Conti’s Attack Against Costa Rica Sparks a New Ransomware Era
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000
A pair of ransomware attacks crippled parts of the country—and rewrote the rules of cybercrime.
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Hackers Can Steal Your Tesla by Creating Their Own Personal Keys
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:20:00 +0000
A researcher found that a recent update lets anyone enroll their own key during the 130-second interval after the car is unlocked with an NFC card.
Read MoreA Long-Awaited Defense Against Data Leaks May Have Just Arrived
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000
MongoDB claims its new “Queryable Encryption” lets users search their databases while sensitive data stays encrypted. Oh, and its cryptography is open source.
Read MoreAlphaBay Is Taking Over the Dark Web—Again
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:46:02 +0000
Five years after it was torn offline, the resurrected dark web marketplace is clawing its way back to the top of the online underworld.
Read MoreThe Hacker Gold Rush That’s Poised to Eclipse Ransomware
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000
As governments crack down on ransomware, cybercriminals may soon shift to business email compromise—already the world’s most profitable type of scam.
Read MoreGoogle May Owe You a Chunk of $100 Million
Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: The US admits to cyber operations supporting Ukraine, SCOTUS investigates its own, and a Michael Flynn surveillance mystery is solved.
Read MoreAn Actively Exploited Microsoft Zero-Day Flaw Still Has No Patch
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:14:30 +0000
The company continues to downplay the severity of the Follina vulnerability, which remains present in all supported versions of Windows.
Read MoreActively Exploited Microsoft Zero-Day Still Doesn’t Have a Patch
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:14:30 +0000
The company continues to downplay the severity of the Follina vulnerability, which remains present in all supported versions of Windows.
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