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US has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East: Sources

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said in a social media post earlier this week that Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government.

Iran has detailed plans to hit Gulf undersea cables if war with US and Israel resumes, officials say

Iran has said it could target seven major internet cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz should Iranian infrastructure come under attack.

North Korean internet was hit by DDoS cyberattack, network monitoring firm says

Several North Korean websites began experiencing outages over a 32-hour period that began on Oct 20.

SpaceX in talks to access 80,000 cell sites for wireless network

SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk has made no secret of his intentions to create a standalone wireless carrier from scratch.

US online ‘looksmaxxer’ known as Clavicular pleads not guilty to rape

Defendant Braden Eric Peters - known online as Clavicular (centre right) - leaving court on Oct 22, in Orleans, Massachusetts.

Governments, companies take websites offline over PHP flaws

A photo illustration shows cables at a computer server, as cyber agencies warn that websites may be taken offline while PHP prepares a critical fix, in Berlin, Germany, October 22, 2026. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Hacking attempts surge as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws

Companies and governments in Europe and elsewhere took websites offline as a precaution on Oct 21, after vulnerabilities were discovered in the widely used PHP programming language.

Explainer: What is PHP and why did it take government websites offline?

PHP is one of the most widely used programming languages on the web.

PHP developers issue updates fixing vulnerabilities that saw websites go offline

Critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language saw government websites in Europe and elsewhere go offline on Oct 21. The PHP Foundation said the first signs of a flaw had been identified in 2024.

Starlink disruptions are being felt on the front lines of Ukraine

An artilleryman of the Special Rifle Police Battalion of Zaporizhzhia region sets up Starlink satellite internet system, at a position, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

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