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Trickbot May Be Kaput, but Its Operators Plan on Keeping Busy

Computing

3 months ago

Trickbot May Be Kaput, but Its Operators Plan on Keeping Busy

Guns Have Overtaken Cars as Leading Cause of Traumatic Deaths in the U.S.

Online

3 months ago

Guns Have Overtaken Cars as Leading Cause of Traumatic Deaths in the U.S.

11 ‘Successful’ People Who Were Actually Huge Frauds

Online

3 months ago

11 ‘Successful’ People Who Were Actually Huge Frauds

Stephen Johnson

FTC Warns the Public Not to Let Online Romance Scammers Turn Them Into ‘Money Mules’

Online

3 months ago

FTC Warns the Public Not to Let Online Romance Scammers Turn Them Into ‘Money Mules’

A Hacker Group Has Been Framing People for Crimes They Didn’t Commit

Security

3 months ago

A Hacker Group Has Been Framing People for Crimes They Didn’t Commit

Gettr Fired Its Entire Cybersecurity Team and Never Replaced Them, Former Employees Say

Online

4 months ago

Gettr Fired Its Entire Cybersecurity Team and Never Replaced Them, Former Employees Say

FTC Says Social Media Was a ‘Gold Mine’ for Scammers in 2021, Leading to $1,069 Million in Losses

Online

4 months ago

FTC Says Social Media Was a ‘Gold Mine’ for Scammers in 2021, Leading to $1,069 Million in Losses

Don’t Fall for This Instagram Hijacking Scam

Computing

4 months ago

Don’t Fall for This Instagram Hijacking Scam

U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Satellites From Getting Hacked

Science & Health

4 months ago

U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Satellites From Getting Hacked

Russia Arrests Members of REvil, One of the World’s Most Wanted Ransomware Gangs

Security

4 months ago

Russia Arrests Members of REvil, One of the World’s Most Wanted Ransomware Gangs

Texas Oil Ponzi Schemes Allegedly Funded Private Jets, Luxury Cars, and a Wedding on the Queen Mary

Online

4 months ago

Texas Oil Ponzi Schemes Allegedly Funded Private Jets, Luxury Cars, and a Wedding on the Queen Mary

New Mexico Jail Forced Into Lockdown After Cyberattack Incapacitates Cameras, Doors

Security

4 months ago

New Mexico Jail Forced Into Lockdown After Cyberattack Incapacitates Cameras, Doors

40 People Arrested for Alleged Twitch Money Laundering Scheme

Gaming

5 months ago

40 People Arrested for Alleged Twitch Money Laundering Scheme

Brian Ashcraft

Riot Games Sues Scammers Offering Folks Fake Jobs at the Studio

Gaming

6 months ago

Riot Games Sues Scammers Offering Folks Fake Jobs at the Studio

Zack Zwiezen

Ransomware Jerks Helped Cause the Cream Cheese Shortage

Security

6 months ago

Ransomware Jerks Helped Cause the Cream Cheese Shortage

Ransomware Attack on Planned Parenthood Compromises Data on Over 400,000 Patients

Security

6 months ago

Ransomware Attack on Planned Parenthood Compromises Data on Over 400,000 Patients

Your Payment Text Field Messages Are Being Watched, so Don’t be an Egg

Online

6 months ago

Your Payment Text Field Messages Are Being Watched, so Don’t be an Egg

Asha Barbaschow

Robinhood Reveals Hackers Stole ‘Several Thousand’ Phone Numbers

Online

6 months ago

Robinhood Reveals Hackers Stole ‘Several Thousand’ Phone Numbers

U.S. Announces Arrest of REvil Ransomware Hacker, Seeks Extradition

Security

7 months ago

U.S. Announces Arrest of REvil Ransomware Hacker, Seeks Extradition

Europol Captures 12 Suspects Believed to Have Used Ransomware to Attack 1,800 Victims in 71 Countries

Online

7 months ago

Europol Captures 12 Suspects Believed to Have Used Ransomware to Attack 1,800 Victims in 71 Countries

Sydney Man Convicted of Selling Stolen Netflix Logins Must Now Forfeit Crypto Gains

Online

7 months ago

Sydney Man Convicted of Selling Stolen Netflix Logins Must Now Forfeit Crypto Gains

Asha Barbaschow

Global Money Laundering Watchdog Says Uh, Yeah, Better Regulate Cryptocurrency

Online

7 months ago

Global Money Laundering Watchdog Says Uh, Yeah, Better Regulate Cryptocurrency

From Tarantino To Squid Game: Why Do So Many People Enjoy Violence?

Online

7 months ago

From Tarantino To Squid Game: Why Do So Many People Enjoy Violence?

Simon McCarthy-Jones

Feds Join Mass Arrest of 150 People in Connection With Dark Net Drug Dealing

Online

7 months ago

Feds Join Mass Arrest of 150 People in Connection With Dark Net Drug Dealing

Britain Wants to Use Its New Cyber Command to ‘Hunt’ Ransomware Gangs

Security

7 months ago

Britain Wants to Use Its New Cyber Command to ‘Hunt’ Ransomware Gangs

The U.S. Wants to Crack Down on Sales of Commercial Hacking Tools for Obvious Reasons

Security

7 months ago

The U.S. Wants to Crack Down on Sales of Commercial Hacking Tools for Obvious Reasons

It Turns Out A Tractor Isn’t The Best Getaway Car

Online

7 months ago

It Turns Out A Tractor Isn’t The Best Getaway Car

A Cybercrime Group Has Been Hacking Telecoms to Steal Phone Records All Over the World

Online

7 months ago

A Cybercrime Group Has Been Hacking Telecoms to Steal Phone Records All Over the World

Ransomware Hackers Reportedly Targeted 3 Different U.S. Water Facilities This Year Alone

Security

7 months ago

Ransomware Hackers Reportedly Targeted 3 Different U.S. Water Facilities This Year Alone

Google Sent More Than 50,000 Warnings to Users Targeted by Government-Backed Hackers This Year

Computing

7 months ago

Google Sent More Than 50,000 Warnings to Users Targeted by Government-Backed Hackers This Year

Police Arrest Men Involved in Ransomware Gang That Allegedly Hacked ‘More Than 100’ Companies

Security

8 months ago

Police Arrest Men Involved in Ransomware Gang That Allegedly Hacked ‘More Than 100’ Companies

Biden Administration Plans to Convene 30 Countries to Discuss Solutions to Ransomware Threat

Security

8 months ago

Biden Administration Plans to Convene 30 Countries to Discuss Solutions to Ransomware Threat

Most Police Killings in the U.S. Aren’t Officially Counted, Study Finds

Online

8 months ago

Most Police Killings in the U.S. Aren’t Officially Counted, Study Finds

Stalkerware Company Reportedly Finds New Way to Suck

Computing

8 months ago

Stalkerware Company Reportedly Finds New Way to Suck

Report: FBI Had Ransomware Decryption Key for Weeks Before Giving It to Victims

Security

8 months ago

Report: FBI Had Ransomware Decryption Key for Weeks Before Giving It to Victims

Police Arrest 106 People Tied to Mafia-Connected Cybercrime Group

Online

8 months ago

Police Arrest 106 People Tied to Mafia-Connected Cybercrime Group

Biden Administration Reportedly Plans ‘Sanctions’ to Combat Crypto’s Role in Ransomware Attacks — Whatever That Means

Security

8 months ago

Biden Administration Reportedly Plans ‘Sanctions’ to Combat Crypto’s Role in Ransomware Attacks — Whatever That Means

Backpage Gets a Mistrial After Prosecution Goes Too Far

Online

8 months ago

Backpage Gets a Mistrial After Prosecution Goes Too Far

Whitney Kimball

Companies Tied to Fugitive Chinese Billionaire Must Pay SEC $732 Million Settlement

Online

8 months ago

Companies Tied to Fugitive Chinese Billionaire Must Pay SEC $732 Million Settlement

As Trial for Backpage’s Founders Begins, Their Free Speech Defence Is Flailing

Online

9 months ago

As Trial for Backpage’s Founders Begins, Their Free Speech Defence Is Flailing

Whitney Kimball

The LAPD’s Spy Tactics Detailed in Over 6,000 Pages of Newly Released Documents

Online

9 months ago

The LAPD’s Spy Tactics Detailed in Over 6,000 Pages of Newly Released Documents

Whitney Kimball

Cyberattack Halts Lessons at Howard University

Security

9 months ago

Cyberattack Halts Lessons at Howard University

The U.S. State Department Has Reportedly Been Hacked

Computing

9 months ago

The U.S. State Department Has Reportedly Been Hacked

A Woman Led Police On A Low-Speed Chase With Her Dog Hanging Out The Window

Online

10 months ago

A Woman Led Police On A Low-Speed Chase With Her Dog Hanging Out The Window

‘The Situation Is Very Serious’: Ransomware Hackers Hobble Covid-19 Vaccinations in Italy

Security

10 months ago

‘The Situation Is Very Serious’: Ransomware Hackers Hobble Covid-19 Vaccinations in Italy

Hackers Breach San Diego Hospital, Gaining Access to Patients’… Well, Uh, Everything

Online

10 months ago

Hackers Breach San Diego Hospital, Gaining Access to Patients’… Well, Uh, Everything

Kaseya Is Making Its Customers Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements to Obtain Ransomware Decryption Key

Security

10 months ago

Kaseya Is Making Its Customers Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements to Obtain Ransomware Decryption Key

Kaseya Ransomware Saga Mysteriously Comes to an End, but Nothing to See Here, Folks, Just Keep It Moving

Security

10 months ago

Kaseya Ransomware Saga Mysteriously Comes to an End, but Nothing to See Here, Folks, Just Keep It Moving

U.S. and Allies Blame China for Wave of Recent Cyber Attacks in Coordinated Statements

Computing

10 months ago

U.S. and Allies Blame China for Wave of Recent Cyber Attacks in Coordinated Statements

Notorious Ransomware Gang REvil Mysteriously Disappears After Causing Global Havoc

Security

11 months ago

Notorious Ransomware Gang REvil Mysteriously Disappears After Causing Global Havoc

Trickbot Strikes Back

Computing

11 months ago

Trickbot Strikes Back

This Crowdsourced Ransomware Payment Tracker Shows How Much Cybercriminals Have Heisted

Online

11 months ago

This Crowdsourced Ransomware Payment Tracker Shows How Much Cybercriminals Have Heisted

REvil Gang Takes Credit for Massive Kaseya Attack and Asks for $90 Million Ransom

Gadgets

11 months ago

REvil Gang Takes Credit for Massive Kaseya Attack and Asks for $90 Million Ransom

Biden Launches Federal Probe Into International Ransomware Attack That Hit 1,000+ Companies

Computing

11 months ago

Biden Launches Federal Probe Into International Ransomware Attack That Hit 1,000+ Companies

A Large Ransomware Attack Has Ensnared Hundreds of Companies

Online

11 months ago

A Large Ransomware Attack Has Ensnared Hundreds of Companies

Woman Who Stabbed Her Friend for Slender Man at Age 12 Is Getting Released Early

Online

11 months ago

Woman Who Stabbed Her Friend for Slender Man at Age 12 Is Getting Released Early

Shoshana Wodinsky

Microsoft Says SolarWinds Hackers Exploited Its Own Customer Support Tools

Computing

11 months ago

Microsoft Says SolarWinds Hackers Exploited Its Own Customer Support Tools

The Biggest Hacks of 2021 (So Far)

Computing

11 months ago

The Biggest Hacks of 2021 (So Far)

This Shockingly Invasive Malware Stole Data from 3.25 Million Windows Computers

Security

12 months ago

This Shockingly Invasive Malware Stole Data from 3.25 Million Windows Computers

Hackers Stole Source Code from Electronic Arts and Are Selling It Online

Gaming

12 months ago

Hackers Stole Source Code from Electronic Arts and Are Selling It Online

Chinese Authorities Arrest Over 1,100 People in Crypto Crime Crackdown

Online

12 months ago

Chinese Authorities Arrest Over 1,100 People in Crypto Crime Crackdown

Shoshana Wodinsky

DOJ Seizes $3 Million in Cryptocurrency From Hackers After Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack

Online

12 months ago

DOJ Seizes $3 Million in Cryptocurrency From Hackers After Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack

U.S. Department of Justice to Treat Ransomware Hacks Like Terrorism Now: Here’s the Full Memo

Security

12 months ago

U.S. Department of Justice to Treat Ransomware Hacks Like Terrorism Now: Here’s the Full Memo

Fujifilm Is the Latest Victim of the Global Ransomware Spree

Security

12 months ago

Fujifilm Is the Latest Victim of the Global Ransomware Spree

FBI: Conti Ransomware Gang Behind Ireland Attack Also Hit 16 U.S. Health and Emergency Networks

Computing

1 year ago

FBI: Conti Ransomware Gang Behind Ireland Attack Also Hit 16 U.S. Health and Emergency Networks

Ireland Shuts Down Hospital Computer Systems Nationwide After Ransomware Attack

Security

1 year ago

Ireland Shuts Down Hospital Computer Systems Nationwide After Ransomware Attack

Hackers Leak Data on D.C. Cops as Part of Extortion Scheme

Online

1 year ago

Hackers Leak Data on D.C. Cops as Part of Extortion Scheme

A Notorious Ransomware Gang Claims to Have Stolen Apple’s Product Designs

Computing

1 year ago

A Notorious Ransomware Gang Claims to Have Stolen Apple’s Product Designs

Fyre Fest Ticket Holders To Receive Nearly $10K Each, Which Buys A Lot Of Cheese Sandwiches

1 year ago

Fyre Fest Ticket Holders To Receive Nearly $10K Each, Which Buys A Lot Of Cheese Sandwiches

70,000 SSNs, 600,000 Credit Card Records Leaked After Stolen-Data Hub Gets Hacked

Online

1 year ago

70,000 SSNs, 600,000 Credit Card Records Leaked After Stolen-Data Hub Gets Hacked

Reputed Mafia Fugitive Busted in Caribbean After Police Find His Italian Cooking Channel on YouTube

Online

1 year ago

Reputed Mafia Fugitive Busted in Caribbean After Police Find His Italian Cooking Channel on YouTube

There’s An Osama Bin Laden Shift Knob On Wish.com

Cars

1 year ago

There’s An Osama Bin Laden Shift Knob On Wish.com

Acer Reportedly Hit With $65 Million Ransomware Attack, Says Companies Like It ‘Are Constantly Under Attack’

Computing

1 year ago

Acer Reportedly Hit With $65 Million Ransomware Attack, Says Companies Like It ‘Are Constantly Under Attack’

Cybercrime Is Booming and It’s Costing America Billions

Online

1 year ago

Cybercrime Is Booming and It’s Costing America Billions

Man Uses Borrowed BMW To Rob Bank, Offers To Pay For The Car In Cash

Cars

1 year ago

Man Uses Borrowed BMW To Rob Bank, Offers To Pay For The Car In Cash

Elizabeth Blackstock

Man Snagged Over 9-Year-Old Robbery Thanks to Half-Eaten Sausage

Science & Health

1 year ago

Man Snagged Over 9-Year-Old Robbery Thanks to Half-Eaten Sausage

John McAfee Charged With Exactly What You Thought He Would Be Charged With

Online

1 year ago

John McAfee Charged With Exactly What You Thought He Would Be Charged With

Lucas Ropek

Someone Is Hacking the Hackers

Computing

1 year ago

Someone Is Hacking the Hackers

Lucas Ropek

What We Know About the Hackers Behind the Accellion Data Breach

Online

1 year ago

What We Know About the Hackers Behind the Accellion Data Breach

Lucas Ropek

A Phishing Scam Targeting Postmates Drivers Pretends to Represent the Company to Empty Out Victims’ Accounts

Online

1 year ago

A Phishing Scam Targeting Postmates Drivers Pretends to Represent the Company to Empty Out Victims’ Accounts

Ransomware Gang Says Its Selling Data from Cyberattack That California DMV Warned About

Security

1 year ago

Ransomware Gang Says Its Selling Data from Cyberattack That California DMV Warned About

Lucas Ropek

2021’s First Big Ransomware Gang Launches Sleek and Bigoted “Leak” Site

Security

1 year ago

2021’s First Big Ransomware Gang Launches Sleek and Bigoted “Leak” Site

Lucas Ropek

Washington State Suffers a Data Breach That Potentially Affects 1.6 Million People

Online

1 year ago

Washington State Suffers a Data Breach That Potentially Affects 1.6 Million People

Lucas Ropek

‘World’s Most Dangerous Malware’ Botnet Disrupted by Global Police Sting

Online

1 year ago

‘World’s Most Dangerous Malware’ Botnet Disrupted by Global Police Sting

Lucas Ropek

North Korean Hackers Successfully Phished Cyber Researchers Using a Fake Blog

Online

1 year ago

North Korean Hackers Successfully Phished Cyber Researchers Using a Fake Blog

Lucas Ropek

Crypto Exchange Owner Gets 10 Years for Turning Fake Car Auctions Into Cryptocurrency

Online

1 year ago

Crypto Exchange Owner Gets 10 Years for Turning Fake Car Auctions Into Cryptocurrency

Lucas Ropek

The Three-Body Problem Producer Lin Qi Has Died Following Alleged Poisoning by Colleague

1 year ago

The Three-Body Problem Producer Lin Qi Has Died Following Alleged Poisoning by Colleague

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Hackers Target Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution ‘Cold Chain,’ Though Motives Remain Unknown

Security

1 year ago

Hackers Target Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution ‘Cold Chain,’ Though Motives Remain Unknown

U.S. Feds Say Cash App, Venmo, and Other Payment Apps Being Used to Launder Money

Online

2 years ago

U.S. Feds Say Cash App, Venmo, and Other Payment Apps Being Used to Launder Money

Dentist Gets Two Months In Jail For Treating Patients During Self-Quarantine In Australia

Online

2 years ago

Dentist Gets Two Months In Jail For Treating Patients During Self-Quarantine In Australia

The DOJ Seized Over a Billion Dollars From Silk Road’s Bitcoin Coffers

Online

2 years ago

The DOJ Seized Over a Billion Dollars From Silk Road’s Bitcoin Coffers

U.S. Feds Say 19-Year-Old With a Van Full of Rifles Plotted to Kill Joe Biden, Posted About It on iFunny

Online

2 years ago

U.S. Feds Say 19-Year-Old With a Van Full of Rifles Plotted to Kill Joe Biden, Posted About It on iFunny

Microsoft Takes Down Massive Botnet Before 2020 U.S. Elections

Computing

2 years ago

Microsoft Takes Down Massive Botnet Before 2020 U.S. Elections

QAnon-Obsessed U.S. Officer Arrested After Sending ‘Numerous’ Threats to Superior

Online

2 years ago

QAnon-Obsessed U.S. Officer Arrested After Sending ‘Numerous’ Threats to Superior

Anti-Maskers Forced to Dig Graves For Covid-19 Victims In Indonesia

Online

2 years ago

Anti-Maskers Forced to Dig Graves For Covid-19 Victims In Indonesia

U.S. Border Patrol Tried to Get Free Wall From We Build the Wall, Whose Leaders Are Facing Charges

Online

2 years ago

U.S. Border Patrol Tried to Get Free Wall From We Build the Wall, Whose Leaders Are Facing Charges

Tom McKay

Former Uber Exec Charged Over Alleged Cover-Up of Disastrous Hack

Online

2 years ago

Former Uber Exec Charged Over Alleged Cover-Up of Disastrous Hack

Catie Keck

FBI, USAF Investigating if Military Helicopter Shot at in Virginia Was Targeted or Hit by Random Gunfire

Online

2 years ago

FBI, USAF Investigating if Military Helicopter Shot at in Virginia Was Targeted or Hit by Random Gunfire

Tom McKay

Anthony Levandowski, Engineer at Centre of Uber v. Waymo, Sentenced to 18 Months for Trade Theft

Online

2 years ago

Anthony Levandowski, Engineer at Centre of Uber v. Waymo, Sentenced to 18 Months for Trade Theft

Tom McKay

Police Arrest Suspect in the Murder of Tech C.E.O. Fahim Saleh

Online

2 years ago

Police Arrest Suspect in the Murder of Tech C.E.O. Fahim Saleh