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Paying is often the easiest option, but don't expect to get let off the hook so easily
In September, MGM Resorts was hit by a devastating ransomware attack, downing operations at some of its most iconic casino hotels in Las Vegas, including the Bellagio, Mandalay Bay and the Cosmopolitan.
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The U.S. government and dozens of foreign allies have pledged never to pay ransom demands in a bid to discourage financially motivated hackers and ransomware gangs profiteering from cyberattacks.
The joint pledge was announced during the third annual meeting of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative, or CRI, a U.S.-led...
Apple has fixed a years-old vulnerability in its iPhone and iPad software that undermined a privacy feature since it first debuted.
Back in 2020, Apple announced a new feature in iOS 14 that would prevent nearby wireless routers and access points from gathering an Apple device’s unique MAC address.
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An international group of law enforcement agencies have disrupted the notorious RagnarLocker ransomware operation.
TechCrunch reported Thursday that an international law enforcement operation involving agencies from the U.S., European Union and Japan had seized the RagnarLocker group’s dark web portal. The portal, which the gang used to extort its...
The International Criminal Court, the world’s only permanent international court with a mandate to investigate and prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, has determined that a September cyberattack against its systems was attempted espionage.
The court, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, confirmed last month that hackers had infiltrated...
Hackers have exploited an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in Cisco’s networking software to compromise tens of thousands of devices, researchers have warned.
Cisco on Monday issued an advisory warning that a critical-rated vulnerability in IOS XE, the software that powers the company’s range of networking devices, was being actively exploited...
An international group of law enforcement agencies have seized the dark web portal used by the notorious RagnarLocker ransomware group, TechCrunch has learned.
A message on the RagnarLocker website now states that, “this service has been seized by a part of a coordinated international law enforcement action against the...
Amazon has quietly rolled out support for passkeys as it becomes the latest tech giant to join the passwordless future. But you still might have to hold onto your Amazon password for a little while longer.
The option to set up a passkey is now available on the e-commerce...
A data breach at French cloud gaming provider Shadow may be worse than the company initially suggested, according to a sample of the stolen data seen by TechCrunch.
In an email sent to affected customers this week, Paris-based Shadow said that a hacker carried out an “advanced social engineering...
French technology company Shadow has confirmed a data breach involving customers’ personal information.
The Paris-headquartered startup, which offers gaming through its cloud-based PC service, said in an email to customers this week that hackers had accessed their personal information after a successful social engineering attack targeted the company.
“At the...
