June 20, 2019 Florida city to pay $600G in ransom to hackers in effort to save records A Florida city council voted to pay hackers almost $600,000 in ransom after they took over its computer system weeks ago.
June 7, 2019 Bra-blocking security policy at jail unfair to female attorneys, lawyers argue in letter As far as 74 criminal defense attorneys in Missouri are concerned, the security policy at a county jail seems drafted by a bunch of boobs
June 3, 2019 YouTube algorithm pushes videos with children to pedophiles, report says YouTube’s content recommendation algorithm has created an “open gate for pedophiles” by pushing videos featuring children, according to a New York Times report.
May 28, 2019 Laptop full of malware sells for $1.3M Nobody would deliberately install malware on a laptop they intend to use, but doing so in the name of art turns out to be very lucrative.
May 24, 2019 Google inadvertently thwarts Baltimore's battle against ransomware attack Google inadvertently thwarted Baltimore’s attempt to combat a major ransomware attack against the city.
May 21, 2019 Scammers use Facebook to trick people into thinking they accidentally donated money to ISIS Scammers are using Facebook Messenger and other apps to trick Americans into thinking they gave money to terrorist groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda.
May 20, 2019 Cybersecurity experts warn Baltimore to stop 'playing' with ransomware attacks Cybersecurity experts say Baltimore is playing with fire as a deadline to pay thousands of dollars in ransom to hackers holding several of the city's servers hostage has come and gone.
May 20, 2019 Your phone is spying? The truth behind the strange phenomenon Almost everyone has an eerie a tale to tell. Perhaps you’ve been talking to a friend about an island vacation, when suddenly deals for the Maldives or Hawaii pop up on your Facebook feed. Creepy or coincidence? Was your smartphone eavesdropping on your conversation?
May 19, 2019 FBI warns on Chinese embassy scam, losses total tens of millions of dollars The Oregon office of the FBI issued an advisory this week on an ongoing scam that has resulted in losses totaling tens of millions of dollars.
May 18, 2019 Intel chip 'ZombieLoad' flaw could let hackers steal data Intel is facing a new chip vulnerability that could allow attackers to steal personal information from your PC.
