Genomics England announced it’s sequenced 100K Brits’ genomes… and then had to store them in a military base after multiple hacking attacks.
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Hackers hit 911 system, emergency dispatch affected
We don’t know what the attackers were after, but they managed to knock down one server that supported Baltimore’s emergency dispatching.
Anatomy of a LOGJAM – another TLS vulnerability, and what to do about it
We’ve had BEAST, Lucky Thirteen, BREACH, BEAST, POODLE, Heartbleed and FREAK…now, it’s LOGJAM. Paul Ducklin explains, and tells you what you can do about it.
Spear-phishers grab emails from internet overseer ICANN
Yes, the DNS overlord fell for spear phishing. No, the internet’s spine was NOT broken, given that the intruders only gained “read”, not “write”, access. Thank goodness!
Craigslist back up and running after DNS hijack
If you had trouble getting onto Craigslist to sell your apple green velvet armchair over the weekend, join the club: the site was hijacked on Sunday night. 