In a recent patch to the Google App Engine, the company has removed domain-fronting. The technique was frequently used by programs and users alike to bypass blocks put in place by governments to prevent traffic to some sites. Domain-fronting is accomplished by directing all traffic through Google.com domains. This way, …
Read More »Russia to Target Facebook After Attack on Telegram
Following the mass-blocking of millions of IP addresses in the battle against Telegram, Roskomnadzor, the Russian internet regulator, is now looking at Facebook. The head of the regulating body of telecommunications, Alexandr Zharov, released a statement in which he expresses their intention to ‘probe’ the social site before the year …
Read More »US and UK Reports on Russian Hackers Attacking Devices Worldwide
The governmental bodies of both nations warn that compromised routers can be used in future cyber attacks. On Monday, the United States and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement, alleging that hackers linked to the Russian government have gained access to routers across the globe, with the purpose of …
Read More »Severe Flaws in Industrial Routers Patched by Moxa
Talos intelligence has revealed 17 vulnerable points in a Moxa industrial router. The company has now rolled out a patch addressing the issue. The affected router is the industrial EDR-810. It is marketed as a multiport secure router and offers services such as a firewall, virtual private network support (VPN), …
Read More »Chinese Great Firewall Now Also Blocks 4 Top News Apps
Four of the most popular Chinese news applications have been suspended. The regulators’ major drive for this was that the news apps were distributing ‘fake’ and ‘vulgar’ content to their users. In line with China’s constant efforts for content regulation, the country’s government has strengthened the Great Chinese Firewall by …
Read More »Twitter Transparency Report Reveals Turkey to be Number 1 in Removal Requests (Again)
Turkey continues its Twitter censorship after last year. According to Twitter’s latest transparency report, Turkey and Russia have issued the overwhelming chunk of takedown requests for the site’s content. From June to December of 2017, there have been a total of 513 court orders to remove content on the social …
Read More »Webrtc Bug Resurfaces on VPNs: IP Addresses of Users are Leaking as a Result
At least 20 percent of studied VPNs were said to be leaking the IP addresses of their clients. The news is worrisome as users rely on VPNs to do investigative journalism and in repressive states. VPNs are lauded for their ability to keep people’s data safe at all times. However, …
Read More »New Portable VPN Router InvizBox Go on the Market
The device was created by Irish tech firm, InvizBox. It has several functions including ad blocking, WiFi extension and VPN services. VPNs have been widely successful in the modern era. From being used in repressive regimes, to Netflix, they have had a high level of success. So any new player …
Read More »Facebook Faces the Courts
Most people don’t realize that Facebook is selling your information to advertisers without your consent, by monetizing your “shares” and “likes”, according to the Belgian Privacy Commission (BPC). Belgian Courts ruled against Facebook declaring its activities like canvas fingerprinting unlawful and fining them more than the US $ 25 Million PLUS …
Read More »EU ‘Recommends’ 1 Hour Takedown on Terrorist Content
The EU expects that internet platforms remove terrorist and illegal content within the hour of its posting. If companies fail to comply with recommendations, the Commission will take legal action. Critics fear this rule could lead to censorship and other unintended consequences. Voluntary adherence, or Else The EU has announced …
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