security After ransomware took Baltimore hostage, Maryland introduces legislation that bans disclosing the bugs ransomware exploits Cory Doctorow
books Notpetya: the incredible story of an escaped US cyberweapon, Russian state hackers, and Ukraine's cyberwar Cory Doctorow
crime US Conference of Mayors adopts a resolution to never pay off ransomware attackers Cory Doctorow
youtube Youtube's ban on "hacking techniques" threatens to shut down all of infosec Youtube Cory Doctorow
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security A common satellite comms package for ships and oil rigs has a backdoor that won't be patched Cory Doctorow
security Retracted! Wcry ransomware is reborn without its killswitch, starts spreading anew Cory Doctorow
corruption House of Lords demands its own caterer because Parliament's Champagne isn't good enough Cory Doctorow
