Exposing the ransomware lie to “leave hospitals alone”
Ransomware groups are liars, yes, but even when these dangerous cybercriminals would ransack organizations and destroy entire companies, a few select groups espoused a sort…
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AirTags stalking lawsuit alleges Apple’s negligence in protecting victims
Each year, an estimated 13.5 million people in the US are victim to stalking. This is a worrying fact stated in the introduction of a…
Explained: SMTP smuggling | Malwarebytes
SMTP smuggling is a technique that allows an attacker to send an email from pretty much any address they like. The intended goal is email…
Police investigate sexual assault on an avatar
British police are investigating a case involving a virtual sexual assault of a girl’s avatar. Even though there was no physical violence involved the incident…
How AI hallucinations are making bug hunting harder
Bug bounty programs that pay people for finding bugs are a very useful tool for improving the security of software. But with the availability of…
Facebook introduces another way to track you – Link History
In what seems like yet another attempt to adapt its platform to prepare for new regulations, Facebook has started rolling out a new feature called…
23andMe blames “negligent” breach victims, says it’s their own fault
In a surprising move, in a letter to legal representatives of victims of the recent 23andMe data breach, the company has laid the blame at…
Investment fraud a serious money maker for criminals
Europols’s spotlight report ‘Online fraud schemes: a web of deceit’, looks into online fraud schemes—a major crime threat in the EU and beyond—and one of…
Microsoft disables ms-appinstaller after malicious use
In what might be conceived as one of Microsoft’s new year resolutions, it has disclosed that it’s turned off the ms-appinstaller protocol handler by default.…
Oops! Black Basta ransomware flubs encryption
Researchers at SRLabs have made a decryption tool available for Black Basta ransomware, allowing some victims of the group to decrypt files without paying a…
DNA data deserves better, with Suzanne Bernstein: Lock and Code S05E01
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Hackers want to know everything about you: Your credit card number, your ID and passport info, and…
The top 4 ransomware gang failures of 2023
Ransomware gangs care about one thing: Stealing money. Over time, their craven, cybercriminal efforts have toppled businesses, destabilized hospitals, and ruined lives. Worst of all,…