Techno News

18.08.2017
Locky makes a comeback
The dangerous ransomware returns after almost six months of being dormant

17.08.2017
Maersk reveals details of NotPetya attack
Managers used WhatsApp on private smartphones to manage business during the cyber-attack

17.08.2017
Nigerian hacker hits 4,000 major companies
Attacks, which were presumably carried out by a state-sponsored cybercriminal gang, turned out to be the work of a lone hacker

16.08.2017
Uber settles for 20 years’ worth of audits
Uber reaches an agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission

16.08.2017
Game of Thrones leaks become a tendency
Four people are arrested in India for leaking a new Game of Thrones episode before its official premiere

15.08.2017
Iraqi spies break into Google Play Store
Spyware was found in Android Apps on the Google Play Store

15.08.2017
US Government demands data on protest site visitors
According to a court ruling, the web hosting provider must hand over the information on more than a million visitors

14.08.2017
Mechanism of data leak via USB ports discovered
Flash drives, lamps and other USB devices can be used to steal information

14.08.2017
Ukraine’s national arrested for spreading malware NotPetya
The arrested man offered instructions on "self-infecting" malicious software

11.08.2017
HBO plans to pay ransom to hackers
Hackers have been offered $250,000 as a “reward” for discovering vulnerabilities

11.08.2017
Email addresses of The Shadow Brokers’ subscribers identified
Hackers earned $88,000 over a month

10.08.2017
New malware spreading anti-Israel propaganda
The new malware locks files, but offers no option to recover the data

10.08.2017
Warrants required to search devices at border
Human rights defenders applied to court demanding the USA customs officers get warrants to search digital devices

09.08.2017
Major VPN service threatens users’ privacy
Hotspot Shield does exactly what it is supposed to prevent

09.08.2017
When Tor does not help
FBI has arrested a sextortionist who used anonymizing networks

08.08.2017
HBO hackers demand money
Hackers who attacked the creators of Game of Thrones are trying to force HBO to negotiate

08.08.2017
Warning: email
Email malware hit new highs in July

07.08.2017
The man who beat WannaCry pleads not guilty
Passions rise around Marcus Hutchins

07.08.2017
320 million hacked passwords
A security researcher has published hundreds of millions of compromised passwords collected from data breaches

04.08.2017
HBO leak: More serious than it seemed
Game of Thrones creators now have reason to worry