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Social Engineering Gives Hackers Access to Dozens of Rogers Business Accounts

Canadian ISP Rogers Communications is working with police to investigate after hackers used social engineering to access information belonging to a number of business accounts last week. Retail customers were not affected by the breach. Continue reading

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Australian ISP iiNet to Provide Unmetered Access to Netflix

With the news that Netflix will be coming to Australia and New Zealand at the end of the month, local ISP iiNet has signed a deal with the company to give its broadband customers in Australia unmetered access to Netflix. Continue reading

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AWS Supports 41% of Malware Hosting Sites, More than Any Other Web Host or ISP

Amazon Web Services hosts more malware than any other ISP or web hosting provider, according to a new report from security company Solutionary. In Q2 2014, AWS supported 41 percent of the identified malware hosts, up from 16 percent in Q4 2013. Continue reading

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UK ISP Bogons Buys Nuclear Bunker in Scotland to Run as Data Storage Facility

UK ISP Bogons has purchased a Cold War nuclear bunker near Comrie, Scotland, to develop a data storage and connectivity facility. Bogons paid £150,000 (around $253,000 US) for the site at Cultybraggan in Scotland’s southern highlands. Continue reading

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The Pirate Bay Uploads Continue to Grow Despite Anti-Piracy Pressure

Torrent uploads to The Pirate Bay increased by 50 percent in 2013, despite numerous roadblocks including ISP blockades in various countries, according to a report on Monday by Torrent Freak. Continue reading

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