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What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel
What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel DNS (Domain Name System) is the internet’s “phone book” that translates names into IP addresses, but recent outages have highlighted its vulnerability. A recent AWS outage on Oct. 20, 2025, showed how DNS failures […]
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Former Disney employee sentenced to three years for menu hacking
Former Disney employee sentenced to three years for menu hacking A former Disney employee, Michael Scheuer, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for menu hacking and other cybercrimes. Scheuer altered Disney’s restaurant menus by adding or replacing allergen information, swapping fonts, and renaming dishes, which could have misled customers about food safety. […]
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