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FCC says its specific plan to stop DDoS attacks must remain secret

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The Federal Communications Commission has told members of Congress that it won’t reveal exactly how it plans to prevent future attacks on the public comment system.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Democratic lawmakers have been exchanging letters about a May 8 incident in which the public comments website was disrupted while many people were trying to file comments on Pai’s plan to dismantle net neutrality rules. The FCC says it was hit by DDoS attacks. The commission hasn’t revealed much about what it’s doing to prevent future attacks, but it said in a letter last month that it was researching “additional solutions” to protect the comment system.

Democratic Leaders of the House Commerce and Oversight committees then asked Pai what those additional solutions are, but they didn’t get much detail in return.

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Under the right to information law, Aadhaar data breaches will remain a state secret – Scroll.in

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Under the right to information law, Aadhaar data breaches will remain a state secret
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On February 18, Hindi news daily Dainik Bhaskar reported the arrest of six salespersons of telecommunications service provider Reliance Jio in Madhya Pradesh for selling SIM cards by using the Aadhaar data and fingerprint scans of other customers for …

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Android and the enterprise 2016 – old versions remain a big security risk – ComputerworldUK

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Android and the enterprise 2016 – old versions remain a big security risk
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… called TowelRoot (from noted hacker George Hotz), which effectively functioned as a benign proof-of-concept exploit. Recommended for you. Android security in the enterprise – can the worst flaws be fixed? Android security update focuses on media …

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Despite reports of hacking, baby monitors remain woefully insecure

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Disturbing reports in recent years of hackers hijacking baby monitors and screaming at children have creeped out parents, but these incidents apparently haven’t spooked makers of these devices.

A security analysis of nine baby monitors from different manufacturers revealed serious vulnerabilities and design flaws that could allow hackers to hijack their video feeds or take full control of the devices.

The tests were performed by researchers from security firm Rapid7 during the first half of this year and the results were released Tuesday in a white paper. On a scale from A to F that rated their security functionality and implementation, eight of the devices received an F and one a D.

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