I keep saying that ransomware is morphing; that the ransomware that we have known for the last many years is no more. It used to be that the hackers could get people to pay by encrypting their data, so people started doing better with backups. Not necessarily great, but better. So last year one hacker […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Hackers Have Access to iOS 14 Months Before You Will Apple gives developers early prototypes of their new software so that Apple doesn’t have a disaster on its hands when the new software is released and user’s applications no longer work. Unfortunately, some developers sell those phones – or at least access to them – […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]There is this expression – misery loves company. Well, maybe, the group of U.S. defense contractors who have been hacked feel better that they are not alone. Of course, maybe not. I am not sure why this information is coming out now, but, if we assume that the groups who are attacking the Japanese are […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]If you ask the Department of Homeland Security, FBI or the Election Assistance Commission, they say Slow down, bucko. Securing Internet voting is hard to do. Very hard to do. Internet voting falls into several categories: Sending ballots digitally to voters Sending ballots digitally, marking them only and printing out the results to return the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Pitney Bowes Hit By Ransomware for 2nd Time in 7 Months Pitney Bowes has verified that it has been hit by a ransomware attack for the second time in 7 months. This time it is the maze ransomware, which steals data before encrypting your systems. Sometimes ransomware hackers leave their hooks in a victim’s system […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Contact Tracing Horror Begins The UK is now saying that all of the contact data that they are collecting from the app people install on their smart phones – that data may be kept by the government forever and no, you can’t ask them to delete it. Credit: The Register Singapore will require smartphone […]
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