Fast Company suffers prolonged outage after attack
Fast Company said its website will remain offline until it can be sure that hackers no longer have access to its content management system.
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Articles involving security, including technology and policy issues.
British teen pleads not guilty to hacking campaign
A British teenager entered a plea of not guilty this week after prosecutors accused him of a cyber intrusion against at least two companies.
Fast Company website vandalized by purported hacker
An Apple News push alert connected to a vandalized Fast Company article generated confusion and concern on Tuesday.
Teen arrested over Rockstar intrusion had prior hacking charges
A British teenager accused of hacking Rockstar and Uber had previously been charged with cyberattacks against Microsoft and Nvidia.
British police arrest teenager over “Grand Theft Auto” hack
A British teenager has been arrested in connection with a massive cyberattack against the developer of “Grand Theft Auto,” according to a law enforcement source.
Heat wave triggers outage at Twitter data center
A Twitter data center in Sacramento was knocked offline last week amid an extreme heat wave, the company affirmed in an internal memo.
T-Mobile accused of misleading customers about home Internet service
A former T-Mobile employee says customer service agents can’t really help subscribers with wireless Home Internet issues.
Plex tells users to change passwords after database breach
Plex is telling customers to change their passwords after the company discovered a database breach earlier in the week.
Ex-employee accuses Twitter of “egregious” security lapses
Twitter’s ex-head of security said the company has serious security lapses that would shock users if they knew about them.
Hackers ban One America News over privacy issues at conference
DEF CON organizers have permanently banned One America News after the network filmed participants without their permission.
