A Major Ransomware Takedown Suffers a Strange Setback
“Law enforcement is moving a lot faster, but it is still not fast enough,” says Allan Liska, an analyst for the security firm Recorded Future…
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Scammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical Documents
Draper and Proops say the efforts used repeated messaging, often replying to “verified” accounts on X that are linked to anti-vaccination sentiments, and consistently mentioned…
Google Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool
A hacker group calling itself Solntsepek, previously linked to the infamous Russian military hacking unit Sandworm, took credit this week for a disruptive attack on…
McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their Startup
A little over three years have passed since McDonald’s sent out an email to thousands of its restaurant owners around the world that abruptly cut…
Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime
The DCU’s hybrid technical and legal approach to chipping away at cybercrime is still unusual, but as the cybercriminal ecosystem has evolved—alongside its overlaps with…
Hacker Group Linked to Russian Military Claims Credit for Cyberattack on Kyivstar
Over nearly a decade, the hacker group within Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency known as Sandworm has launched some of the most disruptive cyberattacks in…
Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Section 702 Spy Program
Two surveillance bills are barreling their way through the US House of Representatives this week. Both claim to achieve roughly the same goal—enact sweeping reforms…
Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Reconstruction
The new fundraising appeal comes amid a certain “tiredness” from donors, as Ukraine’s finance minister put it. Yaroslava Gres, United24’s main coordinator, says overcoming that…
End-to-End Encrypted Instagram and Messenger Chats: Why It Took Meta 7 Years
Since 2016, the social behemoth now known as Meta has been working to deploy end-to-end encryption in its communication apps. CEO Mark Zuckerberg even promised…
Elijah Wood and Mike Tyson Cameo Videos Were Used in a Russian Disinformation Campaign
For around $340, actor Elijah Wood can record you a personalized video wishing you happy birthday. John McGinley, best known for his role in medical…
The Binance Crackdown Will Be an ‘Unprecedented’ Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance
One attraction of Binance, as the company grew from its 2017 founding into the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, was the firm’s freewheeling flouting…
Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications
While Wyden’s letter says that governments outside the US have requested people’s push notification records, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has done so as…