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Dyn: DDoS Attack Involved "10s of Millions of IP Addresses"

On Friday, Dyn was hit by a massive DDoS attack that disrupted service across many websites, including that of Twitter, Spotify, Reddit and The New York Times. Dyn is releasing details about what happened. Continue reading

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Internet Service Disrupted in Large Parts of Eastern U.S.

Dyn Inc. said it was monitoring a DDoS attack on Friday that has caused downtime for websites including Twitter and the New York Times. Continue reading

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Samsung Plans "Dramatic Expansion" of Joyent Engineering Team as Deal Closes

Samsung’s acquisition of Joyent, the cloud platform provider based in San Fransisco, Calif., closed on Friday, just over a week after the deal was initially announced on Jun. 16. Continue reading

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Google, Microsoft Behind STARTTLS Proposal to Make Email More Secure

Engineers from companies including Google and Microsoft submitted a proposal to the Internet Engineering Task Force on Friday designed to improve the security of STARTTLS. Continue reading

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Fast Track Bill Package Fails House Vote, But Re-Vote Looms

The US House of Congress voted Friday to block President Barack Obama’s Fast Track bill package, which the President could have used to push through the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other trade deals that are unpopular with numerous tech companies and internet activists. Continue reading

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