SEACOM opens up internet to Kenyan techies

Registrar Hack at Root of NY Times and Twitter Attacks

The attack that took down the New York Times Web site Tuesday afternoon, along with domains belonging to Twitter and the Huffington Post, was accomplished through the use of compromised credentials belonging to a reseller for the registrar that those companies use to buy their domains. MelbourneIT, the registrar the Times, Twitter and others use, was the initial target of the attack, which enabled the Syrian Electronic Army to change the DNS records for the targeted domains and redirect traffic from those sites to a domain that may have been hosting malware.

Mailbox now lets users search through their Gmail emails and open links in Chrome

'Baby Monitor Hack' Could Happen To 40,000 Other Foscam Users

Google Android VP Joins Chinese Smartphone Maker Xiaomi

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg launches Internet.org to get billions online

CNN, Washington Post sites hacked by Syrian group

9 Household Items That Could Be Spying on You

For Americans concerned about their privacy, the NSA data grabs are daunting, but what about the data grabs happening inside your own home, perpetrated not by the government, but by your coffee machine?

Consider every appliance and every piece of home electronics that you own. Does it gather data about how you use it? Does it connect to the Internet? If so,

Hackers use new tactic to attack U.S. media sites

Hackers promoting the Syrian Electronic Army simultaneously targeted websites belonging to CNN, Time and the Washington Post on Thursday by breaching Outbrain, a firm which publishes content recommendations on those sites.

That resulted in some WashingtonPost.com and Time.com customers being redirected to the website of the Syrian Electronic Army when they clicked on the content from Outbrain, said Outbrain Vice President Lisa LaCour. The CNN International site briefly displayed a headline that said "Hacked by SEA," she said.

Codeforindia Website Connects Western Coders With Indian Social Workers

Kenyan social media sites fail to secure numbers for adverts

Dalai Lama's Chinese website hacked and infected

Hackers switch to new digital currency after Liberty Reserve

SIM card hacking makes most of US targets

With six billion people worldwide now using mobile phones, it’s become clear how globally reliant we are on cellular technology. Of course no great new technological wonder comes without its risks.

The dangers we face via our mobiles have reached epic proportions. Up until now the mobile related danger list comprised of cyber bulling....,

China ‘top source’ of malicious software in Kenyan computers

U.S. officials say NSA leaks may hamper cyber policy debate

Cyber Security Is Biggest Threat to Markets, DTCC Says

Users of Sh480,000 smartphone-controlled toilet warned

China Mobile announces its first own-branded smartphones, including an LTE model for $210

China Mobile has launched two self-branded smartphones today, with one that is retailing at a mere RMB499 ($81), becoming the first-ever Chinese operator to manufacture phones as it seeks to increase its diversity and make up for not offering the iPhone on its network.

The world’s largest operator announced the launch of its phones on its official Sina Weibo page. The phone that is priced at RMB499 is a 4-inch smartphone called M601, which is powered by a MARVELL dual-core A9 1.2G high-speed processor and features a 3-megapixel rear camera.

United Kingdom completes digital switchover for 4G mobile networks

The UK's digital switchover is set to be completed later, five months ahead of the original deadline.

Engineers are expected to sign off on work in the north-east of Scotland and the Western Isles, paving the way for more 4G super-fast mobile networks.