private data leaked to each other
Hackers are continuing to hack into gaming sites – but they aren’t playing any games. Online gaming platform Steam was hacked around the time of its holiday sale with a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDoS), and responded with some measures of its own: a web caching service that would
The Best VPNs for Panama
Citizens and travelers in Panama experience a fantastic Internet penetration rating at about 50%. While this may not sound like a lot, consider that there are other countries out there were you are lucky if 2 out of every 10 people have Internet access. In addition, Panama has a relatively
Apple CEO speaks out against British Investigatory Powers Bill, says that the back door lets bad guys in as well as good guys
Apple, known for its privacy with consumers, is speaking out against a new British proposal that would give British spies the right to see what websites are being viewed. The proposal, which would become known as the Investigatory Powers Bill, would allow British intelligence to spy on visited websites in
The Best VPNs for Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has one of the least free and accessible Internets in the world. In fact, Saudi Arabia is ranked 164th on a list of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders 2014 report. They rank dismally low, and have been said to be the leaders of internet censorship among Arab
The Best VPNs for Malaysia
Malaysia certainly isn’t a country that experiences the best Internet freedoms and an unencumbered freedom of expression when compared with other nations around the globe. In fact, Reporters Without Borders ranked them 147th out of 180, and you’ll find that most countries in Southeast Asia heavily monitor and censor the
New document shows British intelligence exploitation of 13 Juniper firewall models with a desire to increase backdoor access
The Juniper backdoor discovered during the company’s own internal audit this past week has left many American citizens in shock as to how a company with such protective firewall SSL VPN technology could be surprised about a backdoor that has been open to exploit for the last 3 years (since
Lottery Security Officer arrested for hacking lottery computers to find winning lottery numbers
Former lottery security officer Eddie Tipton is out of a job. The former Multi-State Lottery Association Security Director was accused of lottery fraud in July of this year and was arrested for hacking lottery computers to find winning lottery numbers – and afterward, buying the tickets. He won a lottery
The Best VPNs for Egypt
Egypt has had a lot of changes to their Internet laws and regulations that have made it tough to pin down just how free and open their Internet is. But on the whole you would likely agree that they have some of the most restrictive Internet laws and regulations. However,
The Best VPNs for Streaming
A lot of people are hesitant to add any service or feature to their Internet connection when they are considering extremely high performance applications such as gaming or streaming content. The idea is that they want to decrease latency as much as possible, and for that reason some people choose
MacKeeper, software utility company, leaks 13 million user accounts to the Web
Software utility company MacKeeper, known for helping MacBook customers keep their “apples” soft and juicy and well-running, has now leaked 13 million user accounts to the Web in the latest vulnerability. The exposure was discovered by security researcher Chris Vickery, who contacted MacKeeper at the time he discovered the vulnerability.
