ransomware The penniless hero of the ransomware epidemic has written more decryptors than anyone else Cory Doctorow
Gadgets The Syfer Cybersecurity Router is VPN coverage for every device on your home or business network Boing Boing's Shop
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security After ransomware took Baltimore hostage, Maryland introduces legislation that bans disclosing the bugs ransomware exploits Cory Doctorow
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
security Why haven't cyberinsurers exerted more pressure on companies to be better at security? Cory Doctorow
ransomware How insurance companies are fueling a rise in ransomware attacks by paying the ransom Mark Frauenfelder
News 2020 Elections: Ransomware attacks on voter registration databases and systems feared by cybersecurity officials Xeni Jardin
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
hackers Less than 1 week after Florida town pays ransomware gang ~$600K, another Florida town votes to pay ~$500K in BTC to ransomware gang Xeni Jardin
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
security Learning from Baltimore's disaster, Florida city will pay criminals $600,000 to get free of ransomware attack Cory Doctorow
Be evil [UPDATED] Google disables Baltimore officials' Gmail accounts created during ransomware recovery Mark Frauenfelder
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
