It’s been a rough start for the newly elected Costa Rica president Rodrigo Chaves, who less than a week into office declared his country “at war” with the Conti ransomware […]
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Back to news homeEurope’s CSAM scanning plan unpicked
The European Union has formally presented its proposal to move from a situation in which some tech platforms voluntarily scan for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to something more systematic […]
Tech CEOs to face faster criminal liability under UK online safety law
The UK is speeding up the application of powers that could see tech CEOs sent to prison if their businesses fail to comply with incoming safety-focused Internet content legislation, the […]
NetWalker ransomware operator extradited to the US, over $28M in bitcoin seized
A former Canadian government employee accused of carrying out dozens of ransomware attacks has been extradited to the United States, with more than $28 million in bitcoin seized in connection […]
Nvidia says hackers are leaking company data after ransomware attack
Nvidia has confirmed that hackers stole sensitive data from its networks, including employee credentials and proprietary company information, during last week’s cyberattack and are now “leaking it online,” a spokesperson […]
Messenger upgrades its end-to-end encrypted chat experience
Although default end-to-end encryption won’t fully arrive on Facebook Messenger until sometime in 2023, the company says today its feature offering end-to-end encrypted group chats and calls in Messenger is […]
Pimloc grabs $7.5M to pitch more businesses on AI-for-privacy video tools
Pimloc, a UK computer vision startup that’s sharpened its business pitch to sell an AI service for quickly anonymizing video — automating the blurring of faces or licence plates, along […]
The year the tide turned on ransomware
This year was rife with ransomware. 2021 witnessed the attack on IT software company Kaseya that knocked 1,500 organizations offline, the CD Projekt Red hack that saw threat actors make […]
FIN7 hackers set up a fake company to recruit for cyberattacks
FIN7, a financially motivated Russian hacking group, has set up a fake company to lure unwitting IT specialists into supporting its continued expansion into ransomware, security researchers have found. According […]
REvil ransomware group goes dark after its Tor sites were hijacked
REvil, the notorious Russian-linked ransomware gang responsible for the high-profile cyberattacks on Kaseya, Travelex, and JBS earlier this year, has disappeared again after its Tor payment portal and data leak […]