US government created backdoors at Internet Service Providers (ISP) to spy on its citizens. China then hacked these backdoors and used them to spy on the U.S. – WSJ

A cyberattack tied to the Chinese government penetrated the networks of a swath of U.S. broadband providers, potentially accessing information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized network wiretapping requests. For months or longer, the hackers might have held …

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I Want the “Rich Guys Internet”

Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Here’s a quick outline of a “rich guys Internet”, one where it costs money to participate but the payoff is a 10-fold improvement in the user experience. That the Internet is now a toxic …

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Germany’s economic stagnation, rising unemployment, and slow internet contradict its global leadership stance.

https://twitter.com/MichaelAArouet/status/1835572094702108992 🇩🇪 Germany is no longer in the top 20 richest countries in the world* *Measured by GDP per capita in USD adjusted for purchasing power. https://t.co/oRY2YCNm1d pic.twitter.com/qAGS9qnH1N — PiQ (@PiQSuite) September 16, 2024 Is there any industry other than …

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WHOAH! Glenn Youngkin’s executive order requires election officials to ensure that “no ballot-counting machines are connected to the internet” and that ballots won’t be counted unless the voter’s social security and birthday match what’s in the system.

BREAKING: Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed an executive order clamping down on noncitizens who will try to vote in November by forcing the DMV to provide election officials with DAILY information on noncitizens and also requiring enforcement by the …

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Researchers reveal “SnailLoad” exploit tracking online activity via internet speed fluctuations without data interception.

Recent findings from computer scientists at Graz University of Technology reveal a chilling security loophole dubbed “SnailLoad.” This vulnerability bypasses traditional safeguards like firewalls and VPNs by exploiting fluctuations in internet connection speeds. Even without malicious code, attackers can meticulously …

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Vietnam’s internet connectivity massively disrupted with 3 undersea cables out, impacting global access.

Vietnam’s internet connectivity has faced disruptions once again due to three out of five submarine internet cables going down around June 15, 2024. These outages have significantly affected Vietnam’s connection with the world, making some offshore websites difficult to access. The impacted cables include: Intra Asia (IA) connection …

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The internet just went dark over Africa.

JUST IN – Major internet outages reported across Africa — BBC — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) March 14, 2024 Much of West and Central Africa without internet after undersea cable failures https://t.co/7COA0UEwny — Jack Straw (@JackStr42679640) March 14, 2024 The cause of …

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