hackers Internet-based chastity belts hijacked by malicious hackers Janelle Hessig

monkey business Long-tailed macaques of Bali have learned to steal high-value goods from tourists Clive Thompson

uganda American tourist and Ugandan guide kidnapped by gunmen at popular safari park Carla Sinclair

crime Germany unmasks the man behind REvil and GandCrab ransomware Ellsworth Toohey

crime Counterfeit Canadian coins could cause a currency crisis. Séamus Bellamy

theft $10 million painting is stolen for the third time since 1988 Clive Thompson

Business Hacked hospital chain Universal Health Services says all 250 U.S. facilities hobbled by attack Xeni Jardin

crime US Conference of Mayors adopts a resolution to never pay off ransomware attackers Cory Doctorow

Business Grifty "information security" companies promised they could decrypt ransomware-locked computers, but they were just quietly paying the ransoms Cory Doctorow

Business How Lloyds of London solved the precarious market for kidnapping ransoms Cory Doctorow

security "Dark Overlord"'s health record dumps were calculated, reputation-building spectacles Cory Doctorow

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Business Ransomware hackers steal a hospital. Again. Cory Doctorow

crime Hollywood hospital ransoms itself back from hackers for a mere $17,000 Cory Doctorow