<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware UK in Internet ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/internet Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:09:04 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Website backup crippled by 1.6MB Friends GIF that was replicated 246,173 times, breaking Linux's EXT4 filesystem limit — Jennifer Aniston's 'happy dance' animation ate up 377 gigabytes of data due to security policy ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/friends-gif-cripples-website-discussion-platform-backup-with-377-gigabytes-of-rachels-happy-dance-1-6mb-animation-was-replicated-246-173-times-breaking-filesystem-limit Ud2fTsprxZxR5aKbtDuvYZ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:09:04 +0000 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:30:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iran's forced nationwide internet blackout becomes second-longest on record as it passes 1,000 hours offline — possessing Starlink terminals punishable by death, country using 'military-grade jamming' against service ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/iran-passes-1000-hours-offline G2hHwJ75botZ838M8dYwym Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:20:21 +0000 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:04:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russian ‘Starlink Rival’ established with 16 satellites launched, aims for 900 by 2035 — commercial operation to begin next year with 250 sputniks ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/russian-starlink-rival-established-with-16-satellites-launched-aims-for-900-by-2035-commercial-operation-to-begin-next-year-with-250-sputniks eP2HYmZsseqGWuBJKHtf93 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Norwegian gov't consumer watchdog calls out ‘enshittification’ of video games, connected devices, and others — claims hardware deliberately degraded after purchase ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/norwegian-consumer-watchdog-calls-out-enshittification cDPWS5q95dDWsYRWJ3bTUe Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:08:39 +0000 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:09:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wikipedia officially blacklists all links to Archive Today over bizarre DDOS attack and manipulated archives — website operator caught tweaking their own archive ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/search-engines/wikipedia-officially-blacklists-all-links-to-archive-today-website-operator-caught-tweaking-their-own-archive Y3Kr8YBaD89U5TJKTSxTRV Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:40:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, thinks it can still be saved — despite some parts being 'optimized for nastiness' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/tim-berners-lee-inventor-of-the-world-wide-web-thinks-it-can-still-be-saved-despite-some-parts-being-optimized-for-nastiness 3CEPMGVkKNp7RZrJMR33ND Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:18:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wikipedia is now 25 years old — world’s 7th most popular website now has over 7 million English articles and 7 billion monthly visitors ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/wikipedia-is-now-25-years-old-worlds-7th-most-popular-website-now-has-over-7-million-english-articles-and-7-billion-monthly-visitors 9NKpGwJ6p4ptcHxfGGTQig Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:08:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iran government takes down Starlink amidst civil unrest with 'military-grade jamming signals', report claims — President Trump vows to speak to Elon Musk to restore internet in crisis-hit country ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/iran-government-takes-down-starlink-amidst-civil-unrest-with-military-grade-jamming-signals-report-claims-president-trump-vows-to-speak-to-elon-musk-to-restore-internet-in-crisis-hit-country M7fLqs7ckGcnkrL2pnxNEc Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:43:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ FCC approves 7,500 additional Starlink Gen2 satellites — service will benefit from higher throughput and lower latency worldwide ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/fcc-approves-7500-additional-starlink-gen2-satellites jKh9srD3XoBEoicFL9km3c Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:29:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ ARPANET standardized TCP/IP on this day in 1983 — 43-year-old standard set the foundations for today’s Internet ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/arpanet-standardized-tcp-ip-on-this-day-in-1983-43-year-old-standard-set-the-foundations-for-todays-internet ubc42L8zt5aRkXukuVniMg Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:20:00 +0000 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ NIST warns several of its Internet Time Service servers may be inaccurate due to a power outage — Boulder servers 'no longer have an accurate time reference' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nist-warns-of-potential-inaccuracies-on-boulder-time-servers-after-power-failure 9DgU3VMHoVqyDDbtMBe78G Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:17:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Search pioneer AltaVista’s star shone bright with a clean and minimal UI 30 years ago — engine lost momentum after multiple ownership changes and the embrace of the web portal trend ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/search-pioneer-altavistas-star-shone-bright-with-a-clean-and-minimal-ui-30-years-ago-engine-lost-momentum-after-multiple-ownership-changes-and-the-embrace-of-the-web-portal-trend Gw9k6QNW6o4RF8qPQXJngA Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:40:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google killed the 25-year-old Sega Dreamcast PlanetWeb 3.0 web browser this week — big G's services no longer respond to this quarter-century-old software ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/the-sega-dreamcasts-planetweb-3-0-browser-was-killed-by-google-this-week-big-gs-services-no-longer-respond-to-this-quarter-century-old-software BQqKtyTnMEzdHNQbDpTdJk Sat, 20 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russian media finally admits Putin is under fire from angry citizens, but it's for the recent Roblox ban — Kremlin says kids have written 63,000 complaint letters, half said they wanted to leave Russia due to the ban ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/social-media/russian-media-finally-admits-putin-is-under-fire-from-angry-citizens-but-its-for-the-recent-roblox-ban-kremlin-says-kids-have-written-63-000-complaint-letters-half-said-they-wanted-to-leave-russia-due-to-the-ban jXZ8YzPxbHP6vs77ymZ6qQ Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:28:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russia allegedly still using Starlink-guided drones in Ukraine, report claims — Starlink Mini strapped to grounded drone points to ongoing issue, despite U.S. DoD claims threat was blunted ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/russia-still-using-starlink-guided-drones-in-ukraine-insists-report-starlink-mini-atop-grounded-drone-points-to-ongoing-issue-despite-u-s-dod-claims-threat-was-blunted 7495WbA3akWVusCz5HwMDn Sat, 06 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The industry skipped from IPv4 to IPv6, leaving IPv5 and the Internet Stream Protocol to the annals of history — a data streaming experiment rendered unnecessary by broadband ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/ipv5-and-the-internet-stream-protocol-a-data-streaming-experiment-rendered-unnecessary-by-broadband Munftihcwh8GwVTLWg4BiX Sun, 23 Nov 2025 12:30:00 +0000 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:25:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gigantic VHS videotape hoard of thousands of videos stored in McDonald's boxes being given away for free — Internet Archive looks set to claim the tapes of U.S. news output spanning 2004-09 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/video-editing-graphic-design/gigantic-vhs-videotape-hoard-of-thousands-of-videos-stored-in-mcdonalds-boxes-being-given-away-for-free-internet-archive-looks-set-to-claim-the-tapes-of-u-s-news-output-spanning-2004-09 bXfTNNpBszYgphYxFf4qtL Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:08:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ 37 years ago this week, the Morris worm infected 10% of the Internet within 24 hours — worm slithered out and sparked a new era in cybersecurity ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/on-this-day-in-1988-the-morris-worm-slithered-out-and-sparked-a-new-era-in-cybersecurity-10-percent-of-the-internet-was-infected-within-24-hours 2yx5XwXvHBuRrnnp8Re97X Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:45:00 +0000 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:02:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ New PC gaming cafe photographed in North Korea — rare pictures of 'Pyongyang PC bang' gaming above the 38th parallel ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/new-pc-gaming-cafe-photographed-in-north-korea-rare-pictures-of-pyongyang-pc-bang-gaming-above-the-38th-parallel FeRkZUgatvR8Fx3XGe8qq Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The internet was born this week in 1969, and immediately glitched — only two of the five letters in the first computer-to-computer message were received ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/this-week-in-1969-the-internet-was-born-and-immediately-glitched-only-two-of-the-five-letters-in-the-first-computer-to-computer-message-were-received RbToah5qaKX6zzxtaoRDoM Sun, 02 Nov 2025 12:12:46 +0000 Sun, 02 Nov 2025 12:56:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Creator makes Wi-Fi sound like dial-up Internet — uses Raspberry Pi and 2-watt speaker to convert digital data into analog signals ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/creator-makes-wi-fi-sound-like-dial-up-internet-uses-raspberry-pi-and-2-watt-speaker-to-convert-digital-data-into-analog-signals yHMPyRBzexQyZKzxTEexBm Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ISP tricked customers about fiber optics being used in their internet service, German court rules — 'full fiber' customers found to have 'last mile' copper connections ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/isp-tricked-customers-about-fiber-optics-being-used-in-their-internet-service-german-court-rules-full-fiber-customers-found-to-have-last-mile-copper-connections k9CVVEZrZ9jgFBNczMmYDk Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:53:55 +0000 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:40:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ China says it has foiled a series U.S. cyberattacks on its critical infrastructure — Ministry of State Security says it has 'irrefutable evidence' NSA tried to cause 'international time chaos' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/china-says-it-has-foiled-a-series-u-s-cyberattacks-on-its-critical-infrastructure-ministry-of-state-security-says-it-has-irrefutable-evidence-nsa-tried-to-cause-international-time-chaos Uk6PnPtqauTZoQgvcvPjPH Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:48:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ SpaceX shows off massive new V3 Starlink satellites — expanded technology will deliver gigabit internet to customers for the first time and enable 60 Tera-bits-per-second downlink capacity ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/spacex-shows-off-massive-new-v3-starlink-satellites-expanded-technology-will-deliver-gigabit-internet-to-customers-for-the-first-time-and-enable-60-tera-bits-per-second-downlink-capacity XRfTTfDkpbbKFfaMcsSdG4 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:06:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Concerns grow after spate of social media posts showing SpaceX Starlink satellites burning in the sky — we are currently seeing a ‘couple of satellite re-entries a day,’ says respected astrophysicist ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/concerns-grow-after-spate-of-social-media-posts-showing-spacex-starlink-satellites-burning-in-the-sky-we-are-currently-seeing-a-couple-of-satellite-re-entries-a-day-says-respected-astrophysicist x2Y5BYVwseUzgKGukcvGjF Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:22:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Taliban begins implementing fiber optic internet ban to ‘prevent immorality’ in Afghanistan — swathes of the country plunged into cyberspace darkness ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/the-taliban-begins-implementing-fiber-optic-internet-ban-to-prevent-immorality-in-afghanistan-swathes-of-the-country-plunged-into-cyberspace-darkness wrF8hxbBfqdJoP7cur8H4M Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:02:10 +0000 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:13:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Taiwan increases defensive patrols around 24 undersea cables — closely monitoring '96 blacklisted China-linked boats' with 24-hour operations ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/taiwan-increases-undersea-cable-protection-patrols-closely-monitoring-96-blacklisted-china-linked-boats zDs7SQ5E8w2LCRrR5RVZVE Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:06:14 +0000 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:17:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quantum internet is possible using standard Internet protocol — University engineers send quantum signals over fiber lines without losing entanglement ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/quantum-internet-is-possible-using-standard-internet-protocol-university-engineers-send-quantum-signals-over-fiber-lines-without-losing-entanglement tB7HgNqsGVX2qsu4gBnc6Q Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:44:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Crew of Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker charged with intentionally sabotaging undersea cables — Finnish authorities claim ship dragged its anchor 56 miles along the sea floor, causing $70 million in damage to five cables ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/crew-of-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-charged-with-intentionally-sabotaging-undersea-cables-finnish-authorities-claim-ship-dragged-its-anchor-56-miles-along-the-sea-floor-causing-usd70-million-in-damage-to-five-cables UQD5F7BfEvuoG8SPFDT9v3 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:23:47 +0000 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:44:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ AWS user’s data returned ‘because one human being inside AWS decided to give a damn’ ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/cloud-storage/aws-users-data-returned-because-one-human-being-inside-aws-decided-to-give-a-damn 7bpucjtThYJ7ibZKjci6g6 Sun, 10 Aug 2025 12:01:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google's newest moonshot delivers internet by firing lasers through the air — Taara project upgrades to tiny 13mm photonic chips placed 1km apart ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/googles-newest-moonshot-delivers-internet-through-lasers-firing-in-the-air-taara-project-upgrades-to-tiny-13mm-photonic-chips-placed-1km-apart thFPrsNFTSpUkkttd3m4SE Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:52:22 +0000 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:53:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Starlink touts $9 a month 5GB data cap plan to Australian users — marketed as a 'Backup' option ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/starlink-touts-usd9-a-month-5gb-data-cap-plan-to-australian-users-marketed-as-a-backup-option brwt5R65HcxLn3LxSc9y7A Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese freighter suspected of damaging undersea Internet cable connecting the US and Taiwan ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/chinese-freighter-suspected-of-damaging-undersea-internet-cable-connecting-the-us-and-taiwan GDJK3Jkntc76YMe28EuZBU Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:07:08 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:01:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Relive surfing the original internet with new emulator — 34 years later, WorldWideWeb app commemorates the first web browser ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/relive-surfing-the-original-internet-with-new-emulator-34-years-later-worldwideweb-app-commemorates-the-first-web-browser AtC6WfTGgvyk3ED6uNJheN Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:23:43 +0000 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:59:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ NATO plans to deploy sea drones to monitor and protect undersea cables — Admiral expects drone fleet patrols to begin from June 2025 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/nato-plans-to-deploy-sea-drones-to-monitor-and-protect-undersea-cables-admiral-expects-drone-fleet-patrols-to-begin-from-june-2025 iLiMSLNUYcpjHuZUHVK4Ea Sun, 08 Dec 2024 14:15:00 +0000 Sun, 08 Dec 2024 16:08:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Suspected undersea cable sabotage had ‘little-to-no observable impact’ on internet service and quality — Cloudflare says suspected sabotage incident mitigated with redundant design ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/suspected-undersea-cable-sabotage-had-little-to-no-observable-impact-on-internet-service-and-quality-cloudflare-says-suspected-sabotage-incident-mitigated-with-redundant-design CUnjmH5hQneZc2J2ixQgJA Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:46:05 +0000 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:06:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Two undersea internet cables connecting Finland and Sweden to Europe have been cut — EU leaders suspect sabotage ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/two-undersea-internet-cables-connecting-finland-and-sweden-to-europe-have-been-cut-eu-leaders-suspect-sabotage KB9UfSPGixfSzj5SFjiNZ3 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:24:44 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:01:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Internet Archive is back up in a provisional "read-only" state since cyberattack ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/internet-archive-is-back-up-in-a-provisional-read-only-state-since-cyberattack kdvoEkQmfpu4CyB3R7qZWS Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:32:00 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:01:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Internet Archive hacked and 31 million user accounts leaked — hacking group 'SN_Blackmeta' claims responsibility ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/internet-archive-hacked-and-31-million-user-accounts-leaked-hacking-group-sn-blackmeta-claims-responsibility XYehcbnCRGmYiMG2S947g8 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:56:30 +0000 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:59:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI takes YouTuber's voice — alleged offending videos have now been unlisted: Updated ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-takes-youtubers-voice-alleged-offending-videos-have-now-been-unlisted we5K7srYufKD6MBAWmQaKk Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:50:21 +0000 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:54:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Western powers make plans to secure submarine communications cables, excluding Chinese firms and technology ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/western-powers-make-plans-to-secure-submarine-communications-cables-excluding-chinese-firms-and-technology KwyLs32FnYuLEYvmcmUWDJ Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:25:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russia to spend $660 million to strengthen its Internet censorship infrastructure: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/russia-to-spend-dollar660-million-to-strengthen-its-internet-censorship-infrastructure-report 3D6RwEV59aJPjokKjtN4NG Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:22:43 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:01:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ NATO outlines Internet doomsday plan — researching tech to reroute subsea Internet traffic via satellite in case of attack ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nato-outlines-internet-doomsday-plan Qk6hiyGJmbGQMWxUza7gXX Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:05:04 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:01:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Internet Archive facing sustained cyber attacks — nonprofit struggles with 'impactful, targeted, adaptive' DDoS campaign ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/internet-archive-facing-sustained-cyber-attacks-nonprofit-struggles-with-impactful-targeted-adaptive-ddos-campaign 4evHijGxcrNKqXtvbYNcKT Wed, 29 May 2024 15:01:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Chinese chatbot was trained on President Xi Jinping's philosophies on socialism and several other 'major internet information' databases ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/new-chinese-chatbot-was-trained-on-president-xi-jinpings-philosophies-on-socialism-and-several-other-major-internet-information-databases UVGcVrcHjeKgTVurNdC78W Thu, 23 May 2024 18:17:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:51:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Idle Windows XP and 2000 machines get infected with viruses within minutes of being exposed online — legacy OSes compromised by just connecting to the Internet ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/idle-windows-xp-and-2000-machines-get-infected-with-viruses-within-minutes-of-being-exposed-online xWwK9a8HTFsoGeox6jH9gj Sat, 18 May 2024 17:21:36 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:01:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jailbroken coin-operated washing machines unlock unlimited free cycles and millions in funds — unpatched security vulnerability could also pose a fire hazard ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/jailbroken-coin-operated-washing-machines-unlock-unlimited-free-cycles-and-millions-in-funds B5LZatcb3XsP4XMSJ6HTpe Sat, 18 May 2024 16:33:50 +0000 Sat, 18 May 2024 16:34:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Security firm now says toothbrush DDOS attack didn't happen, but source publication says company presented it as real ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/three-million-malware-infected-smart-toothbrushes-used-in-swiss-ddos-attacks-botnet-causes-millions-of-euros-in-damages h8f3FQZXjQeRipQ8gcVHsd Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:19:03 +0000 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:08:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Heads roll at MSI China after games deletion joke backlash – Asus enjoys trolling opportunity ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/heads-roll-at-msi-china-after-games-deletion-joke-backlash-asus-enjoys-trolling-opportunity wYJPTurNtyhRoWsowcMFS8 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:29:46 +0000 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:29:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Fiber's $250 a month ultra-fast 20 Gbps internet tier hits early access, includes Wi-Fi 7 router ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/google-fibers-dollar250-a-month-ultra-fast-20-gbps-internet-tier-hits-early-access-includes-wi-fi-7-router ocduoAZGP2KmvRxfDHCDVM Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:01:50 +0000 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:01:57 +0000