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Pro-ISIS Hackers Take Down French TV Station
TV5Monde, a French TV station that broadcasts around the world, was attacked by ISIS and taken down for around three hours before it could get its stations broadcasting again. The reports indicate that the stations Facebook page and website were also taken down by the attackers, having network director Yves…
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Intelligence Agencies Point to Russian Involvement in Recent White House Hacking
The recent White House power outage has turned into being something more than that. CNN reports that US officials have admitted that the White House’s network has been hacked in the process, but the affected computers were part of a non-classified network serving the executive office. Still, the attackers were…
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Chinese Ministry of Commerce Approves Lenovo’s IBM x86 Unit Acquisition
The Chinese government has approved Lenovo’s acquisition of IBM’s x86 low-end server unit, with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce recently giving Lenovo its blessing. The United States government is still investigating the $2.3 billion (£1.3 billion) acquisition, though will likely approve it. Lenovo hopes to complete the deal by the…
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Lenovo’s Server Purchase of IBM in Limbo Due to Security Concerns
The U.S. government is studying the proposed sale of IBM’s low-end server offer to Chinese PC manufacturer Lenovo, concerned of possible national security problems. Earlier in the year, both companies announced the $1.75B (£1.03B) deal, but there were concerns among U.S. legislators. Both the Committee on Foreign Investment members and…
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Long Live Halo CE! New Servers Set To Replace GameSpy
Good news everyone! Despite the impending closure of the long-running GameSpy servers, the Halo: Combat Evolved community as well as the development team at Bungie have taken steps to keep their classic FPS up and running. The game may have seen better days, but it still has a lot of…
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Cross-Platform DDoS Botnet Warning Released By Security Researchers
A new DDoS Botnet has the ability to infect both Microsoft Windows along with Linux-based systems, according to the Poland Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT). Unlike many cyber-based attacks, this botnet is only interested in launching DDoS attacks to knock certain servers and websites offline. The Linux-based botnet reportedly handles…
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Server-Free Internet Could Become A Reality In The Future
Researchers at Cambridge University have developed a proof-of-concept for a new server-free Internet architecture. The prototype was developed as part of the €5.2 million project PURSUIT that comprises representatives from European research institutes, universities and telecommunication companies. The revolutionary new Internet architecture is designed to meet the ever-growing traffic requirements…
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“The Pirate Party” Of Russia Offers NASA Use Of Their Dedicated Servers To Host Website
It’s common knowledge that he US government has shut down many national services, NASA’s website read that it has been shut down “due to the lapse in federal government funding.” This is a big set back for many people in the US, both in terms of their jobs and their…
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