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My old switch has a feature I ignored for years, and it fixed my home network

I regret ignoring my switch's loop detection provisions for years ...

Quantum computer simulates hadronization, reproducing string breaking with 104 qubits

By remotely accessing an IBM quantum computer, a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has successfully ...
Bleeping Computer

NetNut proxy network disrupted, 2 million infected devices cut off

A joint operation involving Google has disrupted NetNut, a residential proxy network that gave access to millions of compromised Android devices, including smart TVs and streaming boxes. Also known as ...
PCMag

This Week in Cybersecurity: Signal Drama, Meta Backlash, and a Million Exposed Passports

Your privacy took several hits this week—from Meta's latest changes to exposed passports and an Apple email leak. Here's what ...

Internet down? 3 ways I use an old Android phone as a backup connection for my home router

Internet down? 3 ways I use an old Android phone as a backup connection for my home router ...

Methodology for AP/'FRONTLINE’ investigation into how US tech is abused for global scams

The AP/“FRONTLINE” investigation was based on tens of thousands of leaked scam center files, videos and photos; an analysis with C4ADS of misuse of artificial intelligence at scam centers; an ...
techtimes

FBI and Google Disrupt NetNut Botnet That Rented 2 Million Home Devices to Spies

The smart TV or streaming box sitting in your living room may have spent the past several years quietly renting your home internet connection to hackers, password-spraying crews, and government ...
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Google: This Proxy Service Is Using TV Streaming Devices to Host Cybercrime

Google says it observed cybercriminal and espionage groups using NetNut's residential proxies, which can route traffic ...