Stopping payments would go a long way to stopping ransomware. But the choice is never quite so easy.
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DarkSide Hit Colonial Pipeline—and Created an Unholy Mess
As the White House gets involved in the response, the group behind the malware is scrambling.
Apple Execs Chose to Keep a Hack of 128 Million iPhones Quiet
Emails from the Epic Games lawsuit show Apple brass discussing how to handle a 2015 iOS hack. The company never directly notified affected users.
The Colonial Pipeline Hack Is a New Extreme for Ransomware
An attack has crippled the company’s operations—and cut off a large portion of the East Coast’s fuel supply—in an ominous development for critical infrastructure.
How User Data Privacy and Antitrust Law Got All Tangled Up
This week, we look at how the latest iPhone software update ties into the debate about regulating big tech.
An Ambitious Plan to Tackle Ransomware Faces Long Odds
A task force counting Amazon, Cisco, and the FBI among its members has proposed a framework to solve one of cybersecurity’s biggest problems. Good luck.
VPN Hacks Are a Slow-Motion Disaster
Recent spying attacks against Pulse Secure VPN are just the latest example of a long-simmering cybersecurity meltdown.
Apple’s Ransomware Mess Is the Future of Online Extortion
This week, hackers stole confidential schematics from a third-party supplier and demanded $50 million not to release them.
A New Facebook Bug Exposes Millions of Email Addresses
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A recently discovered vulnerability discloses user email addresses even when they’re set to private.
IT teams need to be coaches, not security guards, and shift to “self-service” for Microsoft 365
A new study finds that 84% of IT admins think allowing users to set up groups and set governance rules will save time and money.