DDoS 'sponsors FBI to hire "website
In the news rather disconcerting, it emerged that the FBI suspected of sponsoring a website" for DDoS rent. "the site in question is Ragebooter, specializing in flood websites with fake traffic to overload the servers, blocking real users connect. While owners claim that the service Ragebooter is quite legitimate, which allows "stress-test" site owners their servers and networks, observers question the FBI links on the site - and specifically why the organization seems to be followed by activity and IP addresses of users.
Power Utilities face daily cyber attacks
A report by members of Congress said that many US electric utilities are attacked by cyber criminals. Of the 0 surveyed utilities, more than a dozen claimed that the attacks occurred frequently, if not daily, with one utility putting the monthly number of attacks to about 10,000 attempted coups. Many commentators are branding the report as "exaggerated", however, arguing that most control systems are protected against this type of threat, and that the attacks almost never rise to a level that deserves the media attention.
Microsoft may be reading your Skype messages
You might have felt quite safe in the knowledge that your Skype conversations are private correspondence, but Ars Technica sets warning users to think again. The publication of the technology found that Microsoft scans regularly for messages sent on the service in an attempt to uncover fraud, and warned that no one knows what happens to that information later - it could be preserved for future reference or simply destroyed. It is likely to be bad news for Microsoft (which was launched a campaign against Google Gmail scans for some time), as well as service users who rely on its alleged privacy - such as activists at risk or journalists in contact with sensitive sources.
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