What you can do with an IP address, and how to protect yours from hackers

With someone's IP address, you can learn a user's general location, and disable some parts of their internet browsing ...
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How One Man Exposed a Scammer Ring by Cracking Their IP Address

This story follows an ordinary man who refused to be another online victim. Using his technical knowledge, he traced a group ...
Reuters

EXCLUSIVE-In lawsuit over hacking, Uber probes IP address assigned to Lyft exec - sources

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Eight months after disclosing a major data breach, ride service Uber is focusing its legal efforts on learning more about an internet address that it has persuaded a ...
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800,000 users at risk after MAJOR hack at betting giants — IP addresses, email addresses, and online activity compromised

Hackers didn’t need Paddy Power and Betfair users’ passwords to start building targeted scams using personal betting activity Even without card details, stolen emails and IPs can power highly ...
Inside Higher Ed

Researchers Say They Found IP Addresses for ‘Anonymous’ Econ Forum Posts

Researchers looking into online toxicity found a way to connect supposedly anonymous posts on the site Economics Job Market Rumors (EJMR) to IP addresses over the past dozen years, according to a ...
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Former Sound Concepts employee accused of hacking into company's computer system

JONESBORO, Ark (KATV) — ACraighead Countyjudge found probable cause to charge a Jonesboro manwith felony computer trespass after authorities said he hacked into the computer system of an ex employer.

China's capacity to hack the U.S. is growing, former NSA head says. Here's what they're targeting and why.

Recently retired Gen. Tim Haugh warns that China is hacking America's computer systems – targeting water, infrastructure and ...