The Untold Story of a Crippling Ransomware Attack
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000
More than two years ago, criminals crippled the systems of London’s Hackney Council. It’s still fighting to recover.
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A Link to News Site Meduza Can (Technically) Land You in Russian Prison
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: Hive ransomware gang gets knocked offline, FBI confirms North Korea stole $100 million, and more.
Read moreMost Criminal Cryptocurrency Funnels Through Just 5 Exchanges
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000
The crypto money-laundering market is tighter than at any time in the past decade, and the few big players are moving a “shocking” amount of currency.
Read moreThe Unrelenting Menace of the LockBit Ransomware Gang
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000
The notorious Russian-speaking cybercriminals grew successful by keeping a low profile. But now they have a target on their backs.
Read moreFlaw in Diksha App Exposed the Data of Millions of Indian Students
Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000
A mandatory app exposed the personal information of students and teachers across the country for over a year.
Read moreIndia’s Public Education App Exposed Millions of Students’ Data
Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000
A mandatory app exposed the personal information of students and teachers across the country for over a year.
Read moreThe Biggest US Surveillance Program You Didn’t Know About
Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: A leaked US “no fly” list, the SCOTUS leaker slips investigators, and PayPal gets stuffed.
Read moreT-Mobile’s New Data Breach Shows Its $150 Million Security Investment Isn’t Cutting It
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 23:13:24 +0000
The mobile operator just suffered at least its fifth data breach since 2018, despite promising to spend a fortune shoring up its systems.
Read moreWelcome to the Era of Internet Blackouts
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000
New research from Cloudflare shows that connectivity disruptions are becoming a problem around the globe, pointing toward a troubling new normal.
Read moreA Sneaky Ad Scam Tore Through 11 Million Phones
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:30:01 +0000
Some 1,700 spoofed apps, 120 targeted publishers, 12 billion false ad requests per day—Vastflux is one of the biggest ad frauds ever discovered.
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