Internet

Seen At 11: Cyber War In Europe Is Causing Internet Disruptions Everywhere

Something going on thousands of miles away could be affecting your Internet — from slower connections to service disruptions.

2013/04/01

Netflix Surprises Investors By Announcing It Made Profit, Added Subscribers

Netflix’s Internet video service has added 2 million U.S. subscribers during the final three months of the year to produce an unexpected profit for the company.

2013/01/23

Manti Te'o (credit: Wesley Hitt/Getty Images), Twitter (credit: Damian Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)

Palladino: Manti Te’o Story A Cautionary Tale

Was Manti Te’o a victim or was he somehow involved in the scam? Either way, it’s all bad. Funny, this stuff never happened with paper and a typewriter.

2013/01/18

Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooter Adam Lanza (credit: CBS 2)

NYPD Exploring Ways To Search Online For ‘Deranged’ Gunmen

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Friday that their searches would be similar to those being used to spot terrorist chatter online.

2012/12/21

Connecticut A.G. Warns Of FBI Child Porn E-Mail Scam

Internet scams are getting more and more sophisticated and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen says the latest one is a real beaut.

2012/09/07

Seen At 11: Learn How To Protect Your Online Images

Millions of photos are posted online each day, including pictures of grandchildren and family vacations. Increasingly, these images are being stolen and re-posted in all kids of places.

2012/08/17

Wireless Internet Hotspots Coming To NYC Payphone Kiosks

Ten locations will be hooked up to start.

2012/07/11

The keyboard of an Apple laptop. (credit: CBS)

Ask Asa: Protecting Your Computer From The Doomsday Program

Federal investigators recently told CBS 2′s Asa Aarons that a dangerous program that has been set loose on the Internet could be waiting to pounce on hard drives around America.

2012/04/24

FBI: Some Americans Could Lose Internet Access In July

For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this summer.

2012/04/21

Sen Schumer Calls On Justice Department To Launch Facebook Probe

Two U.S. senators are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether employers asking for Facebook passwords during job interviews are violating federal law, their offices announced Sunday.

2012/03/25

Facebook homepage (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Internet Security Experts Warn Of Social Media Dangers This Holiday Season

‘Tis the season for sharing, but when it comes to social networking, some people may share too much about their whereabouts and the gifts they’ll give.

2011/12/05

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7 Charged In $14 Million Internet Ad Fraud Case

Federal authorities say a crew of Internet bandits devised an international scheme to hijack more than 4 million computers worldwide to generate at least $14 million in fraudulent profits.

2011/11/09

A man adjusts his kippa, or yarmulke (file / credit: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Anti-Defamation League: Anti-Semitism On The Rise In America

Abe Foxman, the national director of the Anti-Defamation League, says the amount of anti-Semitism is rising in America. A new survey by the ADL shows 40 million Americans are infected with serious anti-Semitism.

2011/11/04

Connecticut To Press Amazon To Collect State Sales Tax

The state could expect up to $9.4 million a year in additional revenue if remote sellers, including Amazon, complied with the new law, according to an estimate by the General Assembly’s Office of Fiscal Analysis.

2011/10/09