When 20 hours online triggered an email from the president of my ISP, Ars Technica

Banj Edwards | Aurich Lawson | Getty Images “Checking the system this morning, I noticed that your account has been logged in for over 20 hours,” begins a December 1998 email from the president of my dial-up Internet service provider (ISP) at the time. “Our service is unlimited, but we ask that you actually use … Read more

China-based hackers have been hacking into government and individual email accounts, Microsoft says

HONG KONG (AP) China has called a Microsoft report that a China-based hacker group hacked disinformation into government-linked email accounts, saying Wednesday the charge was meant to divert attention from US computer businesses. In a blog post released on Tuesday, Microsoft said the group, identified as Storm-0558, gained access to email accounts linked to 25 … Read more