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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

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Spamit), an invite-only community for Russian-speaking people in the businesses of sending spam and building botnets of infected computers to relay said spam. He is 36 years old, has a wife and kids in Thailand, and is slated for release on February 8, 2024. The Spamdot admins went by the nicknames Icamis (a.k.a.

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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

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Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. Quantum computing attacks already present a real threat to existing standards, making the continued development of encryption pivotal for years to come. What is Encryption?

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Why Your Wi-Fi Router Doubles as an Apple AirTag

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Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of how their services geo-locate devices. In essence, Google’s WPS computes the user’s location and shares it with the device. Image: Shutterstock. Image: UMD.