security Report: UK "Ransomware consultants" Red Mosquito promise to unlock your data, but they're just paying off the criminals (and charging you a markup!) Cory Doctorow
crime Learning from Baltimore's disaster, Florida city will pay criminals $600,000 to get free of ransomware attack Cory Doctorow
corruption The government of Baltimore has been taken hostage by ransomware and may remain shut down for weeks Cory Doctorow
Business Grifty "information security" companies promised they could decrypt ransomware-locked computers, but they were just quietly paying the ransoms Cory Doctorow
ransomware PewDiePie fan unleashes ransomware that encrypts hard drives until he gets 100M subscribers Mark Frauenfelder
Business Ships are just giant floating computers, filled with ransomware, BadUSB, and worms Cory Doctorow
security A new, virulent ransomware epidemic is fuelled by yet another leaked NSA cyberweapon Cory Doctorow
security Simple steps your small organization can take to defend itself against cyberattacks Cory Doctorow
crime Ransomware crook's email provider shuts down account, so now no one can pay their ransom Cory Doctorow
ransomware New massive ransomware attack paralyzing European banks, airports, government departments Mark Frauenfelder
Boing Boing Gadgets Powerful Russian Orthodox cleric summoned to spritz computers with holy water to fight ransomware Cory Doctorow
security Retracted! Wcry ransomware is reborn without its killswitch, starts spreading anew Cory Doctorow
