Tag Archives: hacking

Politics and Malware Attacks

Posted on June 1, 2017 by ehurst

As I expected, it turns out the DNC operatives did attempt to use malware attacks on their political opponents during the election. In this case it was a limited attack on some of the folks at 4chan and 8chan. That’s … Continue reading →

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Cut-off Warning

Posted on January 5, 2017 by ehurst

I find quite plausible this story projecting Internet disruptions. Indeed, the linked article is merely one of the easiest to read, as the warnings are all over the tech sites I read. The problem is that consumers have a bunch … Continue reading →

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Hacking Me?

Posted on November 24, 2016 by ehurst

A few days ago Microsoft notified me that someone tried to hack into my Outlook.com account from a bogus IP address. (I don’t use the Outlook email program; I use the email address.) The source IP address is reserved space … Continue reading →

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