Okta, a cloud-based software that helps employers manage employee access to applications, is facing a wave of credential-stuffing attacks. Though the company’s security team is working to block access requests originating from residential proxies, attackers are also using anonymizing services like TOR to route their attempts. These characteristics appear to …
Read More »Microsoft faces new class-action lawsuit over its Windows 10 upgrade policy
Multiple Illinois residents have sued Microsoft over its Windows 10 upgrade program. They allege the company’s invasive upgrade practices cost them time, money, and substantial inconvenience by forcing them to deal with various unhelpful Microsoft tech support options, upgrades that were installed without the user understanding that they had an …
Read More »China smoking ban faces staunch opposition
China is looking to introduce a ban on smoking indoors in public from 2017. An estimated 2.3tn cigarettes are consumed there every year. The government faces a big challenge as tobacco is deeply ingrained in Chinese society. BBC News went to meet a group of friends who are unapologetic smokers.
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