(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Apple patches zero-day flaw that hackers may have exploited Other details about the vulnerability were thin. Jul 27, 2021 By Tim Starks
Accused CIA leaker Joshua Schulte used a contraband cell phone to communicate from behind bars, according to the government (U.S Department of Justice). Accused CIA leaker Joshua Schulte allowed to represent himself at next Vault 7 trial The ruling is the latest decision in a legal case that dates back to 2017. Jul 26, 2021 By Jeff Stone
(Nattapon Kongbunmee / Getty Images) Kaseya says it didn’t pay ransomware gang for decryption key after hacks affected hundreds Kaseya didn't specify how it obtained the tool, however. Jul 26, 2021 By Tim Starks
Launch of Microsoft’s Windows 10 in Sydney on July 29, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Getty Images) Scammers are using fake Microsoft 11 installers to spread malware The malicious sdownloads range from relatively innocuous adware to password stealers and trojans. Jul 26, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Average ransomware payment declined by 38% in second quarter of 2021, new Coveware report says The average payment was $136,576 in the second quarter. Jul 23, 2021 By Tonya Riley
Police in Amsterdam. (Getty Images) Dutch police bust alleged ‘Fraud Family’ phishing service members The law enforcement action focused on an organization that sells phishing services to less-skilled crooks. Jul 23, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) No cyberattack in sprawling internet outage, Akamai says Problems with Akamai Edge DNS were behind the outage. Jul 22, 2021 By Tim Starks
A laptop displays a message after being infected by ransomware. (Rob Engelaar / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by ROB ENGELAAR/ANP/AFP via Getty Images) Kaseya obtains decryption key for victims of massive ransomware attack The company declined to comment on if it paid to obtain the key. Jul 22, 2021 By Tonya Riley
This photograph taken on September 18, 2019, shows the logo of the French national cybersecurity agency Agence Nationale de la securite des systemes d’information(ANSSI) taken at ANSSI headquarters in Paris. (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT / AFP / Getty Images) Chinese spies are exploiting routers to try hacking French targets, cyber agency says It's part of a blitz of foreign governments calling out Beijing-sponsored hackers. Jul 21, 2021 By Tim Starks
Image showing the Colonial Pipeline Houston Station facility in Pasadena, Texas (Photo by Francois PICARD / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty Images) New legislation would boost the FTC’s role in fighting ransomware Congress is looking for ways to help agencies take on the growing threat. Jul 21, 2021 By Tonya Riley