The Winnti Group is interested in Hong Kong protestors. The UK, the US, and the EU all look for a cooperative way forward into 5G. DDoS for hire hits an independent Serbian media outlet. Ransomware may have hit a US defense contractor. EvilCorp is back. T
The Winnti Group is interested in Hong Kong protestors. The UK, the US, and the EU all look for a cooperative way forward into 5G. DDoS for hire hits an…
Coinbase Offered Them Dream Jobs—and Then Took Them Away
Hundreds of prospective employees have been left adrift, including some who were counting on the position for their visas. Go to Source of this post Author Of this post: Arielle…
Hacking the UN. Avast closes Jumpshot over privacy uproar. Facebook settles a biometric lawsuit. Data exposures, a LiveRamp compromise, and more newly aggressive ransomware.
UN agencies in Geneva and Vienna were successfully hacked last summer in an apparent espionage campaign. Avast shuts down its Jumpshot data analysis subsidiary and resolves to stick to its…
The January 6 Hearings Are Fighting for Your Attention
The insurrection hearings are this generation’s Watergate—but who’s watching? Go to Source of this post Author Of this post: Angela Watercutter
Ransomware in industrial control systems. Phone hacks, proved and unproved. Britain’s compromise decision on Huawei. Wawa cards in the Joker’s Stash. CardPlanet boss pleads guilty.
Snake ransomware appears to have hit industrial control systems, and may be connected to Iran. The verdict on the Saudi hack of Mr. Bezos’ phone seems to stand at not…
Reach Easy With the 12 Best Messenger and Crossbody Bags
From everyday canvas sacks to rainstorm-ready sling packs, these one-strap wonders shoulder the burden. Go to Source of this post Author Of this post: Jaina Grey
Big Tech Has Become a Creature of the Swamp
Plus: Time travel on the blockchain, an update on apocalyptic horsemen, and ’90s-era squabbles over internet regulation. Go to Source of this post Author Of this post: Steven Levy
Huawei will play in UK infrastructure, at least a little. Citizen Lab on KINGDOM, a Pegasus operator. Avast and sale of user data. Happy Data Privacy Day.
Britain decides to let Huawei into its 5G infrastructure, just a little bit, anyway. Citizen Lab reports on its investigation of Saudi use of Pegasus spyware against journalists. Avast is…
Which Apple Watch Is Best Right Now?
The Apple Watch is the best-selling wearable in the entire world. Now you just have to figure out which version to get. Go to Source of this post Author Of…
A cyber espionage campaign is to use DNS hijacking. More observations on l’affaire Bezos. Operation Night Fury versus e-commerce hackers. Farewell to Clayton Christensen.
Someone has been running a DNS hijacking campaign against governments in southeast Europe and southwest Asia, and Reuters thinks that someone looks like Turkey. Experts would like to see a…