Warrantless searches, tracking troops, and more of the week’s top security news.
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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.
How the FBI Got Into the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone
Plus: Russian sanctions, Europe’s SolarWinds fallout, and more of this week’s top security news.
The Biggest Security Threats to the US Are the Hardest to Define
In a Senate briefing, the heads of the major intelligence agencies warned the public about dangers that offer no easy solutions.
The FBI Takes a Drastic Step to Fight China’s Hacking Spree
The agency’s approach to protecting vulnerable victims of the recent Hafnium attack manages to be at once controversial and refreshingly restrained.
FBI cleans up infected Exchange servers
The feds removed web shells that provided backdoor access to cybercriminals in a recent exploit of Microsoft Exchange.
Oh Look, LinkedIn Also Has a 500M User Data Leak
Plus: A bad Zoom bug, a billion-dollar cocaine bust, and more of the week’s top security news.
Extremist Charged With Plot to Blow Up Amazon Data Centers
The FBI arrested the suspect in Texas after he purchased explosives from an undercover agent.