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DDoS Attack Takes PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network Offline

The PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network are now back online after a DDoS attack over the weekend. In contrast to a major breach in 2011, PlayStation reports no evidence of any intrusion to the network and no evidence of any personal user information being compromised. Continue reading

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IBM Opens SoftLayer Data Center in Hong Kong as Part of $1.2 Billion Cloud Push

IBM opened up a new SoftLayer data center in Hong Kong over the weekend, a month later than the company expected after a slight delay in approval from the Chinese government. Continue reading

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Hackers Steal User Login Information from AVAST Anti-Virus Forum

The community support forum for AVAST, a popular anti-virus software, is currently offline after being hacked over the weekend, compromising the user nicknames, usernames, email addresses and hashed passwords of around 40,000 individuals. Continue reading

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Single Tweet Brings Dropbox DMCA Takedown Policy into Spotlight

Dropbox came under fire over the weekend after a customer using its paid business cloud storage tweeted a screenshot that showed one of his files blocked from being shared due to US copyright law. Read More Continue reading

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GoDaddy Interviews Underwriters as it Prepares for IPO: WSJ

GoDaddy is in the process of selecting underwriters for its IPO, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal over the weekend, citing two anonymous sources familiar with the matter. Continue reading

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