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Chinese Company Recalls Cameras, DVRs Used In Last Week's Massive DDoS Attack

For some time now, security researchers have been warning that our lackadaisical approach to Internet of Things security would soon be coming home to roost. Initially it was kind of funny to read how "smart" fridges, tea kettles and Barbie dolls did an arguably worse job than their dumb counterparts with a greater risk to privacy and security. But as we collectively realized that these devices not only created millions of new home and business attack vectors, but could also be used to wage historically-unprecedented DDoS attacks, things quickly became less amusing. 

Chinese Company Recalls Cameras, DVRs Used In Last Week's Massive DDoS Attack

Yahoo Asks James Clapper To Please Let It Talk About The Email Scanning It Did For The Government

After spending several days basking in the fiery glow of negative press (and seeing potential investors walk away from buying the company), Yahoo is asking the government to please please let it talk about the spying it apparently performed for the NSA or FBI.

Yahoo Asks James Clapper To Please Let It Talk About The Email Scanning It Did For The Government

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Today's Brutal DDoS Attack Is the Beginning of a Bleak Future

This morning a ton of websites and services, including Spotify and Twitter, were unreachable because of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Dyn, a major DNS provider. Details of how the attack happened remain vague, but one thing seems certain. Our internet is frightfully fragile in the face of increasingly sophisticated hacks.

 Today's Brutal DDoS Attack Is the Beginning of a Bleak Future

Assad: ‘I’m Not Attacking People, I’m Defending Them’

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad told Swiss public television, SRF, that fighting ‘terrorists’ in Aleppo was the only way of ‘protecting civilians’. He denied government forces bombed hospitals indiscriminately and dismissed allegations of the army’s use of chemical weapons.

Assad: ‘I’m Not Attacking People, I’m Defending Them'

Our International Relations Are Built Upon Lies by Dennis Kucinich

The most consequential statement by Secretary Clinton in last night’s debate was her pronouncement that a no-fly zone over Syria could “save lives and hasten the end of the conflict,” that a no-fly zone would provide “safe zones on the ground” was in “the best interests of the people on the ground in Syria” and would “help us with our fight against ISIS.”

Our International Relations Are Built Upon Lies by Dennis Kucinich

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