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  • Namecheap says accounts compromised in hacking incident

    Hosting provider, Namecheap, said on Monday that hackers compromised some of its users' accounts, likely using a recently disclosed list of 1.2 billion usernames and passwords compiled by Russian hackers.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk02 Sept. 14 12:54
  • Groups launch Reset the Net campaign to resist NSA surveillance

    A coalition of digital rights groups and Internet companies has launched a campaign, called Reset the Net, to encourage Web users and Internet companies to take measures to use surveillance-resistant privacy tools.

    Written by Grant Gross05 June 14 04:55
  • Namecheap fends off DDoS attack, restores services

    Namecheap said Thursday it struggled to recover from a new type of distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) against its DNS (domain name system) servers that knocked 300 websites offline.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk21 Feb. 14 01:41