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Hackers used an army of hijacked security cameras and video recorders to launch several massive internet attacks last week, prompting fresh concern about the vulnerability of millions of “smart” devices in homes and businesses connected to the internet.

Deploying an automatic password reset in the wake of a cyberattack, a move Yahoo has so far avoided, may wind up locking users out of their email accounts, online security experts say.

Alphabet’s Google is expanding its efforts to connect with millions of Indians, using free Wi-Fi and tailor-made products, as it seeks to harness the country’s growing online population.

Interbank message carrier Swift said customers had sustained three new cyber breaches over the summer and warned that attacks on banks in the network are continuing.

Marketers pouring huge sums into digital advertising are wrestling with several recent events that underscore a troubling picture: some are finding they can’t be sure how well that money was spent or what they’ve received in return for it.

Investors started worrying that a massive security breach disclosed by Yahoo Inc. could impact the internet company’s $4.8 billion deal to sell its core business to Verizon Communications Inc.

Yahoo’s revelation of a massive security breach might have reminded you of an old account or two you haven’t logged into for years. Here are some tips and links to help reduce your overall exposure.

The cable companies will soon start selling wireless service, but bundling means customers would have to buy either cable television or home internet, too.

Mexico City-based online retailer Linio raised $55 million from private-equity investors as its seeks to bolster its financial position and step up growth in the Latin American e-commerce market.

Rocket Internet, the German tech company specializing in cloning Web startups, said the combined loss of the biggest companies in its portfolio narrowed in the first half of the year on a 32% increase in aggregate revenue.

AT&T Inc. said Tuesday it had discovered a way to deliver high speed broadband over electrical power lines, a technology it claims would make it cheaper and easier to bring the internet to hard to reach places.

An Iranian court has sentenced a U.S.-based Internet-freedom advocate to 10 years in prison on espionage charges and fined him more than $4 million, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Some corporate users of Google’s Gmail couldn’t use the email service for more than an hour on Wednesday because of an unspecified technical problem.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, in newly leaked emails, criticized both major presidential candidates, calling Donald Trump “a national disgrace” and lamenting Hillary Clinton’s attempt to equate her email practices with his.

The EU’s executive arm proposed overhauling rules that govern areas including music licensing and emergency phone calls in an effort to shift power from internet giants to traditional media and telecom businesses.

Steve Huffman returned in 2015 to help the site emerge from crisis. The site’s co-founder shares his views on multiple identities and vows to keep “pseudonymity” of users intact.

Microsoft and Chinese technology giant Huawei, each feeling the heat from the other’s government, have joined in producing a tech “buyers guide” aimed at shifting the global cybersecurity debate away from protectionism.

The EU’s executive arm is expected this week to propose subjecting online services, such as Microsoft’s Skype and Facebook’s WhatsApp, to some of the same rules that have long regulated the telecom business.