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What the Hack Episode Ten: Episode Ten: Joyce and a Bank...
The dark side of legitimate games, apps and websites.
Instagram Phishing Scam Targets Celebrities
A new phishing scam is targeting celebrity Instagram accounts.
What the Hack Episode Nine: Ed’s Crash Facebook Diet
Small scale hacks can be harder to detect, but they still present a danger.
T-Mobile’s Long History of Cybersecurity Fails
T-Mobile’s recent mea culpa should be taken with a grain of salt.
What the Hack Episode Eight: Paul’s High-Touch Hacker
Think your business is too small to get hacked? Think again.
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2021’s Most Significant Cyberattacks (So Far)
Here's a breakdown of the most significant hacks—ransomware and otherwise—this year.
UPDATED: Ransomware-as-a-Service Gets a Service That’s Legit
The lucrative nature of ransomware has spawned supporting companies and organizations -- on both sides of the law.
DOJ Recovers $2.3 Million From Colonial Pipeline Hackers
The DOJ has announced the recovery of over half of the ransom paid to the cybercriminals responsible for the Colonial Pipeline hack.
Anti-Ransomware Company Exagrid Pays $2.6 Million Ransom
A ransomware attack targeting anti-ransomware tech company ExaGrid is a teachable moment in the current cybersecurity crisis.
Three Ways Ransomware Gangs Are Becoming More Sophisticated
As ransomware attacks becomes more lucrative, the gangs that power them are running increasingly sophisticated operations.
Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers $5 Million Ransom
Colonial Pipeline paid $5 million in cryptocurrency to the ransomware group responsible for the May 7 cyberattack that disrupted fuel delivery to much of the Eastern Seaboard.