telecommunications

  • Dish Network Confirms Hack Following Chaotic Multi-Day Outage

    Dish Network Confirms Hack Following Chaotic Multi-Day Outage

    Dish Network, the television provider and satellite/telecoms company, has been hacked, according to a statement published Tuesday on its website. Dish — which owns Boost Mobile, Sling TV, and, weirdly, the last remaining scraps of Blockbuster, among other subsidiaries — has been experiencing significant disruption since February 23.


  • Texas Is Banning TikTok From State Government Devices

    Texas Is Banning TikTok From State Government Devices

    The Lone Star State is charging ahead with a TikTok ban. On Monday, Governor Greg Abbott unveiled a new statewide model security plan to prohibit the app from government issued devices and networks in order to address potential “vulnerabilities,” presented by its use. Predictably, the Republican governor also used the opportunity to take a swipe…