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The massive DDoS attack that almost brought down US internet

The massive DDoS attack that almost brought down US internet

Hackers have launched a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against internet infrastructure provider Dyn.Two attacks disrupted service on major sites like Twitter, Spotify, Reddit and Airbnb through Friday night.It is unclear who was responsible but hackers might have used the Mirai botnet.Dyn says the attacks were successfully mitigated and service was restored.Security experts say the attacks may have been an extortion attempt or a publicity gimmick. Oct 22, 2016
Man outside Ecuador embassy reads out the internet to Julian Assange

Man outside Ecuador embassy reads out the internet to Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being kept up to date about the Internet by a man shouting through a speaker outside of the Ecuador embassy in London. Assange found his Internet access temporarily restricted after Ecuador didnt like WikiLeaks documents impacting the US election. Ecuadors government still stood by its decision to grant political asylum to Assange in 2012. Oct 19, 2016
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Trump: Either we win this election or we lose our country

Donald Trump has claimed that if the Republican Party does not win the US election on 8 November then it will never win. He claims it is going to become a one-party system and that 2017 will go down in history as the year that America lost, truly lost, its independence. Oct 19, 2016

Donald Trumps craziest tweets

IBTimes UK present some of the Republican presidential candidates most controversial statements on Twitter. Sep 16, 2016

New £5 note made available to the public

The Bank of Enlgands new £5 note has been announced, which for the first time in British history is made out of polymer. The switch to the longer-lasting notes will save roughly £100 million as the notes are waterproof, crinkle proof and tear resistant. The old £5 bill, which carries a picture of social reformer Elizabeth Fry, will remain in circulation until next year but it will cease to be legal tender on 5 May 2017 Sep 14, 2016

G20 summit: Chinese official rows with Obamas national security adviser on tarmac

US President Barack Obamas national security adviser Susan Rice was confronted by a Chinese official at Hangzhou airport, causing US Secret Service to intervene following the incident.According to a Reuters report, soon after Obamas Air Force One grounded in Hangzhou, a Chinese official tried to stop Rice from walking towards the official car meant for the US president. The official was seen speaking to her angrily when she crossed a barricade meant for the media. Sep 3, 2016

Romanian hacker Guccifer jailed for 52 months after hacking Hillary Clintons private email

A hacker that leaked Hillary Clintons private email account had been jailed for 52 months. The hacker, whose real name is Marcel Lazar, helped expose Hillary Clinton’s private email domain. Lazar, 44, had pleaded guilty in May to unauthorised access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft. Lazar is believed to have hacked into email accounts of about 100 victims between 2012 and 2014. Sep 2, 2016
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