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37 years ago this week, the Morris worm infected 10% of the Internet within 24 hours
By Mark Tyson last updated
Cornell graduate student Robert Tappan Morris unleashed his eponymous worm upon the Internet 37 years ago, changing the face of cybersecurity.

New PC gaming cafe photographed in North Korea — rare pictures of 'Pyongyang PC bang' gaming above the 38th parallel
By Mark Tyson published
Images that appear to show a newly opened PC gaming space in North Korea have been published on social media.

The internet was born this week in 1969, and immediately glitched
By Mark Tyson published
The foundations of internet communications were set 56 years ago, when 'LO' was transmitted from UCLA to SRI on the ARPANET.

Creator makes Wi-Fi sound like dial-up Internet
By Jowi Morales published
This Raspberry Pi project captures Wi-Fi data and then blasts it out as sound to make it feel like you're connecting via a dial-up modem.

ISP tricked customers about fiber optics being used in their internet service, German court rules
By Jowi Morales published
German ISP 1&1 advertises its FTTC connections as fiber optic DSL, implying to the customers that they're getting a full fiber internet line despite using copper wiring for last-mile connectivity.

China says it has foiled a series U.S. cyberattacks on its critical infrastructure
By Mark Tyson published
China’s Ministry of State Security has taken to social media to boast about foiling a series of cyberattacks it says were directed by the U.S. National Security Agency.

SpaceX shows off massive new V3 Starlink satellites
By Mark Tyson published
Much larger and heavier V3 satellites set to boost Starlink connectivity to gigabit speeds. Deployment begins early next year.

Concerns grow after spate of social media posts showing SpaceX Starlink satellites burning in the sky
By Mark Tyson published
An astrophysicist interview underlines the growing risk of satellites, from the increasingly crowded skies, falling to Earth.
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