July 2, 2019
Major websites and services across the internet went down because of a hosting-platform outage
A Cloudflare outage is knocking out a bunch of internet websites and services around the globe, causing service disruptions. Source: Major websites and services across the internet went down because of a hosting-platform outage
In shutting down its ebook store, Microsoft once again shows how in the modern era, you no longer actually own the things you buy. Source: Microsoft Ebooks Will Stop Working Because It’s Shutting Down a DRM Server
June 30, 2019
Sting Catches Another Ransomware Firm — Red Mosquito — Negotiating With “Hackers” — ProPublica
We recently wrote about two U.S. firms that promised high-tech ransomware solutions but instead paid the cyber-attacker. A U.K. company appears to do the same. Source: Sting Catches Another Ransomware Firm — Red Mosquito — Negotiating With “Hackers” — ProPublica
Source: Microsoft explains the lack of Registry backups in Windows 10 – OSnews
In comments submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, Microsoft Corp. is arguing that repairing its devices could jeopardize the cyber security of Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security chip. Don&… Source: Microsoft tells FTC Repair poses a Cyber Risk. It doesn’t.