crimes
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This Hacker Group Forces People to Do Good to Get Their Data Back
A new strain of ransomware was recently identified by cybersecurity analysts, which forces its victims to complete a series of charitable tasks in order to retrieve their data. It combines the inconvenience of having your data stolen, plus the added cringe of self-righteous instructions on how to retrieve said data by doing a number of…
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Microsoft Sinks Attempted Hacks on Ukraine By Russian Spies
Microsoft said that it had intercepted yet another string of Russian hacking attempts, this one coming from military spies targeting a wide range of think tanks, media orgs, and government institutions across Ukraine, the European Union, and the United States.
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‘Wiper’ Malware Discovered on Ukrainian Devices as Bank Websites Suffer Cyberattacks
As an ongoing political crisis continues to roil Ukraine, the nation’s banks and government agencies have been struck with disruptive cyberattacks for the second time in two weeks.
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Infrastructure Bill’s Drunk Driving Tech Mandate Leaves Some Privacy Advocates Nervous
The recently passed $US1 (A$1.36) trillion infrastructure package is jam-packed with initiatives but sprinkled in there amid alongside $US17 (A$23) billion in funding for road safety programs is a mandate requiring carmakers to implement monitoring systems to identify and stop drunk drivers.