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Tech

I Built a Botnet that Could Destroy Spotify with Fake Listens

10.16.15

By William Bedell
Tech

The Royal Spanish Botnet Army

09.28.15

By J.M. Porup
Tech

Your Tool to Access Netflix Content Abroad Is Hijacking Your Internet Connection

05.28.15

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Not Even 750,000 Twitter Bots Could Make These Diet Pills Work as Promised

03.25.15

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

How the NSA Hijacks Hacker Botnets for Spying

01.19.15

By Janus Rose
Tech

It’s Surprisingly Cheap to Buy Stolen Bank Details

12.23.13

By Max Cherney
Tech

Hot Links: China Sells Iran Spy Tech, Microsoft vs. Botnets, Google’s Auto-Correct Banned in Japan

03.26.12

By Derek Mead

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Tech

Sky ECC: The Encrypted Phone Bust That Was Meant to End Drug Crime Has Fallen Apart in Court

So called “chat-only” cases have been used to convict thousands—but the results of a case in Spain may see them overturned and other prosecutions halte, VICE has learned.

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By Rebecca Tidy
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