security After ransomware took Baltimore hostage, Maryland introduces legislation that bans disclosing the bugs ransomware exploits Cory Doctorow
melania trump Melania Trump receives "loud and substantial" booing when giving speech Mark Frauenfelder
futility closet In 1631, Barbary pirates abducted 107 people from an Irish village and forced them into a life of slavery Futility Closet
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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
finance The rent's less damned high: rents falling in most of America's most expensive cities Cory Doctorow
trump #TrumpRaids are coming: ICE raids and mass deportations as early as Sunday in these 10 cities Xeni Jardin
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
politics Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's 'Healthy Holly' book sales now under state investigation Xeni Jardin
