Microsoft recommends you turn on this important Windows 11 security feature
Ransomware is a big issue, but Microsoft thinks it has a solution with its Tamper Protection feature. Here’s what you need to know about what it does.
The U.S. government finally decides to get serious about ransomware
All it took was a fundamental disruption to the nation’s fuel supply and a threat to meat, but the U.S. Department of Justice is finally going to start taking ransomware…
Flush with bitcoin, hacker group behind Colonial Pipeline attack says it’s done
When you’re newly in the money with roughly $17.5 million worth of cryptocurrency, $5 million of which came courtesy of Colonial Pipeline, it makes sense to take some time off…
What is ransomware? Trevor Noah breaks it down in useful explainer.
If you’ve been anywhere near the internet lately, you’ll probably have heard the term “ransomware” mentioned. You may already be familiar with it. The technique used by hackers — encrypting…
Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid millions for slow-ass decryption software
When it comes to ransomware, you don’t always get what you pay for. Colonial Pipeline, which operates more than 5,500 miles of fuel pipelines in the United States, found that…
Colonial Pipeline turns fuel taps back on amidst ransomware mess
You can stop panic buying gasoline now. Colonial Pipeline, which operates over 5,500 miles of fuel pipeline running from New Jersey to Texas, announced Wednesday that it “initiated the restart…
Ransomware forced a major U.S. fuel pipeline to shut down
From hospitals, to ports, to kindergartens, to even golfers, ransomware operators have never exactly discriminated when it came to their potential victims. And as of Friday, they can officially notch…
Hackers are targeting kindergartens for profit, warns government
Kindergartens and elementary schools struggling to educate children amid sustained coronavirus-induced remote learning can officially add a new woe to their list: hackers. The U.S. government on Thursday issued a…
Ransomware attack on hospital may have led to death of patient
A ransomware attack on a hospital in Germany may have led to the death of a patient in what could be the first case of its kind.
Russian hacker tried to bribe Tesla employee, Elon Musk confirms
Tech giant Tesla was the target of a $1 million ransomware attack, according to the FBI