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Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
The Real Cost of Colonial Pipeline’s $5 Million Ransom
Stopping payments would go a long way to stopping ransomware. But the choice is never quite so easy.
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.
They Told Their Therapists Everything. Hackers Leaked It All
A mental health startup built its business on easy-to-use technology. Patients joined in droves. Then came a catastrophic data breach.
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.
Palestinian Hackers Tricked Victims to Install iOS Spyware
The groups used social engineering techniques on Facebook to direct targets to a wide range of malware, including custom tools.