No More Ransom: We Prevented Ransomware Operators From Earning $1 Billion
No More Ransom is celebrating its 5th anniversary and the project says it has helped more than 6 million ransomware victims recover their files...
Tracking & Law Enforcement
Amnesty Urges Moratorium on Surveillance Technology in Pegasus Scandal
Allegations that governments used phone malware supplied by an Israeli firm to spy on journalists, activists and heads of state have “exposed a global...
Dutch Police Arrest Alleged Member of ‘Fraud Family’ Cybercrime Gang
Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested a 24-year-old believed to be a developer of phishing frameworks for a cybercrime ring named “Fraud Family.” According...
UK Man Arrested in Spain, Charged in US With Twitter Hack
A British man has been charged in the United States in connection with a Twitter hack last summer that compromised the accounts of prominent...
Russian Hacker Levashov Sentenced to Time Already Served
A Russian hacker known internationally as the “bot master” was sentenced Tuesday to the 33 months he has already served in custody on federal...
EXPLAINER: Target List of Israeli Hack-for-Hire Firm Widens
Human rights and press freedom activists are up in arms about a new report on NSO Group, the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company. The report,...
50,000 Phone Numbers Worldwide on List Linked to Israeli Spyware: Reports
An Israeli firm accused of supplying spyware to governments has been linked to a list of 50,000 smartphone numbers, including those of activists, journalists,...
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Defcon Talk Prompts New Windows Print Spooler Flaw Warning
Microsoft’s problems with security defects in the Windows Print Spooler utility are getting worse by the week. After spending the last two months pushing...
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Google: New Chrome Zero-Day Being Exploited
For the seventh time this year, Google is dealing with zero-day attacks targeting users of its flagship Chrome web browser. The search advertising giant...
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Secretive Israeli Exploit Company Behind Wave of Zero-Day Exploits
A secretive Israeli commercial surveillance company named after a parasitic freshwater fish is being blamed for supplying Windows and Chrome zero-day exploits to nation-state...