Russia detains American reporter on ‘espionage’ charges
A Wall Street Journal reporter working in Moscow has been arrested on espionage charges, Russian officials confirmed.
Security
Articles involving security, including technology and policy issues.
GitHub ordered to identify Twitter source code leaker
GitHub has been ordered to turn over information about an account where leaked Twitter source code appeared for weeks.
Twitter says some source code leaked online
The data was posted to Microsoft’s GitHub repository, used to distribute open-source code. Twitter thinks a former employee may be responsible.
FCC hits pirate radio operators with $2.3 million in fines
The FCC has imposed $2.3 million in fines against three pirate radio operators in New York and Oregon.
Feds: Pirate cost cable companies $200 million in lost revenue
A moderately-famous YouTube personality behind the illegal “Gears TV” service has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison. [Fierce Video]
Dish Network confirms cyberattack behind outage
A broad cyberattack was responsible for a multi-day outage affecting various internal and external systems used by Dish Network.
Dish website hit with outage on earnings day
Dish Network’s corporate website went offline Thursday after the company experienced an internal technology issue.
T-Mobile to change Autopay discount for some customers
T-Mobile will stop offering an Autopay discount in mid-May to customers who cover their bills using a credit card.
Android 13 begins rolling out to Google TV developers
Android 13 for TV is now available to developers, with a consumer rollout possible in the coming months.
Skyview starts to recover from security incident
Officials at Skyview Networks said it will bring its Internet-based XDS receiver online on Wednesday after a security incident caused it to go down for more than a week.
