Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Again
Ransomware attacks tumbled in 2022, offering hope that the tide was turning against the criminal gangs behind them. Then things got a whole lot worse.
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Silk Road’s Second-in-Command, Variety Jones, Gets 20 Years in Prison
Read more: Silk Road’s Second-in-Command, Variety Jones, Gets 20 Years in PrisonRoger Thomas Clark, also known as Variety Jones, will spend much of the rest of his life in prison for his key role in building the world’s first dark web drug market.
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Russia’s Notorious Troll Farm Disbands
Read more: Russia’s Notorious Troll Farm DisbandsPlus: A French bill would allow spying via phone cameras, ATM skimmers target welfare families, and Japan’s largest cargo port gets hit with ransomware.
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EV Charger Hacking Poses a ‘Catastrophic’ Risk
Read more: EV Charger Hacking Poses a ‘Catastrophic’ RiskVulnerabilities in electric vehicle charging stations and a lack of broad standards threaten drivers—and the power grid.
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Security News This Week: Cyberstalkers Win First Amendment Victory in the US Supreme Court
Read more: Security News This Week: Cyberstalkers Win First Amendment Victory in the US Supreme CourtPlus: Hackers knock out Russian military satellite communications, a spyware maker gets breached, and the SEC targets a victim companyis CISO.
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Apple, Google, and MOVEit Just Patched Serious Security Flaws
Read more: Apple, Google, and MOVEit Just Patched Serious Security FlawsPlus: Microsoft fixes 78 vulnerabilities, VMWare plugs a flaw already used in attacks, and more critical updates from June.
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How Your Real Flight Reservation Can Be Used to Scam You
Read more: How Your Real Flight Reservation Can Be Used to Scam YouScammers use a booking technicality, traveler confusion, and promises of dirt-cheap tickets to offer hot deals that are anything but.
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Update Your iPhone Right Now to Fix 2 Apple Zero Days
Read more: Update Your iPhone Right Now to Fix 2 Apple Zero DaysPlus: Discord has a child predator problem, fears rise of China spying from Cuba, and hackers try to blackmail Reddit.
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A Newly Named Group of GRU Hackers is Wreaking Havoc in Ukraine
Read more: A Newly Named Group of GRU Hackers is Wreaking Havoc in UkrainePlus: The arrest of an alleged Lockbit ransomware hacker, the wild tale of a problematic FBI informant, and one of North Korea’s biggest crypto heists.
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Clop Hacking Rampage Hits US Agencies and Exposes Data of Millions
Read more: Clop Hacking Rampage Hits US Agencies and Exposes Data of MillionsThe ransomware gang Clop exploited a vulnerability in a file transfer service. The flaw is now patched, but the damage is still coming into focus.
