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Why Russia’s “disconnection” from the Internet isn’t amounting to much
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Why Russia’s “disconnection” from the Internet isn’t amounting to much

Enlarge (credit: Sean Gladwell / Getty Images) Rumors of Russian Internet services degrading have been greatly exaggerated, despite unprecedented announcements recently from two of the world’s biggest backbone providers that they were exiting the country following its invasion of Ukraine. Just as ISPs provide links connecting individuals or organizations to the Internet, backbone services are...

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Feds extradite ransomware suspects from 2 prolific gangs in a single week

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / iStock) Federal prosecutors extradited two suspected ransomware operators, including a man they said was responsible for an intrusion that infected as many as 1,500 organizations in a single stroke, making it one of the worst supply chain attacks ever. Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 22, was arrested last August as he crossed from...

Brave takes on the creepy websites that override your privacy settings
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Brave takes on the creepy websites that override your privacy settings

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Some websites just can’t take “no” for an answer. Instead of respecting visitors’ choice to block third-party cookies—the identifiers that track browsing activity as a user moves from site to site—they find sneaky ways to bypass those settings. Now, makers of the Brave browser are taking action. Earlier this week, Brave...