Colonial Pipeline Company – Ransomware – Gasoline Shortage
Why are people filling plastic bags and taking ill-thought-out plans with gasoline in the North-Eastern region of the United States of America? The VPN account, which has since been deactivated,…
Tesla will no longer accept Bitcoin over climate concerns, says Musk
Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin due to climate change concerns, its CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet. Bitcoin fell by more than 10% after the tweet, while…
Angel Investors: What They Are and How to Find Them
Getting a startup off the ground is daunting, and finding money is one of many hurdles facing a would-be entrepreneur. There are several ways a new small business might try…
After A Major Hack, U.S. Looks To Fix A Cyber ‘Blind Spot’
Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, director of the National Security Agency, says the U.S. has a “blind spot” when it comes to foreign intelligence services that effectively carry out cyberspying from…
An Ambitious Plan to Tackle Ransomware Faces Long Odds
A task force counting Amazon, Cisco, and the FBI among its members has proposed a framework to solve one of cybersecurity’s biggest problems. Good luck. SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, THE City of…
More Countries Officially Blame Russia for SolarWinds Attack
The United Kingdom, Canada, the European Union, and NATO have supported the United States in blaming Russia for the cyberattack on IT management company SolarWinds, which impacted organizations worldwide. The…
Thought-detection: AI has infiltrated our last bastion of privacy
Our thoughts are private – or at least they were. Breakthroughs in neuroscience and artificial intelligence are changing that assumption while at the same time inviting new questions around ethics,…
NSA: Russian Hackers Exploiting VPN Vulnerabilities – Patch Immediately
On Thursday, the U.S. government warned that Russian APT operators are exploiting five known — and already patched — vulnerabilities in corporate VPN infrastructure products, insisting it is “critically important”…
US Expels Russian Diplomats, Imposes Sanctions for Hacking
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced that the U.S. was expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against dozens of companies and people, holding the Kremlin accountable for interference in…
FBI hacks vulnerable US computers to fix malicious malware
US justice department says bureau hacked devices to remove malware from insecure software. The FBI has been hacking into the computers of US companies running insecure versions of Microsoft software…